Ratings, Reviews Summary for PRISTIQ (WYETH PHARMS)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of PRISTIQ: 2.8 (somewhat satisfied)

(based on 628 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for PRISTIQ
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 2 3.5
Age 18 to 24 71 2.6
Age 25 to 34 157 2.6
Age 35 to 44 181 2.87
Age 45 to 54 136 2.97
Age 55 to 64 59 2.79
Age 65 to 74 16 2.75
Age 75 and up 1 1

Ratings by Sex for PRISTIQ
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 158 2.71
Female 463 2.86
Not Specified 7 2.57

Why PRISTIQ* (Desvenlafaxine succinate ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of PRISTIQ: somewhat satisfied (average rating score: 2.82)

(based on 508 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** PRISTIQ
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Depression*153
2Anxiety*32
3Major depression*18
4Obsessive-compulsive disorder*2
5Generalised anxiety disorder2
6Panic disorder2
7Seasonal affective disorder1
8Fibromyalgia*1
9Hot flush*1
10Bipolar disorder*1

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of PRISTIQ **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Nausea*92
2Headache*91
3Somnolence87
4Insomnia*85
5Weight increased82
6Dizziness*70
7Decreased appetite66
8Anxiety*58
9Fatigue*56
10Irritability46
11Abnormal dreams44
12Hyperhidrosis43
13Disturbance in attention38
14Depression*36
15Loss of libido36
16Vision blurred35
17Libido decreased33
18Lethargy31
19Adverse event31
20Tremor30

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Desvenlafaxine succinate (Pristiq)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com