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This is NOT a good medicine. I felt more depressed on it and had several side effects, nausea, lack of appetite, dizziness, etc. Then, after being on it for 2 weeks, I had a severe allergic reaction to it. So not fun! No more Pristiq for me. Throw the stuff away!

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I've been on Pristiq for a few years for depression. I started off taking 100mg than moved down to 50mg. I didn't have any side affects when I started taking it. But if I forget to take it I feel horrid! It's hard to explain how awfully sick you feel! It's dizzy, foggy headache mixed into one! I ran out Of pills once and hadn't gotten around to getting a new prescription. After 48 hours my body went into melt down the withdrawal symptoms are so bad- extreme nausea and diarrhea. I feel like every doctor I've spoken to about withdrawal symptoms doesn't understand how bad it is they just say oh it will only last a day or two!! I was in tears had to find a late night doctor to get a prescription so I could function. Anyone planning on stopping pristiq take time off work!!

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try to find a good acupuncturist that specializes in drug withdrawal..... my daughter almost went back on pristiq, brought her to the acupuncture her and her relief was immediate.

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Please remember that not everyone experiences the same side effects when on medications, while some people may experience all of them, some may not. The only way to really find out, it by trying the medication for yourself.

Pristiq contains the active ingredient Desvenlaxafine, and is used primarily as an antidepressant of the SSNRI class.

Some of the most common side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, headache and dry mouth.

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I was put on birth control recently - Aviane 28. Prior to that I was a very anxious person, but not sad. Two weeks later I woke up and felt like there was no point in anything. Went to the doc and fell apart. He prescribed Prestiq. After the second day I felt great, back to my old self. On day 4 I had a horrible headache which was still there on day 5. Took my BP and it was 180/106. I am a 42 yr old healthy female with normal BP of 118/70. Went to the doc and he took me off the Prestiq immediately - cold turkey - since I wasn't on it for very long. My BP is still high and Im having to take clonidine until I get detoxed. In the meantime, I feel like hell. I am nauseous, can hardly walk straight and have a terrible headache. I will never take this stuff again. I have two children to take care of and this has made me pretty much unavailable. After much thought my doc and I both agree that it was the birth control that put me in deep depression. Unbelievably wild and apparently unnecessary ride I'm going on now.

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To clarify- I am a healthy 22-year-old with no medical conditions of any kind, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. No adjustment period, just a few dozen bricks on my head knocking me to the floor. I'm just lucky I was in my own bathroom. I ACTUALLY was so feverish when I came to that I had to strip immediately or I thought I would get heat stroke. Felt like my circuits were fried!

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I have been taking Pristiq for the past 5 months. I have been trying to get off it without success for the past month. I started cutting the tablet in half then in to quarters. I can't seem to get off the quarter though. I am having extremely bad head spins and nausea. How much longer will this last?

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I am seeing a lot of posts on the terrible side effects coming off Pristiq but have also yet to find someone telling us how long it lasts. I'm on my 4th day after going cold turkey and this morning was better than the previous three days but I still feel like a 'drunken sailor'. I went off because of the consistent ringing in my ears which started to drive me crazy. I'll get back on this site to tell you once the discontinuation symptoms have stopped. Good luck everyone!

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I went cold turkey 4 days ago and the brain zaps and ringing in my ears are making me feel crazy. I couldn't quite explain the brain zaps until i saw it written here. I just feel hopeless of ever feeling better.

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Get tested for the status of your metabolic pathways. The one that Pristiq uses, may be blocked in your body. I have that problem with almost all other medications. Pristiq, however, I have no side effects.

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Well it's only day 2 of taking Pristiq(swithched from Viibryd) and my sex drive basically vanished, it was OK on the viibryd but I was curious how this would work. Is there any other men taking this that experienced lack of sex drive in the beginning and does it get better? Besides that Pristiq seems to be working on the depression but I can't live with the sexual side effects I put up with them enough when on Lexapro

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I've just stopped taking Pristiq, cold turkey, after about eight months.

I had several mostly minor symptoms I attributed to the medication including a tendency toward incontinence, tinnitus, sleep disturbances, "twitching" while sleeping, diminished sex drive and delayed ejaculation (okay -- that one wasn't so bad).

I was getting tired of these side effects and didn't think I was getting much benefit from the antidepressant effect so a couple of weeks ago, I just stopped. There were some immediate effects of this -- a couple of nights of disturbed sleep some vivid dreams and one truly terrifying nightmare, but those lasted only a day or two.

The long term side effects are still with me, but I didn't really expect them to stop immediately.

For demographic purposes, I am a married 53 year old otherwise healthy white male, 5.11" and 165 lbs. I find that exercise and listening to the new comedy station on the radio helps me avoid major depressive incidents.

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How are you now? I hope things at better now. My daughter is finally free of that poison, had much relief with acupuncture. We were non-believers, but desperate....so happy and believers now. Her symptoms were mostly gone after one treatment. She is going for a couple more to help with anxiety and depression. So glad we were told about acupuncture and gave it a try. God bless!

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I took Pristiq for less than a week. It threw me into a transient psychotic state. I had severe memory problems; the shakes; acted out of character; lost my impulse control (I did not connect consequences to my behavior); and stuttered so badly I couldn't put half a sentence together. I went to my MD complaining of sleeplessness and he gave a Pristiq sample package; when I complained of the side effects, he put he on Xanax - which continued many of the side effects for about 10 days. I felt dazed and confused for the next 10 to 14 days; I regained my speech abilities about a 6 or 7 weeks later.

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I'm on prystiq and have been for about 2 months. I have been up titrated to 100mg per day not exactly sure why I do not notice any difference in terms of therapeutic effect however I too am quite low energy now and feeling a bit uninterested in social settings...very not like me. I am thinking of discontinuing and sought out some information, thanks to all of you I feel better prepared for whats to come. I'm curious about the cutting of the tablets as its a time release tablet which usually means that once you have compromised the exterior coating the risk of the drug being immediately released versus the slower release is probable. Any chance this could be exacerbating the withdrawal symptoms.

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Ok so I am always off and on with my Pristiq.. I ran out for a week and had to wait for my prescription. I started my prescription a few days before my period... However, I have not had my period since I started my Prescription.. Can anyone tell me could the pristiq be the reason for my late period?!

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Read comment #17...sounds like the menstrual cycle can be effected. Good luck!

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If it is working for you, maybe you should keep using at the lower dose. Most wanting to stop, on this page, have reasons...makes the them feel sick, exhausted, zombie like. If it works for you, don't stop. I'd suggest talking with your doctor, sounds like you have one you can trust.....that's good. God bless!

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I have been on pristiq for over 10 years. I am 4 days off and using the viibryd which is not better. I am having horrible withdrawls. I am also taking fish oil pills, eating peppermints, and drinking gingerale to help with the nausea and brain zaps anytime I move my eyes or head. I hope in 4 more days I get better because I am tempted to go back on pristiq. My doc doesn't understand how difficult this is. She didnt even say to taper off.

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Sounds very similar to my current situation. Good for you!

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Its like that for all anti depressants find one that works for you

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