Pristiq vs prozac
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But did you wean off of it as you introduced the Pristiq? If not you may be having with withdrawal from the Prozac combined with the side effects of starting a new medication. Or it may just be that Pristiq is not for you. Talk to your doctor about these side effects, they're pretty scary and you need to know what to do at this point where medication is concerned. What works for one may not for another. I wish you all the best with this.
Should I keep taking Pristiq and hope that my weight will stop increasing at some point, and take all the laxative paraphernalia, which I read is also bad for your digestive system if you take it for a long time, or should I stay with 80 mg Prozac and wait to see if I get results? Is it dangerous to change abruptly to Pristiq after 2 weeks of 80 mg Prozac? I have read Prozac stays in your system for over a week, and am concerned that Pristiq will cause serotonin syndrome.
I switched from Prozac to Pristiq when my Prozac pooped out on me after 20 years. I have OCD with panic disorder and was in a bad way with horrible panic and anxiety. The Pristiq worked well but slow. My Doc raised my doses in 50 ml increments until I got up to 200 ml. I felt better little bits at a time but it really kicked in at 200 ml. It goes slow but it does work. Don't give up on it too soon. Don't be afraid to go up in dosage a little bit at a time.
Recent studies have demonstrated much more rapid improvement of depression with clonazepam coadministered at night for sleep, with Prozac. Compared to Prozac alone, reversal was evident in a week as compared to 3 weeks.
There may be disagreement but in the absence of sleep apnea, I would focus on the lorazepam for sleep. It is always better to sleep and safer to take a medication to sleep than not sleep.
Some SNRI's and SSRI's are addictive and the withdrawl symptoms can be terrible but some of the Benzos are even worse,You have to find the right balance and that's where trial and error come into it.I have heard so many bad things about prozac and zoloft,but for some people it works for them.
What drug has helped you? I am now taking Klonopin for the anxiety and Prozac for depression. I would like to cut the Klonopin or at least cut down (now taking 1 mg/day). The Prozac isn't helping my depression at all and I have given it months to work.
I have heard good things about Lexapro from many people - that it works for anxiety & depression. My family doctor wants me to take Paxil.
I think you did the right thing by refusing Pristiq. They can not guarantee that the samples won't run out. Have you given Lexapro a try? I'm getting ready to start back on it after getting of Zoloft. I did terrible on that med. Some people do very well on it though. I see that you did not. Like the above posters have said, there are other meds to choose from to help your anxiety. You might do well on Prozac. I would ask to be started on a very low dose though.
Effexor and Pristiq are not the dance thing. Sane family. Venlafaxine vs desvenlafaxine. Pristiq had added benefit of norepinehprine uptake inhibitor or something. Weird that everyone is getting prescribed 50mg when the added benefits dont kick in until 100-150mg. Before swapping drug altogether (depending on non mental side effects) try upping dose first maybe.
I now am taking Prestiq 50mg, Xananx .5mg and Prozac 20mg daily. That did not work, so he gave me Lexapro, but my insurance won't cover it. I have not been able to go to work now for a week. Should I see another Physchiatrist or stay with the one I have. I have been diagnosed with panic attacks. I'm so frustrated.
Like you i am on Wellbutrin 150 mg amd 20mg of Prozac i do well on both have been for 2 yrs now. The prozac makes me tired i tried no prozac and 1 wellbutrin in the morning and 1 in the afternoon. I had more energy but i was snapping at everyone and being hateful so went back on the prozac my Dr. said the prozac dosnt make you tired but my body says the different.
I never had anxiety till I started taking Prozac, Im taking Prozac for severe depression but ever since being on it anxiety has been my major problem, I can't go a day without a panic attack or feeling sick due to anxiety, I'm throwing up from anxiety at least once a week and I'm constantly trembling and shaking and having paranoid thoughts. Prozac destroyed more than it fixed for me.
I have been on Pristiq for anxiety for 4 days and my Dr said to cut the pill in half bcus im so sensitive to meds. My question is that I looked on the Pristic website and it says it's for depression and im dealing with panic and agoraphobia. My question is will this help even tho its just for depression? Im just confused now!!
Can I start these 2 meds at the same time … my Dr prescribed and went on vacation for 1 month I forgot if she said start pristiq first then start Abilify or did she say I can start them together ?
I want to know if anyone has switched safely from Cymbalta to Prozac? I was previously on Prozac for a couple of years and my dr. & I believed that it had stopped being as effective. I changed to Cymbalta with great results. However, I am starting to believe that it is no longer working and am considering changing back to Prozac.
Has anyone else had trouble with the drugs effects tapering off like that? And if so, how do I go about safely making the change?
Hi there! Welcome to the forum...and thanks for sharing details about your anxiety, it really helps people!
There is no right or wrong answer to your question, and like you said....some things work great for some, and don't work at all for others. Finding the "right" med for YOU will involve some time, and patience on your part, and many times, a degree of trial and error with different doses and regimens.
I'm thinking about talking to my PCP about going back on an anti-depressant medication. My dysthymia (chronic depression) is getting the best of me, and I'm nearly to the point that I don't really want to do anything anymore.
I've taken Effexor in the past, and it seemed to work well for me, but I really don't like the sexual side effects.
Being on Pristiq and Zyprexa has kept my depression in check, but I have low energy and no motivation to do anything. Any ideas as to how to get my energy and motivation back?
Once that catalyst was removed, I weaned off the Ptistiq by first lowering to 25 mg Pristiq and adding a low dose of Prozac for 2 weeks. During this time I felt mild brain zaps and a little dizziness for a couple days. I stayed on the Prozac for a week after stopping the Pristiq all together and then weaned off the Prozac all together. It was a very mild withdrawal compared to weaning off Effexor and Zoloft in the past.
Said that it is not as addicting and will help me through the paxil withdrawl. ??? He said give it a month and then stop taking prozac and getting off prozac is much easier because it stays in your system longer. I am soo sick of taking pills. I went there for help and I left with more pills. Whatever..
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