Does Pristiq Come In Lower Doses Than 50mil? (Top voted first)

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I have been prescribed 50mil of depression drug Pristiq. I have all of my medications balanced to a good level. (I have been diagnosed as a manic,depressive, stuck in the depressive state, with very little or no manic episodes for years.) However when I take my new Pristiq medication, it brings me out of my depression, but I can tell the 50 mil. is way too powerful and it just sends my body into orbit! My body is stressed to the limit, I am anxious, and overloaded to the max. I need to find out if Pristiq comes in a lower dosages such as 10mil or such, or there is another matching medication that does.

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Hello, Debi! How are you?

No, that is the lowest dose available.

However, what you are experiencing could be the normal side effects that will start to wear off after a month, or so. Many of these types of medications can cause that for the first few weeks.

How long have you been taking it?

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Hey there

I actually took the 50 mg for about 1 month with those exact symptoms - it was really hard to go onto the medicine. then you will flatten out and feel great. I actually ended up moving up to 100mg which was great - except the weight gain. The drug is a miracle if it wasn't for that. I am just off it after a week - don't go off it cold turkey, its SO hard..

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Debi,

I had the same problem. Regret to report that the side effects did not wear off for me, even after a month. I had to stop taking it.

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I agree - stick with it for at least 6 weeks - the first few are particularly tough, but then its very very easy drug to be on. It helped me a lot. it took the edge off and i was able to deal with the issues that was causing my depression.

I just did a withdrawal 1 week cold turkey - now that was tough!!! msg me if you want any more information

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Debi,

Just fyi, there are a couple of new meds just out. One is Brintellix, the other is Fetzima.

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Pristiq does not come in any lower dosage than 50 mg and the side effects are horrible. The people that manufacture this poison should be made to take it for 6 mos and then try to get off it.

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