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Re: Amber (# 20)

I have weird dreams, other then that prestique has been the best antidepressant I have taken. I couldn't list the many, many different kinds of antidepressants I have been on the past 30 years. It keeps me functional, not crying everyday. I am a caregiver for my 41 yr.old son and 93 yr old mother. I have to be functional or their lives are at stake.

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

I have been taking this for 8 days now and am severely depressed. More than before I started taking it. Contacted doctor 3 days ago and no response.

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Re: ivy (# 5)

I had no weight gain. Was not hungry

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Re: amberbeth (# 105)

I started with welbutrin but had a bad reaction although i did like it. Now I'm going to try prestique hope it works just as well.

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Hello,
I was on Zoloft that after 3 weeks of getting accustomed to it was completely improving my life. I had to stop it though due to side effects. No sex life, had to take meds to sleep, couldn't hold a thought. I only tried Pristiq for 3 weeks a couple years ago. It was beginning to help but I thought it was making me break out real bad. I stopped it and the breaking out didn't improve so I'm trying it again now . I'm only on the second day. This is probably the 13th antidepressant I have tried. Had too many adverse reactions and side effects on all of the. Hope fully this helps!!

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My mum has just started pristque and she said it's really good , I hope it stays that way for her

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I was told to take mine in the morning, to avoid the dreams if I was to get them.

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NEVER EVER BEEN AS TORTURED WITH A MEDICATION AS I HAVE WITH PRISTIQ!! Over the years, I've hit them all. Prozac worked for me for a number of yrs fluctuating dosages... Stable at 40mg. Divorce, finances, troubled child, aging mother...yadda yadda.....Went cold turkey on PRISTIQ just 3 days ago.....probably a stupid move...none the less.... ANYTHING was better than the horrific nightmares, isolation, temper tantrums, sweats....PANIC TREMORS experienced. Luckily, my friend was here this evening as I began to hallucinate and thought I was having a stroke. She called 911.... I was humiliated! Had trouble w/ my name. Thoughts of suicide, hopelessness, helplessness, futility surrounded my consciousness and unconsciousness like a tornado! NO MORE ANTIDEPRESSANTS FOR ME!!! Perhaps, I am just drug resistant....I don't know. There is a relatively newly FDA approved treatment for severe depression for drug resistant people called TMS. My psychiatrist has me on a waiting list for such treatment. I will attempt this treatment. If unsuccessful, than I will live with my depression and anxiety. I don't want to die ....until my time comes as a human being. We seem to have immersed ourselves into a chemically based "band-aided" society as opposed to having been taught "coping skills" to get through the turbulence of living...especially in such terror based times. This is not to say that certain drug therapies are not necessary for truly chemically imbalanced brain disorders....but the "prescription pads" have taken over the medical and therapeutic educators requirements to receive their PHD'S!!!!

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How long before you felt some what like yourself again? I've been on about 2 weeks I feel confused. Not bad but not great like my old self.

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I took prestique for a month and felt worse after three weeks I broke it in half the a quarter then stopped completely. Now I'm up all night itching

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I took prestique for a month and felt exactly the same, got mad at my husband for chewing too loud. I weaned myself off it and currently am taking nothing, bit clearly need something. So sick of the drs trying to get it right

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I have been on Pristiq now for 8 years straight. Before that, I have tried just about every med out there for depression and anxiety. Yes, I have suffered weight gain slowly over the years, but I will pay that price for having my old self back and being happy again. I didn't really have many of the horrible side effects I see written here, but I did when I took Effexor, which is in the same class, however, they all subsided after about 2 weeks. Feel free to contact me {edited for privacy}.

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I took Zoloft and lexipro jo neither one worked for me. I just didn't nitice a difference and had a lot of sexual dysfunction on both. Prestiq is the only thing that works for me. I have noticed that I am not as hungry (most days) and have not had any weight gain but also no weight loss!

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Yes that is how it made me feel. I got off it and started exercising and eating clean. No alcohol or smoking. Change your circle of friends and you will feel better within 1 month.

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After for yrs off zoloft, i am taking again,, btw had been on and off since 93. before, i noticed, no weight gain.. Since I began , over a year ago, I have noticed weight gain of 15 pounds,, However, since no anti-depressent isn't foolproof, I have to stay on..... reason... when i try to wean, this time, I get vertigo, and just a feeling of doom,,, ."depression".. what to do??? ...Have been on, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Lexapro, Paxil, Effexor, Zoloft keep me from having a meltdown,,, past 7 years, I have had many losses and 7 moves,, alone... sooooo...

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Cymbalta dried my skin, causes itching and rashes. Especially around the eyes.

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Hi, I know this post was 7 years ago but I'd just like to add, for those who might read it, that if you are seratonin deficient, (or other necessary brain chemicals), and you need to be on Prozac forever, so be it. I have been on Wellbutrin for 20 years and have asked my doctor if I should try getting off the med. His reply was "don't fix it if it's not broken". I agree with him. On an additional note, I would just like to add, (as someone who has fought with depression and anxiety for a long time), that sometimes, the best thing for depression is to get out of self and into helping others. Maybe you have already done this but in case you haven't, even the most simple act of helpfulness of some kind; especially on a regular basis, (once a week for example, at a library, women's club, rest home, what ever), can break our obsession and frustration with ourselves. I hope this helps someone.

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My husband has just been prescribed Prestique and after reading all of these horrible reviews I'm scared to even go have it filled. He's in such a dark place already and if he reacts the way most have on this site I'm afraid it will put him over the edge. Anyone have positive experiences with Prestique 50mg? I'm desperate.

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Has anyone had increase in acne or rossecia with taking prestique?

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I think i have taken all the anti -depressants out there, Prozac awful, welbutrin ok, effexor worked ok first time but couldnt tolerate second time, I am now on Prestique since March last year, it works for "me" I think everyones chemical makeup is differnt, so the medications react to each individual in different ways. I hated going on anti depressants, the side effects sometimes are worse than the depression. If you can get through a couple of weeks you should be ok.

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Anybody expereince moodswings and major weepiness from prestique??? I have been on it for 2 weeks, but have stopped taki...

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my dr wants to put me on prestique to help with stress and to help my sex drive ## Pristiq contains the active ingredien...

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Has anyone experienced this high blood pressure and severe headaches with Prestique 100mg a day? I have been on it for 4...

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I have had thyroid cancer for the following 12 years with 10 surgeries and all the I131 a person is allowed to have admi...

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What is the highest number of milligrams of Prestique that should be taken per day? ## The RECOMMENDED adult dosage is 5...

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Was actress Anastasia Griffin in any Prestique Commercials? ## Are neurologist recommending pristiq for those patients w...

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Have been on cymbalta and now prrestique....nausea every day and very constipated...have been seeing my gastro dr. and t...

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JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY AMOUNT OF LITHIUM IN THE MEDICATION PRESTIQUE ## No, Pristiq contains the active ingredi...

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I took prestique before my pregnancy and my dr. Put me back on after because of my depression but I am worried to increA...

Anybody expereince moodswings and major weepiness from prestique???...