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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRISTIQ | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 5 | Schizoaffective, ocd, panic, anxiet | None | Helped my ocd and the depression part of my schizoaffective a lot, with less sexual side effects than my previous antidepressant, which is primarily why I switched. I am able to enjoy sex again. I did quickly have to go to 100mg for it to work well for me. After about a year on it though my depression is beginning to come back so I am actually switching to another antidepressant that is supposed to be more effective for my eating disorder. | F | 31 | 1 years 100 | 6/12/2020 | 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 | 2 | Depression, OCD, GAD | Dry mouth, foggy head, mood swings | Sometimes worked well, other times didn't- I sometimes passed tablets whole, indicating a basically hadn't absorbed it (it has a special coating so it is meant to release gradually), so be aware of this. Gave up on it after having a major outburst over, well, nothing. That said, it works really well for my mum- she would probably give it a 5/5; some AD's can be fantastic for one person and useless for another, so don't be dissuaded too much by my review, Pristiq could work really well for you | M | 18 | 4 months 50mg 1X day | 8/24/2012 | 3 | GAD,OCD and Depression | Dry mouth/throat, Grinding teeth, shaking, problems focusing, decreased appetite, weight loss, yawning, increased sex drive, Brain fog | So far it seems to be working, slowly. I haven't taken it long enough for it to take full effect but I have noticed a few things that are better and a few things that are worse so far. My OCD seems to be getting worse however, my Anxiety and Depression are lessening. I figure that it's a good trade off-- a clean home and less depression. | F | 25 | 2 weeks 50mg 1X day | 5/13/2012 | 4 | ocd anxiety | weight gain (13kilo) heavy sweating, low sex drive. | Pristiq worked for me. but weight gain was getting to much no matter what i did. decided to come off it, but that was a nightmare. severe nausea and diarreaha .Tried for 6 weeks. and different tapering methods and none worked. So my Doc put me on lexapro. Stopped Pristiq on a Monday, Tuesday starting taking 10mg Lex for 7 days, then cut that in half to 5mg for 10 days, then cut into quarters for 4 days. Absoluetley no withdrawal symptoms. on day 3 with no meds. and feel great. Now just waiting for the weight to start to go. | F | 59 | 2.5 years 50mg 1X day | 4/19/2012 | 1 | ocd, anxiety | If I skipped a dose the side effects were vertigo, confusion, brain zaps, a ch-ch sound in my ears, psychotic episodes, anger...the list goes on! | F | 31 | 8 months 50 mg | 2/7/2012 | 1 | Depression, anxiety,ocd | Greatly increased anxiety, nausea,vomiting,weakness confusion restless, diarrhea,headache, neck pain | First week as weaning of Paxil 75mg/day. Mild side effects. Week two side effects started couldn't eat anxiety started setting in, weakness and fatague with some part time nausia. BY WEEK THREE Vomiting felt like I was dying couldn't sleep,couldn't hold anything on stomach. Very weak Anxiety very high,, thoughts of suicide. Very restless.Could only go from bed to couch(to lay down). Off now 3 days and back on Paxil 1st day of 75mg still weak held down some food yesterday, but still don't feel like eating. I think maybe I should have been in the hospital. Had made peace with my Maker. Terrible for me. Still don't know how this is going to end up!!!! Worst experiance of my life!!!! And I've been through some shit!!! | M | 58 | 3 weeks 50 1X day | 10/9/2010 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety/OCD | I only lasted 2 days on this drug, the side effects were horrible. I tried 50MG first night, couldn't sleep for hours. Went down to 25MG second night, but side effects were still awful. Stopping the drug. Severe nausea/gastro distress, inability to eat, food tasted weird. Headache, altered mental status, very spacy and out of it. Was hard to drive. Couldn't think properly, cognitive impairment. Disoriented, confusion. Increased Anxiety/Depression. Feelings of terror, despair, hopelessness. Not sleeping or sleeping as well, waking up too soon wired and anxious. Exhaustion, inability to focus and concentrate. Bleary feeling, mind feels very uncomfortable. Agitated, jittery feeling. Very nervous, have to keep doing things. Heart beating hard, dizziness. Difficult to function on this drug. These side effects are so severe, scared me and caused panic. Revved up feeling, talking rapidly. Jaw clenching. Also-face turning red, and skin broke out on neck. Very stressed and scared. | Also experienced diarrhea, muscle twitching and tremors, shakiness, short term memory loss/forgetfulness. Felt like I was going crazy. This drug hit me like a sledge hammer! Just overall extremely uncomfortable side effects, causing suffering. Terrifying going through this. Only took for 2 days it was so bad. Hoping it wears off soon, but severe effect mentally and physically. Some minor benefits, but not worth the excrutiating side effects. This drug may be helpful for some, but I don't think I can tolerate the SNRI class of medications. | F | 50 | 2 days 50/25MG 1X day | 9/25/2010 | 3 | to replace prozac for OCD | Currently listed this med as "somewhat satisfied" - but has potential to easily go either way. I was on 40 mg of Prozac and 1 mg of klonopin for OCD / anxiety / depression / slight ADD. The Prozac tended to cause some cognitive clouding. Doc suggested 50 mg Pristiq and am trying that with the 1 mg of klonopin. The OCD / anxiety / depression / slight ADD all seem to be taken care of. The thing that is curious about this med is now it seems like the 1 mg of klonopin makes me over-sedated and my bad habits of drinking coffee and smoking - which seemed to have helped "stimulate and focus" in the past now seem as though they are not needed - will get over sedation feeling in the morning, head-aches, and some over stimulated agitation throughout the day when using these in pre-Pristiq quintiles (pack of smokes a day and drank coffee on regular basis throughout day). Under doc's supervision have started to taper off the klonopin in .25 mg increments and have reduced | M | 44 | 3 months 50 1X day | 7/25/2010 | 1 | Depression, anxiety, OCD | 50 mg of Pristiq. Appetite under control. Libido and ability to orgasm was restored. (was on Lexapro for years, and my sex life was a joke and my waist line an even bigger joke.) Felt almost human for about a week. Then all of the sudden, I went nuts. Couldn't control my anger, my crying, or my anxiety. I don't know what caused me to snap, but week #2 on Pristiq was hell. Ultimately, my p-doc saw what a mess I was and switched my meds. | If you like fantasizing about your loved ones crying over your embalmed corpse, then this is the drug for you! | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 2/1/2010 | 1 | Depression and OCD | Severe depression, suicidal thoughts and mania | Was on Prozac and switched to 50mg Pristiq. The first week of transition between the 2 drugs was great!!!! However, it only lasted a WEEK! My Dr. continued to raise my dosage in an effort to get me back to how I felt the first week however I never got there. He increased me to 200mg (saying that he had some patients on as much as 300mg). He agreed to reduce me back down after seeing worsening results. Though this was a slow transition, I still had severe withdrawal symptoms such as suicidal thoughts, severe depression, worthlessness, mania, etc. As a last ditch effort to feel normal again I opted to go holistic. I also have ADHD and purchased the book "Prescription for Nutritional Healing”(at GNC) to learn more about how to treat ADHD naturally but later realized that Anxiety, Depression, Manic Depression and even Schizophrenia were listed in the book. The book is user friendly and list out the vitamins that you should and should not take and the reason why. It also lists the essential foods that should be eaten and avoided. Example: It states wheat should be omitted completely because it has been linked to depressive disorders. Luckily, I was told of Psychiatrist who also prescribes vitamins (because it helps the body absorb the meds) to assist me in weaning off Pristiq. He mentioned that Pristiq could cause mania. Not good for me because I already had those tendencies. There is question as to whether or not I have a mild case of bipolar however the | F | 35 | 6 months | 12/22/2009 | 2 | Anxiety, OCD, Depression | Nausea, jittery hands and legs, headache, body aches, weakness, loss of appetite, groggy in the mornings. Increasing anxious thoughts. | I wouldn't recommend this med. I'm taking 50mg and it seems each day the nausea and headache feelings gets stronger. I thought I was getting the flu but come to find out it's the med. | F | 28 | 5 weeks | 12/16/2009 | 2 | ocd | severe constipation | It didn't help my symptoms much | F | 25 | 3 months | 11/20/2009 | 2 | Major Depression, Anxiety, OCD | In the beginning I had urinary discomfort and severe constipation. Then it threw me into an aggressive mania like a demon possessed me or something. This mania made me very angry and impulsive which is the complete opposite of my true nature. Sadly enough, I even became physically aggressive to my husband (he is a true trooper!). Once that subsided, I was just left feeling anxious and on the edge with a positive side of increased assertiveness (something I've been working on for years). I guess the good part is that I'm more empowered to stick up for myself and the depression isn't as severe. I also have bizarre dreams and wake up feeling totally exhausted. My libido has almost been lost completely with difficulty reaching orgasm. One last thing, if I forget to take the Pristiq, I go into a crazy mood swing. Now that I've written that all out I'm left wondering why I'm still on this pill? | Don't know if this is the right medication but too scared to try yet another!! Been on at least 7 psych meds so far. Getting kinda discouraged....sorry if I'm passing it on.... | F | 24 | 5 months | 9/21/2009 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD | Tired throughout the day regardless of sleep hours. | Within the first week I noticed a considerable difference in my level of depression. After 4 months however it seems to have lost some of its effectiveness. | F | 39 | 4 months | 7/15/2009 | 4 | anxiety, deppression and ocd | Chronic tiredness, dizziness, increased anxiety and depression, suicidal thoughts and a feeling of 'out of body'. | first weeks i was on pristiq was terrible, but the side effects, no matter how bad, do go away. YOU MUST STAY ON THIS DUG FOR AT LEAST 4 TO 6 WEEKS TO SEE THE BENEFITS. Unfortunately i started to plateau around the 7 week mark on 50mg, so upped it to 100mg. First week was great, best i've felt since needing the medication. Unfortunately i got some worse side effects after around 6 days. But now it seems that they're going away. | M | 18 | 10 weeks | 1/11/2009 | 2 | anxiety,depression,ocd | slight headache,upset stomach(mild) | have been on med a little over 2 months. not as extremely depressed however still anxious and frustrated with moderate to high depression. doctor has just added abilify to speed up effectiveness. hope it works. | M | 65 | 10 weeks | 12/15/2008 | 5 | Depression/OCD | Sharper vision, thoughts better organized, little to NO effect on libido, increased energy, helps depression perfectly with no hypomania, sedation, or spaced out feeling like other antidepressants. | Changed from Effexor XR 150mg to Pristiq 50 mg. Minimal withdrawal, side effects MUCH less pronounced. Very clean feeling from this SNRI | M | 27 | 2 weeks | 11/2/2008 | 5 | depression, ocd | None | Very smooth transition from Effexor XR. | F | 35 | 30 days | 9/17/2008 |
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. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA) FDA Approval Date: 2008-02-29