PRISTIQ Reviews (DESVENLAFAXINE SUCCINATE)Average Rating: 2.8 (628 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PRISTIQ with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRISTIQ | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Doctor prescribed. | Parathesia, weakness, severe nerve pain, hot flashes, electric shocks, paranoia, double vision, crying spells. | Pristiq is sh*t. stay away from it i tried it for the 1st time i started shaking den i went to sleep woke up my eyes were rapidly moving couldn’t pee had a burning sensation in my body. had to go to the ER to get detoxed. do not recommend!! and im still having hot flashes.. and tingling electric shocks in my body disgusting im gonna do a NAD drip to get rid of thid poison f*ck pfizer and their toxic pills! | 21 | 1 days 50 mg | 6/9/2019 | 1 | Anxiety, OCD, panic disorder | Racing thoughts, racing heart, crying spells, hot flashes | I'm not sure why my doctor prescribed this to me for anxiety when I have enough adrenaline/cortisol in my body. This medication made me feel horribly jittery and caused my anxiety to get worse. | F | 30 | 1 months 50 | 5/3/2018 | 1 | Depression | sweating,irritable, feelings of electric shock, feelings of numb skin,lack of libido, depression, constipation,chest pains and shortness of breath. | Very severe side effects and the withdrawal symptoms are even worse. Should be removed from the market. | F | 54 | 60 days 50 1X day | 3/3/2018 | 1 | Depression anxiety | Had no side effects for first 2months then chronic night sweats and insomnia. ..then was put on seriquel to help me sleep ..but was all to much for me so I went from 150 to 100 to nothing and it was the worst …electric tingles down my body extreme anxiety attacks went down hill really quickly | F | 30 | 2 years 150 | 5/29/2017 | 1 | Major Depressive Disorder | Insomnia, Sleep Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Feelings of Anger/Rage, Fatigue and Weakness, Uncontrollable crying | AVOID THIS DRUG!! At first I felt great on it for a few weeks.. And then I could not sleep.. not at all. I started having intense mood swings, and then the panic attacks started. This drug also intensified my anxiety to a level I felt I could never reach. Now I have sleep anxiety as well because I dread going to sleep as I'm afraid I'll be staring wide awake at my ceiling until 3am or 4am. Im seeing my doctor this week to get off it. You think I would be excited to end this nightmare... But I've read many articles that the withdrawal symptoms of Pristiq are the worst. | F | 31 | 4 months | 3/5/2017 | 1 | Depression/Generalized Anxiety | severe nausea, vomiting, nightmares, night sweats, headaches and migraines, brain zaps, loss of concentration , blurred vision | Anyone who appreciates their physical health as much as their mental health I'm warning/begging you not to take Pristiq. It's intolerable in every way. I've been on it 4 weeks and 2 days. NO POSITIVE BENEFITS! If I can help only one person to not put this horrid dug into their body this comment will be worth it. Please, do yourself a favor, ther are other drugs out there. I regret every single day on Pristiq. I feel even more depressed than when I began. | F | 25 | 1 months 150mg | 1/17/2017 | 1 | Anxiety and Bi Polar Disorder | Racing thoughts, impulse control isssues, sociopathic behavior, risk taking behavior, flat, muscle pain, tension, nausea, binge eating, constant urination, dry mouth, exsersize resistant, anger, repressed, disassociation, feelings of anger, withdrawal syndrome, pancreatitis, fat stranding. | While this treatment is effective for the cessation of anxiety, the risk to cure is too high. I still had all the underlaying issues that lead me to the drugs. The drug is too hard to discontinue. Also, the severe nature of a discontinuation could lead to a misdiagnosis. I was on Pristiq for 6 years before discontinuing the treatment. | 45 | 10 days 150MG | 1/5/2017 | 1 | Depression & Anxiety | Was on Effexor before hand (6 months), never worked & I only felt strange. Switched to Pristiq per doc to wean off. 9 days off & I am dizzzy, have been from day 1, exhausted, muscle aches, racing thoughts, hair loss. I wouldn't put my enemy on this poison. Tried calling Pfizer, on hold forever 3x gave up. Filed complaint with FDA. | Do your homework before starting this med. People complain the withdrawals can last months. Most docs don't even know this. | F | 22 | 2 months 50 | 11/8/2016 | 1 | post natal depression | my daughter suicided and left a baby and 11yr old child and husband plus hundreds of friends and a loving family behind. No longer cared, wasn't tested for anything prior | F | 38 | 3 months 1X day | 10/14/2016 | 1 | Depression. Anxiety | Slept 12 hours straight unable to get out of bed. Feeling weak tired foggy headed | F | 49 | 1 days 50mg | 9/11/2016 | 1 | I have had every side effect. I didn't look it up until 3 days ago because I thought I was going Crazy. But from the first week I was dizzy lightheaded by the 3week well I almost ran my car in the house hit a truck . I have no balance. I cry shake and I have had all the side effects and I ever do. really racing thoughts.. | If anyone could maybe tell me should I stay on it or get back on Viber I had no side effects.i did loose 5lbs in 4 days on this drug | F | 50 | 3 weeks 50 | 7/27/2016 | 1 | Situational depression | -Measurable "flat" feeling - Lack of emotion - Low-grade, constant depression - Complete lack of creativity - Horrible, life-threatening withdrawal symptoms described below | Please, if you are even considering Pristiq at ANY dosage, reconsider. Contact me if you need additional information. As a high-performing, educated motivated and highly socially active female and professional, this drug took away nearly 5 years of my life. I tried to get off of the medication nearly ten separate times with a doctor's help, and I became a severely depressed, suicidal, barely-functioning person who was so physically sick for so long that I lost a job, nearly all of my friends, and every part of the person I loved and respected (myself). There are HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of similar forums out there with patients just like me, who had the same (or worse) experiences. This is a drug that has created MORE depression and far more problems for me than it ever cured. At the very least, spend a few days researching online --- the accounts of Pristiq nightmares are overwhelming. If I can help even one person say no to starting Pfizer's Pristiq, I will feel that my own experience was worthwhile. | F | 42 | 4 years 100 MG 1X day | 7/7/2016 | 1 | severe depression, anxiety | Insomnia, zaps, dizziness, feel like Bruce banner, heartburn, headaches. I could go on | Never really worked, but getting off it makes you feel like a junkie on come down. Would rather take datura stromonium than ever go back to pristiq | M | 28 | 4 years 100mg | 5/30/2016 | 1 | Chronic Depression | Emotionless. Didn't care about anything, or anyone. Violently I'll if missed, or tryed to come off medication. | I belive the side affects need to be more studied into and new users should be warned. I wish what I went through on no one because of this antidepressant, Pristiq. | F | 20 | 2 years 100mg | 3/27/2016 | 1 | depression | increased hostility and aggression to the point of going to jail. Definitely does not help in stabilizing mood , Only Mood swings | Woud NEVER EVER RECOMMEND THIS DRUG TO ANYONE. VERY DANGEROUS | M | 43 | 2 years 100mg 1X day | 3/23/2016 | 1 | mild anxiety | Partner of person taking pristiq. Compulsive gambling, aggression, lack of caring, lying, unable to feel emotion for anyone but himself. Out of character behavior. No remorse. | This drug is really bad for some people. This drug along with a antianxiety drug for 4 years previous to starting pristiq turned my loving husband into a monster. He was addicted and thought he couldn't live without it. Our marriage is ruined and it has affected his health. I did wean him off about a year ago and it was a long hard process. Had to do it myself as his GP laughed at me when I told him about his changed personality. He was becoming a lot more like his old self but I think he is back on them. His old behaviors are back. And his health is going down hill again. To me this drug is poison and I would say be very careful .Withdrawing is like getting a drug addict off of drugs. | M | 45 | 4 years 50mg 1X day | 2/17/2016 | 1 | Panic Attacks | First, erectile dysfunction & delayed ejaculation; then, numbness in both feet went to ER; it was withdrawal symptoms or what Pristiq calls “Discontinution Symptoms” ). Then, had insomnia that night, as well as, unintended, “multiple orgasms” w/o ejaculation. Felt like brain was being “rewired”. Felt tingling at nerve endings, and had an acute headache in the upper, left, back portion of brain. Contact me if you want MY18 DAY PLAN my M.D. to wean me off of Pristiq ..... FREE! [email protected] | DO NOT TAKE FOR PANIC ATTACKS! Especially, if you are any type of Analyst of Everything (or anything); or need your brain to be able to analyze data, facts, etc. | M | 64 | 10 days 50 mg 1X day | 2/15/2016 | 1 | Anxiety/ Body pain | Nausea / Severe Headache/ scalp sensitivity | The worst! Was in ER because of this Medication, still have headache almost a week off this stuff. Went back to cymbalta | M | 57 | 2 weeks 50 | 12/30/2015 | 1 | For anxiety | Erratic behaviour, emotional, tight chest, ruminating thoughts, tired, | This drug should be taken off the market. I have had three years of hell and only just tapering off it this week which has been difficult but I can't wait until it's out of my system. I would caution anyone against taking it and I wish I had never been given it in the first place. Even dropping my dose slowly this week I feel my old self us returning and the tightness in my chest has eased and I'm feeling back in the land of the living | F | 40 | 3 years 50/100mg | 11/16/2015 | 1 | Depression | It wasn't until I stopped taking that I realized the two years of inability to catch my breath, feeling like I will pass out, episodes of tachycardia, dizziness, numbness and tingling, yawning, and chest tightness was due to this awful drug. | If you want to feel like your cardiovascular and respiratory systems are failing, by all means, take this drug. If you go to a doctor to express concerns about side effects you will be told you are having anxiety. This entire industry is corrupt. | F | 37 | 2 years 50mg 1X day | 11/8/2015 |