t cope with everyday activities still. So we switched to Pristiq-Remeron and I have had severe lows and break through in the moods with the Pristiq. So he today added Abilify to the mix and I hope it is magical !
Good luck with the medication combos. It is very common to have to combine a few to get the results you are looking for.
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/03/04/pristiq-versus-effexor-xr/
Hope this helps you. Good Luck!
I'm scared of gaining too much weight. Everywhere I read it talks about eating healthy stay away from this or that Don't eat too much of this or that. Watch the amount of weight you gain. Then I tell my mom how hungry I am and she tells me I better watch it.
I'm 30 weeks and 4 days I'm pregnant with my first child a girl in the beginning of my pregnancy my eating habits were normal I really didn't have an craving for anything special but now since I'm closer to my due date my appetite has really increase it's like I'm always hungry and by me being heavy before I got pregnant I really don't want to keep eating the way I been eating for the past few weeks has anyone else had this problem before or what things can I do to he
I am taking 50mg pristiq for generalized anxiety disorder brought on by my graves disease. I have notice i am becoming more combative with friends and family. I am bothered by the slightlest things and I am getting aggressive? is this due to the medication?
She said I needed to increase my meds. I then began taking 100mg and those same feelings were there but 10 times stronger. I again recently decided that I didn't want the medicine to overtake my decision making. So I cold turkey stopped taking it again and I am now on my 3rd day of no Pristiq. This is the WORST feeling I have ever experienced in my life!!!
I gained 12 pounds in the last 2 months, and panicked. My doctor says that this excessive appetite and weight gain come from the positive effects of Effexor, as patients start enjoying life again. I said to him it is not like that for everyone because I used to eat in excess only when I was depressed and anxious. Another unbearable problem is constipation, from which I have suffered all my life. Effexor makes it even worse.
Ive been without Pristiq in my system for 4 days now, and i have been a wreck. Ive been having vivid nightmares, and suicidal thoughts.
This medicine is the real deal, so if someone out there tries it and decides it's not the right medication for you, be careful when getting off of it, because it will mess with your head.
The advantages are that one of those medications would probably help with your anxiety much sooner than the Pristiq, and as the Pristiq started to work you could taper off those medicines. In general, studies that look at the use of a benzodiazepine as a short term adjunct to an antidepressant find that the results are good. However I can't answer the specific question about the benefits and risks of such an approach for you particularly.
I am a 52 year old female. Post menopause and on hormones. Just hot my thyroid levels at a good level. I switched from pristiq to cymbalta back in November. I am tired ALL the time. More than when my thyroid was out of whack. Could the cymbalta be causing this and if so, what if I took it at night?
Wellbutrin is an energizing antidepressant that can increase anxiety and actually cause panic attacks in some people. Pristiq is approved for depression, but may also help with panic disorder and anxiety.
Hi,
I am taking Topamax for my bulimia. I have suffered with this for So so long. I was on topamax once before and it did help quite a bit, for quite awhile. For an unrelated reason, I had to stop it. I just began it again, and I have to say, I am having a hard time staring it. The side effects are much more exagerated then what I remember. Severe anxiety, depression and extreme senistivity to touch. I was to start with 50 mg a day...and increase from there. I just can't.
Equivalencies are generalizations, and you are an individual. Besides, Pristiq is a different class of drug than Lexapro. Lexapro is an ssri while Pristiq is an snri. And if it were me, which it isn't, I'd start at a low dosage and work my way up on any medication so I could see how bad the side effects were and the lowest dosage at which it works is.
I will only add one thing to Ryan's otherwise very good post. People do have different reactions to different drugs, even to Celexa and Lexapro or Pristiq and Effexor. While it's true the companies are trying to keep a patented product in their lineup, Lexapro seems to have fewer side effects than Celexa, but many people do find one or the other works better. Same probably with Pristiq and Effexor. But to prescribe both at once is insane.
I called the pdoc back and he's having me take a 75 effexor xr and my pristiq 50---I guess a ween off of it, no more brain zaps for now, I dont know what will happen after I stop taking effexor all together, we shall see in a few weeks.
As for the comment above, I too have seen people have to pay out of pocket for perscriptions and its usually elderly and people like me, who had been laid off and take medications and are put into a situation of having to pay out of pocket, what to do?
When you are in PMS, you are experiencing hormonal changes, so that affects on the appetite as well. Before you have your period your appetite is increased (in most cases) and that's a classic symptom of PMS, and during the period it's decreased or normal. That's completely normal.
If you notice that things with your appetite are going out of control, talk to your doctor, because it can indicate some other problems.
I really dont feel depressed at all,I feel ok when i had my clonazepan dosage,but what if I become an addict, how can I start taking pristiq and not being scared? Like I said above , i feel more anxious and panic than depressed. So Pristiq will work with my anxiety? What about Clonazepan withdrawals?
They retested this past Thursday & the ALT/AST were even higher. I hardly drink alcohol & have not at all since I saw my tests results...so it's not from that. And all I take is Pristiq daily. They are doing a hep panel to check that...but that's just what they do when enzymes are up & need to see a GI doc. I've read Pristiq is uncommon to raise enzymes level...but I'm starting to wonder. I only started that back in February...& the enzymes keep going up.
s company) but some a lot of people have reported an increase in energy. Including myself, and Cymbalta is also good a treating other condition related with pain which might be a bonus. Note that some people reported a lack of energy too.
Lexapro is not a bad choice either since it's the second on my list and first on many doctor's list and studies are saying that overall, Lexapro and Cymbalta showed the best results.
You must know that one size does not fit all concerning drugs.
hell hell and more hell come off valium 15mg and pristiq 100mg. I have entered into an episode. mum and sister have bipolar...why was i put on this drug. i told dr i didnt want to after my research. After 1 week on 5omg felt great twoo weeks mania began dr said to increase to 100mg that is when it started to completely fall apart. Have been off both meds cold turkey on drs orders Have had to have 24hr supervision to get through it with two expert natural therapists. driving my hubby insane .
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