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 | Depression | I would have chosen 0 for a rating - but it was not available... Chest Pain, Hallucination, Paranoia, High Blood Pressure, Depression, EXTREME Anxiety, Panic, Crying, Laughter - Like coming off a meth or cocaine bender - but worse. | I had the worst manic day2 in 19 years on 3 days with this drug. Choosing between prestiq and suicide would be very easy. I made it through with my support system and a extra doses of xanax. I'm glad this drug works for some - but before embarking - READ THE SIDE EFFECTS. It didn't work for me!!! After the effects of pristiq wore off, I felt peaceful, relieved and ready for some good sleep. Depression seemed like a walk in the park compared to this drug - better suited for use in military torture. | M | 53 | 3 days | 12/14/2009 | 4 | Postpardum Depression | Tense jaw clenching and grinding teeth, extreme sleepiness and fatigue, loss of appetite and slight pressure headaches. | I have some uncomfortable side effects (the jaw clenching is the worst!) but, I feel a lot better on this. I was suprised I felt a difference in my mood right away. | F | 25 | 4 days | 4/30/2009 | 4 | Sever Depression/Mood instability | Calmness, Mild insomnia, Slow gradual weight loss (bonus!), Feeling of being Antsy. High energy (bonus!),... Swollen throat, slight tremors in hands. | I've read online that the swollen throat (which feels similar to having "Strep Throat" without the pain), should subside on it's own within a week. No sexual side effects. | M | 36 | 4 days 50 mg 1X day | 1/28/2013 | 3 | Anxiety, depression | Hot flashes, slightly drowsy, trouble falling asleep | I feel great for once. I haven't had any anxiety attacks, or thoughts of suicide. I finally feel normal. | F | 20 | 4 days 50 MG 1X day | 1/20/2011 | 3 | depression, binge eating | excessive yawning but not sleepy, clinching jaw, slight teeth grinding but not noticeable. small bouts of energy on and off throughout the day | took 2bc powders for headache on 2nd day and appetite returned. i guess the bc powders overturned the pristiq. but day 1 and 3 little to no appetite. not sure if i'm hungry or not. can not finish a complete meal. over half the meal still left over. once took welbutrin for depression, didn't work at all. mother passed away unexpectantly 7 months ago and having a hard time getting over. i read 8 chapters of psychology homework in 1 day, was never able to do this. unable to orgasm. | F | 30 | 4 days | 11/3/2008 | 3 | Severe depression | A bit of anxiety | In regard to sexual side effects, everyone has sex, knows what it is, and there's a whole lot more to life than whether you have good sex or not, such as being not depressed. I would hope that people have evolved to the point where living a productive and satisfying life means infinitely more than a good lay. Jesus christ. Grow up. | F | 48 | 4 days | 1/21/2009 | 2 | anxiety and depression | easily stressed, somewhat paranoid, dialated pupils | I been having crazy episodes of being really easily stressed and irritable. | M | 25 | 4 days 50 mg 1X day | 5/22/2010 | 1 | depression, Bipolar 2 | I totally fell apart. I had a panic attack every day, so severe I started crying for no reason and could not leave my house. Had previously been on Effexor without these effects. I had my Pdoc put me on Lexapro instead and these effects immediately disappeared. I would avoid this med like the plague. My opinion is that it will be taken off the market in a few years. | M | 44 | 4 days 50 MG 1X day | 2/7/2010 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | nausea, loss of appetite, insomnia, constipation. | On day 1, I could not sleep at all. I was shaking...I felt crazy. My thoughts were very loud, and I could not stop doing things. I crashed the next day. Then the yawning started, and the muscle twitches in my face. Everytime I yawned, my mouth was pulled into a frown or just jerked repeatedly. I did not eat the whole 4 days. I stopped cold turkey and have had no problems, except the anxiety feels a little worse in my chest. | F | 34 | 4 days 50 MG 1X day | 5/5/2012 | 1 | DEPRESSION | I was on for 4 days while withdrawing from Cymbalta. I had headached immediately and on day 4 had a terrible reaction. My face became swollen, my eyes closed as if I was sick. I was not sure if I was sick. I did not take the drug the next day and the whole facial thing went away. | I am too scared to take it again. | F | 56 | 4 days | 1/18/2009 | 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 | 4 | depression | When I started Pristiq, I was also taking Budeprion (smoking cessation). Maybe not such a good idea to take both. Taking both may have caused an abnormal ekg. Since I started taking the pristiq, I felt so much better, i.e. happier, stopped crying, better outlook, etc. (I have had 2 normal ekgs since) I think I want to continue the Pristiq and discontinue the Budeprion. | I started feeling better almost immediately after starting the Pristiq. | F | 55 | 5 days 50mg 1X day | 10/17/2010 | 3 | depression | not sure yet?? | my second try at Pristiq again. The first time, I saw no difference in my depression so I stopped taking it. Since I have tried so many other meds, my dr. put me back on pristiq to try it again. Not very happy with her but going to try it agian. So I don't know, maybe it will work this time???? We will see. | F | 36 | 5 days | 10/17/2009 | 3 | depression | dialated pupils, severe anxiety, insomnia,mild sexual disfunction | depression has improved, havent had anymore suicidal thoughts but gained a lot of anxiety, i never had it before taking pristiq. if im late on my dose i get headaches. staying on med, hoping side effects go away. glad suicidal thoughts are gone. | M | 25 | 5 days | 12/7/2009 | 3 | Depression | Swollen throat/difficulty swallowing. Weight loss (bonus), loss of appetite, clenching teeth, slight insomnia, slightly jittery (tapping feet) | I have only been on it for a few days but have noticed I'm not as sad and the suicidal thoughts aren't as intense. The most irritating side effect so far is the swollen throat, its horrible and I hope it goes away. I don't believe I have lost my sex drive but I also haven't been with my boyfriend, so time will tell. I find I'm interested in more things, focussing a lot more, But oddly enough my train of thought seems to derail at times. | F | 26 | 5 days 50mg 1X day | 3/10/2014 | 1 | depression/anxiety | nausea, inability to concentrate(forgetting names, words very embarrassing), extreme jaw clenching(asleep or awake), headaches, irritability- turning into extreme anger at light speed, weight gain, restlessness, unable to wind down, sex drive has tanked | I have been on Lexapro for 3 yrs, needed to swap due to drug not really working for me anymore, OMG!!! I have only been on this drug for 5 days and I am soooooo coming off of it right now, I HATE IT!! Severe iritability, turning to full blown temper within minutes ( I was NOT like this before!!!!!), jaw clenching that lead to severe headaches, basically I was not myself. I know what everyone says about giving your meds a chance to work but this sucks big ones and my whole life is suffering. My kids are scared of me!!!!! I might fly off the handle for no reason.....thats no way to live. This drug is not for me. I am not even talking to my gp about it, I just know this is the right thing for me to do. You make up your own mind!!!!!! | F | 37 | 5 days | 1/1/2010 | 1 | depression, | Brain zaps, anxiety, tremors, insomnia, felt horrible! | Had been on 150 mg of venlafaxine for several years, but began having crying jags and insomnia. So Dr. changed me to Pristiq. Started feeling horrible the first day! Brain zaps and dizziness, blurred vision, night terrors, sweating, tremors, insomnia, headach. You name it I had it! It was the most horrible experience of my life! Could not tell if symptoms were caused by Pristic or from with drawal from Venlafaxine. Went back to my Dr. after 5 days and he told me THERE WERE NO WITHDRAWAL EFFECTS TO EITHER DRUG! Also that I should not have side effects to Pristic if I had tolerated venlafaxine. WTF!!! I know how horrible I felt, so either I am totally nuts or I need to change Doctors! I am now off both drugs and I feel fine! | F | 65 | 5 days 50 1X day | 6/13/2010 | 1 | GAD, panic attacks | Racing thoughts, nightmares, waking up at 4 a.m., dilated pupils, tremors, lack of appetite. | This drug overstimulated me to the point where I thought I was going crazy. It took away some anxiety about certain life situations, but it added a manic feeling. I can see it working for people with deep depression because I definately felt like I was on a stimulant. Take comments on here with a grain of salt though, everybody has different chemistry. | F | 30 | 5 days 25 mg 1X day | 7/18/2010 | 1 | depression, anxiety | vomiting, dizzyness, sleepyness, i felt dopey and could not concintrate, weightloss, blurred vision, headache, | the first day i started taking prisiq i instanly felt so sick, i couldnt drive, work or do anything, i felt like spewing all the time, i was dizzy, could not eat and just wanted to sleep all the time. this did not go away and was getting worse with each dose i took, i stopped taking them and now have insane withdrawal symtems i have all of the about but they are now worse, i cant work, drive of pretty much do anything, my husband says that i look like a zombie, i have not eaten a proper full meal since starting these.. how long is this going to last??? i have been off them for a week know and there is no improvement... :( | F | 22 | 5 days 50mg 1X day | 4/23/2012 | 4 | depression anxiety bad thoughts | Nausea, headache, nervous | I have tried many antidepressants over the past couple years & had allergic reactions to all of them. Most putting me into the hosputal. With pristiq I have been able to concentrate & have more energy to be motivated to get up & do my normal routine. I was so nervous because I was so exhausted with the side effects that I didn't want to try a new medication again. But once I got over the fear, I feel much better so far. Not euphoric but, able to go about my day without so much worry & anxiety. Medicine doesn't cure everything but, I have learned many coping mechanisma to help as well. I hope my insight has helped. I have ocd tendencies & now I am not trying to be so perfect besides a few things since I am a mother. Before I was unable to have enough energy to keep up with my 2 year old. Now I can & hope that I can get back to normal, if there is such a thing. Just don't give up. | F | 28 | 6 days | 2/3/2015 |