PRISTIQ Reviews (DESVENLAFAXINE SUCCINATE)

Average Rating: 2.8 (628 Ratings)

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PRISTIQ  (DESVENLAFAXINE SUCCINATE):  Desvenlafaxine is used to treat depression. It may improve your mood, feelings of well-being, and energy level. Desvenlafaxine is known as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (serotonin and norepinephrine) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 2008-02-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

Results are sorted by length of time drug was taken from shortest to longest duration (reviews with no time reported listed first).

Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR PRISTIQCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 5  Major Depressive Disorder None It's worked best for me out of the many that I have tried, with fewest side effects. F 48
150mg 1X day
6/29/2011
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 4  bipolar depression anxiety i switched from lexapro b/c the sexual side effects were unbearable. no sex side effects w/ pristiq, although i'm curious as to whether i need this or not. M 23
50 1X day
5/29/2011
 4  Turning into a beeoch all of a sudd Night sweats Started on 50mg, and bumped to 100 after about 6 months to take the edge off. F 49
100 mg 1X day
10/7/2010
 4  Depression; pmdd Dizziness if not taken on time; few heart palpitations I have been on this for two years and have very few side effects. Works well for me. F 43
50 1X day
3/20/2011
 4  
6/6/2009
 4  Chronic depression Only side effects for me were constipation and difficulty sleeping. Changed diet and added Trazadone for sleep I have had chronic depression for years ( 25 at least ). Started on Prozac, went to Lexapro, then others that I can't remember their names. I was put on Pristiq when it first came out. I started with 100MG then down to 50 MG. BEST drug for me. I am now 67 and have weaned myself off the drug completely. Now that was a real challenge! F 67
50 MG 1X day
6/20/2015
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 1  Major Depression and Anxiety I took the minimum dose and had a severe reaction to it. It was like an amphetamine in my system. Severe anxiety, insomnia, feeling burning and hot, arms tingling, a feeling of needing to shake the arms, restlessness, agitation, etc. It was really horrible. My GP told me to stop taking it immediately after this reaction. F 39
1X day
4/8/2014
 1  depression weight gain (40 pounds in 6 months) constipation; vivid dreaming; incomplete sleep; exhaustion; increased heart rate; lossof mood; affect changes; no sex drive; no desire for personal relationship; isolation; despair; crying and saddness abrupt withdrawl d/t loss of healthcare benefits; hallucinatory dreams; unsettling feeling; insomnia; leg cramps; terrible gastrointestinal disturbances; terrible nausea; irritability. I a m off 4 days now. Does anyone know how long this will last>? I thought I would take myself to the ER last night for the hallucinations and nightmares. I was on 150 mgs daily times several months, before that, effexor, before that, lexapro..........I hate all of them F 47
6/19/2009
 1  Depression Worst discontinuation symptoms of any medication I've ever tried. Pure hell. Did not alleviate depression or pain. I regret ever taking this. M 50
1X day
6/22/2022
 5  PTSD mdd,ocd and anxiety None I love this it gives me hope and I'm so happy on it I dont cry or get upset I just have so much energy and I can think clear F 39 0 days
50 1X day
11/5/2020
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 5   M 1 days
5/20/2016
 5  Depression, endogenous Basically none. I had been on Zoloft for two years and its effects seemed to be waning. My physician switched me to Pristiq and I felt much better. I have been doing so well that we are about to take me off, slowly. You cannot be addicted to this medication, and will not experience withdrawl after going off of it--but will likely have some discontinuance side effects. Oh, and reading some of the other reviews--people remember that alot of reviewers have issues in life BEYOND the medication thay are taking. F 58 1 days
50 mg 1X day
2/23/2015
 5  Depression,bipolar Wonderful saved my life F 53 1 days
50
3/5/2015
 5  Migraines I took this strictly for migraines and if it wasnt for this pill i would be bedridden. This pill helped me start working again and able to spend time with my kids :) thank you pristiq!!! F 37 1 days
50mg
11/19/2012
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 4  hot flashes and anxiety No side effects but maybe some irritation, dont know.Have been on it for a year and a half.Pleased with anxiety help. My hot flashes are cut in half in intesity and duration. F 52 1 days
1X day
3/12/2011
 3  depression/anxiety none. This is my first day on this medicine and I am surprised that I seem to have no side effects, not even nausea. It is too early to tell if it is helping or not. I am most concerned about weight gain, since I had that on Effexor. Supposedly this one is "cleaner," so hopefully it won't happen again. F 44 1 days
1/26/2010
 3  Anxiety, Mild Depression Hangover-like headache, lethargy, insomnia, lack of motivation, feelings of being outside of my body, lack of any emotion or caring about anything Okay - if you have major depression, this will work to keep you from feeling. The first day I was on it, I immediately felt a burst of energy and being happier. I was excited. All of a sudden, I became very tired. I had a hangover-like headache (which lasted 2 days). I could not sleep and slept 2 hours that day. Normally I rush around trying to get stuff done. I didn't want to do ANYTHING. I sat in bed all day and didn't care what I did, what I had to do - I didn't care about my kids, about my boyfriend, about me... I questioned why I was even alive (although I wasn't suicidal at all... just felt pointless). I pretty much had a complete lack of emotion and motivation - I felt like a complete tired zombie/robot. This scared me - I'd rather be up and down than to feel nothing. I guess if I were majorly depressed, this may be better, but not for me. I stopped immediately because I could barely make it through the day as it was. F 31 1 days
50mg 1X day
4/24/2012
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 3  Depression Headache, drowsiness I was only able to take it for a day before it turned out my doctor was worried about the possibility of Pristiq causing my blood pressure to become too high. Treated me much better then Lexapro did, though! F 24 1 days
9/2/2008
 3  Depression None yet F 44 1 days
50
7/9/2022
 2  Depression Severe grinding teeth, day and night. Started after several months. I took Pristiq for almost 2 years. had a lot of breakthrough symptoms. F 56 1 days
1X day
1/7/2021
  

PRISTIQ  (DESVENLAFAXINE SUCCINATE):  Desvenlafaxine is used to treat depression. It may improve your mood, feelings of well-being, and energy level. Desvenlafaxine is known as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (serotonin and norepinephrine) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 2008-02-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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