GP Reveals 3 Medications He Avoids — and What He Prescribes Instead

UK GP Dr Asif Ahmed has named gabapentin, citalopram and sumatriptan as three medicines he generally prefers not to prescribe when he believes a more suitable option is available. His comments were originally shared through a social-media video and reported by the Daily Record in January 2026.

This is personal prescribing guidance, not an NHS warning or a recommendation that patients abandon these drugs. All three remain accepted treatments, and changing them without medical supervision could cause withdrawal, returning symptoms or loss of disease control.