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 |
| 5 | Depression | occasionally irritable. | I was very skeptical about trying PRISTIQ because of all the negative comments about it being an "effexor retread". My experience has been that PRISTIQ is superior to effexor, in terms of side effects, and antidepressant effects. Specifically sexual side effects are minimal, and weight gain has been no issue. | M | 58 | 6 months | 7/17/2009 | 5 | Anxiety/depression | I had all of the side effects in the beginning, loss of appetite, tiredness, waking up alert at 3am, constipation, excessive night sweats, blurred vision. All of the side effects (except night sweats) dissappeared after one month, so stick with it! | I was on Zoloft for one year and I never felt that great and I gained weight, it was not until I got on Pristiq did I feel normal and less anxious again. I recommend it to anyone who suffers from bad anxiety. | F | 35 | 9 months | 6/23/2009 | 5 | depression | sweating,dilated pupils | works fast! | F | 44 | 2 weeks | 5/30/2009 | 5 | BiPolar Disorder | sleeplessness | Have been on Pristiq for 4 months in combination with Zyprexa and Seroquil. I am the most stable I have been in 10 years. I started on 100mg but was increased to 200mg which works for me. The sleeplessness is handled by taking them in the morning. | F | 48 | 4 months | 5/25/2009 | 5 | Major Depressive Disorder | None | I take 50mg Pristiq with 300mg Wellbutrin XL and 15mg Abilify. This combination works very well for me with minimal side effects. I am my old self. | 48 | 4 months | 5/5/2009 | 5 | depression | sleepiness (so I take it in the evening); slight decrease in sexual sensitivity (but not bad enough to discontinue the drug); slight urinary retention | Had I rated this drug a few weeks ago, I would have given it a 2. It does seem that the antidepressants take a good month to reach effectiveness. Also, I was surprised to find a serotonin reuptake inhibitor for me with negligible sexual side effects. Pristiq makes it easier for me to regulate my emotions. | M | 36 | 5 weeks | 4/29/2009 | 5 | Anxiety & Depression | very tired for first few weeks | I am feeling SO much better - so much less worried, stressed. I have a lot more self confidence and am finally taking action on so many things that previously overwhelmed me or made me anxious. I don't cry very much at all these days, and before I would cry several times a week. I don't have PMS symptoms anymore either. I have no side effects anymore. I also take Wellbutrin XL 300mg. | F | 31 | 2 months | 4/23/2009 | 5 | Bipolar II Depression/Anxiety | A little jittery in the morning, mild nausea. No other side effects yet~ | I've only been on this medication for 3 days. So far, it seems to be working very well. I usually respond to medications very quickly. In addition, I'm taking Lamictal. So right now, I'm not sure if it's the Lamictal or Pristiq which is helping or the combo of the two. Right now I feel great! I hope it lasts! | 3 days | 4/17/2009 | 5 | Anxiety, post pardom depression | Dry mouth, tiredness (but have 2 small children so that could be the problem) | I love this drug...I tried lexipro and was 10 times worse..more irritalbe and tired..could not function. I can't tell I'm taking anything with this drug. I actually smile and laugh again. I feel more myself. I'm not so overwhelmed with life in genral. | F | 30 | 2 months | 4/16/2009 | 5 | Anxiety, ADHD | Paraesthesia, insomnia (take it at night, my advice), dulling of the senses, lowered appetite [which i like], inability to recall words, increased tremor as elicited by anxiety, onset of panic attacks quelled by alprazolam. Extreme difficulty in concentration and by third week, a VERY strong feeling of dysphoria and lack of motivation, none of which i EVER had before in my life. | Very original. An antidepressant that made me depressed when formerly I had never been depressed. A supposedly effective cure for ADHD according to my doctor who should really retire by now because he's starting to forget his name...which made me have ADHD times 10. And anxiety increased with time and dose, and best of all, a nice healthy tremor to top it off. | M | 25 | 7 weeks | 4/15/2009 | 5 | Depression | Mild hot flashes and decrease in appetite, a good thing for me. | Now I'm finally happy again. Love the stuff. And because my appetite has decreased, I'm even losing some weight I've been trying to get off for years. I've noticed my vision has gotten worse, but I don't know if this is due to age or the drug. I am taking 50 mg of Pristiq and 450 mg. of Wellbutrin XL. | F | 60 | 28 days | 4/11/2009 | 5 | Severe depression & anxiety | During first few weeks, and with insufficient dosage (50 mg), same odd flashes as on Effexor XR when dose is overdue. After that, very few effects attributable to the med. | With sufficient dosage (100 mg) and sufficient time to acclimate, Pristiq is as good as Effexor XR ever was, but has very little in the way of tangible side effects. I am very even-tempered, but do not feel numbed-out emotionally or physically. Energy level is pretty good, mind reasonably clear for a guy entering early geezerhood. I was on the minimum dose for Effexor XR, so my Dr. initially put me on 50 mg Pristiq. This did not work. Upon reporting this to her, she put me on 100 mg Pristiq. First 10 days were NOT a lot of fun, then everything smoothed out. A word regarding soem of the previous responses here: You cannot judge ANYTHING about an SSRI or SNRI in a few days. Unless your are experiencing extreme anguish that is different from how you previously felt, or you have some kind of new life-threatening physical symptoms, give the drug a chance! It really does take quite a few weeks before your brain chemistry settles into a new stable pattern. I know very well that patience in the face of severe depression is very difficult, but please try to muster it up, and give timely and accurate feedback to your doctor. | M | 66 | 3 months | 3/25/2009 | 5 | anxiety.. | tiredness, last an hour in the bed(sexual)wear-out my wife, lol , but nothing major! | Low dose of effexor has worked for me in the past..but this has a different "feel".. But seems to be effective..havent been on it for very long! | M | 42 | 5 days | 3/2/2009 | 5 | severe depression | Nothing major. Perhaps a bit of tiredness that's probably more attributable to the depression. | This drug has been wonderful for me -- especially after I went from 50 mg to 100 mg. I have taken Zoloft in years past and have noticed side effects like dry mouth. Zoloft was OK but seemed to fail me when I sunk into a major depression a year ago. For me, an SNRI seems to work better than an SSRI. I think it's VERY important for readers of these reviews to remember two things: 1) Everyone's body chemistry and needs are different and there is no magic bullet. Be patient with the drugs and wih yourself as you find the best treatment for you, and 2) Don't mistake exhaustion, loss of sex drive, or other physical symptoms for side effects of the drugs when in fact they have proven ties to the physical symptoms of depression. Be cautious not to confuse the two, which might lead you to dismiss a drug before you've given it half a chance. Seriously folks -- two days on an anti-depressant will do NADA for you. Two weeks is more like it. | F | 38 | 10 months | 3/1/2009 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety, ADD | slight nausea the first few days, and nothing since. | I've tried nearly every antidepressant on the market, when I finally found Wellbutrin, but then it started to poop out on me after a little over a year, so I started Pristiq, and it was exactly what I needed to perk me up again. I felt happy again almost instantly. | F | 25 | 3 months | 2/21/2009 | 5 | severe depression | loss of libido | I have been taking this medicine for 3 months. I have been doing very well on it. I take 50 mg on the onset of my menstruation and then take 100 mg after I ovulate (2 weeks 50mg, 2 weeks 100mg). I was taking Effexor XR for 5 years. I started with 37.5mg and eventually ended up at 300mg. I was having a lot of problems taking such a high dose (memory loss, loss of libido, skin lesions, weight gain). I was on Effexor for such a long period of time because I was a bit out of it and didn't realize that my health problems were due to such a high dose. I went off Effexor (process of about 6 months) and was clean from the drug for 2 months. I realized my depression problem was the result of the onset of the second part of my cycle (after ovulation). Pristiq works for me without all the bad side effects of Effexor (no memory problems - I test myself with crossword puzzles, no skin problems). | F | 40 | 3 months | 1/4/2009 | 5 | depression, chronic pain | None! | It took about 10 days for it to start to work. I was not on any med for depression/chronic pain immediately previous to this one. Things slowly are improving further since day 10 also. I experienced no side effects or adverse effects from this med either. It is definitely helping, but I do feel I have room for improvement and hope it helps some more with both aspects it's being used for. | F | 44 | 2.5 weeks | 12/26/2008 | 5 | Depression | Tiredness..other than that nothing bad | This is working pretty well for me. Only on week three but feeling a bit better after trying most AD's. | F | 42 | 3 weeks | 12/5/2008 | 5 | Post-partum depression | When I forget to take it, the effects of crying and depression come on very strongly, very quickly. | I suffered from terrible postpartum depression with my first child and no medication saved me from it. I even had to go to the mental institution and be numbed by all the narcotic drugs they pumped into me. Nothing helped. After my second child, I asked the doctor to put me on something right away. He gave me Pristiq and I have never been happier. I now have the ability to go about my day without breaking down into tears every hour. I can read books to my kids without breaking down into a psychotic episode. I even have the ability to be emotional support for my husband instead of the other way around. I love this drug because it allows me to be me. | F | 25 | 1 months | 11/30/2008 | 5 | depression | pretty severe nausea the first week or so. | Hurray!!! FINALLY after about 20 years of depression, therapy & various drugs, PRISTIQ has come to my rescue. I never thought it would happen. I don't think about suicide anymore. I am not negative about everything anymore. I don't pull the car over to cry, I don't cry at work-- geez, I don't cry at all! Thank you, Pristiq! | F | 40 | 5 months | 11/16/2008 |