PRISTIQ Reviews (DESVENLAFAXINE SUCCINATE)

Average Rating: 2.8 (628 Ratings)

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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.   FDA Approval Date: 2008-02-29 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Bipolar, depression, rapid cycling Severe and acute florid MANIC episode on this med. I do not recommend at all for Bipolar l. Be VERY wary of the noradrenergic effects! Florid dreams. Have now stopped and substituted an SSRI without the the noradrenergic effect. Make sure you are under specialist med supervision during any *changeover*! Do not take ANY alcohol with this med. From my own experience, I feel this med should be contraindicated for Bipolar_1 patients. I experienced a brief but heightened frightening manic episode on this med. Other meds i am on included: Seroquel 350mg/day, Lamictal 200mg/day, Diazepam prn.... I feel it is the noradrenergic effect that led to the acute manic episode. My later switch to an SSRI without that NA effect,namely citalopram-GA. (Celexa) helped me so much more,, as well as having a beneficial effect on my GAD. My warning is that desvenlafaxine and Bipolar 1 do not seem to agree. At least >> that's my personal experience. M 54 20 days
25 1X day
12/17/2012
 4  Depression, alcohol overuse I have pressure in the eyes(mild), sleepier than before, tinitus(mild), weight loss(bonus!), improved my asthma (bonus!), skin irritation(mild) ejaculation issues at first but mostly went away at six weeks I found this drug amazingly relaxing and still had sexual function on 100mg. Weight loss was a bonus. However, when I ran out of medication for 3 days recently, I had visual and auditory distortions/halucinations. I saw wallpaper crawing at one point and also a room full of white mist that wasnt there. DONT RUN OUT OF PILLS It seems stopping could be a bummer M 54 3 months
100 1X day
12/10/2012
 2  Depression and anxiety Nausea extreme. Headaches like hangover. 9 days in no more than 4 hrs sleep at night from nausea. So tired but wide awake. In second week 2 major panic attacks and now anxiety has kick ed in restless all night and half day. No appetite. Lost 4kilo . Now on Maxalon to stop nausea. Feel less depressed but extremely anxious. Dr has asked to stickit out a lilittle longer as few says ago asked to change med. F 36 2 weeks
50mg
12/8/2012
 4  depression Loss of libido, thinning hair, occasionally spacey. F 26 4 years
50
12/7/2012
 3  menopause and anxiety mild side effects to start with like headaches, dizziness, no weight gain Being on pristiq 50 mg for 5 months now. At after a couple weeks on the tablets and things settled down i was amazed how good I felt back to my old self but as time has gone on I have notice if I miss a tablet I end up with vetigo and nasea and has been expericeing really bad dreams and feel like I have no soul as I have always been a caring person I do not like the person I have become, the memory loss has been unreal and feel like you are going crazy. I have decided to start taking myself of pristiq slowly. All I can say is it is a shame that pristiq did not work for long and I will not be recommending them to anyone.... F 51 5 months
50 mg 1X day
11/27/2012
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 5  Migraines I took this strictly for migraines and if it wasnt for this pill i would be bedridden. This pill helped me start working again and able to spend time with my kids :) thank you pristiq!!! F 37 1 days
50mg
11/19/2012
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 4  Depression/Anxiety Problems reaching sexual peak, fatigue, weight gain I have been on pristiq 50mg for 11 months now. I am beginning to feel as though it has tapered in it's positive effects for me. I am extremely tired, and starting to feel down again. When I first began taking it, within 2 weeks I was back to the person I was before I was depressed. I find that if I forget to take it (and/or can't afford it in time for the next month) within two days I am EXTREMELY irritable, I can't see my vision gets so foggy, and I am so tired and anxious that I can't think straight. Although I am now experiencing some negatives, the first 9 months of taking the medication have helped me immensely. This is the first medication I have tried for depression, and perhaps it has just run its course, and it is time for me to move on to a new one. F 26 11 months
50mg 1X day
11/15/2012
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 1  MDD Fever. Left shoulder n joint PAIN and left neck PAIN. From shoulder to neck. Got off meds. 1 month stiffness or Bursitis has remained. No previous or other problems. F 47 2 days
50mg
11/10/2012
 1  Depression, Bipolar 1, GAD/Panic D short-term MEMORY LAPSES/gaps/blanks (SEVERE!!) which aggravates anxiety/depression/panic attacks++. Night sweats!, reduced libido(++), intention tremor (e.g.. difficulty writing addresses on letters), depression =only mildly improved; anorexia++, florid dreams/nightmares++, early morning awakening, slight weight-gain despite anorexia. Anorexia: severe! Anergia: severe. Mood *snaps*/fluctuations: rapid cycling and mixed states. On averages, and based on my own experience, i do not recommend Pristiq for people with Bipolar 1 (depressive phase). I'm planning to taper off (am on only 50 mg every 2nd day)..It may work for some but, so far, not for me. Did not really have a noticeable pos effect on anxiety. Depression has been marginally improved.But would/will it last? I doubt it M 54 30 days
50 MG 1X day
11/6/2012
 3  Post Natal anxiety Felt good on it .. It got rid of my anxiety immediately and I would stay on it but it's causes me to gain weight.. Just seem To want to eat so much extra carbs and sugary foods.. I'm on day 3 of cold turkey and feel awful All the symptoms other people mention The vertigo brain zaps crying .... But I can't wait to be off it I just hope my weight comes down F 31 2 years
50
10/20/2012
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 4  Depression and anxiety Weight gain 15 kg + despite diet and exercise. Terrible shock type sensation if you miss a daily dose and dizziness sometimes. It has been an extremely effective medication for me, but I want to come off it due to the weight gain. Choice - fat and happy or slim and miserable? There has to be something better! In the past I have taken 200mg daily, but the affect of the medication was no more effective then when I have taken 100mg, except for worsening side effects, absolutely no sex drive - at all F 40 2 years
100mg 1X day
10/17/2012
 4  mood, depression, anxiety I have been taking pristiq for 4 months and it has helped and I have even lost a little bit of weight. It's the first medication that I have took and not have suicidal breakdowns. I do have anger problems. I can handle the kids great but I get very angry with my husband. Plus, I do get migraine's with it. F 31 4 months
50 mg
10/15/2012
 1  Severe Depression Severe exhaustion, loss of moods (i was like a zombie), loss of memory. Took this my freshman year of college. Looking back, I have hardly any recollection of my freshman year. Bits and pieces come back to me, but it is nothing compared to the memory of my sophomore-senior years. I ended up going off it after a year. The medication was too much for me. I am on citalophram now and am doing much better! F 21 1 years
50 MG 1X day
10/8/2012
 4  cronic depression/panic anxiety waking dreams, trouble peaking during sex, tired I have been fighting depression and anxiety attacks since I was a child. After a few months on pristq i cant tell believe how well im doing. its like I am a whole new person.However, I have more nightmares than i recall befor taking this medication and cant seem to sleep for more than a few hours at a time. I also cant seem to enjoy sex with my husband, but alot of wifes these days have that problem :).my only true complaint is how tired I seem to be and have difficulty holding my weight. I, unlike others taking this medication, have a problem loosing weight on pristiq. I simply dont want to eat anymore and my stomack had problems holding too much food aswell. But all in all i have to say these problems are far less of a problem than my life time of destress. I have been able to find peace and willing to pay any price to be able to look in the mirror and love what looks back. F 24 9 months
50mg 1X day
10/1/2012
 5  ptsd Amazing. Weight loss. Even temper. Normal sleep. Thought organization. Energy!!!! F 26 3 days
100
9/10/2012
 4  Depression and Anxiety Slight nausea during the first week, sweating, head feels thick at times and slight chest tightening. No sexual side effects. I have taken Pristiq four different times since 2008. During the last six years, I have experienced episodes of depression due to stressful life circumstances. I can honestly say that Pristiq helped my depression, especially the first time. A month after starting it in 2008, I felt completely normal with absolutely NO anxiety. A WORD OF CAUTION: Withdrawal from Pristiq is notoriously difficult! It helped me with depression but withdrawal needs to be gradual. DO NOT stop taking it cold turkey. I tried that (I know, stupid on my part) after several months of taking it in 2008. The withdrawal effects of stopping cold turkey included awful brain zaps and mood swings. Withdrawal over a two week period was nowhere near as bad. However, be ready to deal with your body resetting and adjusting to not having the drug. I wouldn't call it a miracle cure. Personally, I view antidepressants as a temporary solution. The right drug can help as long as the antidepressant effect exists and the side effects are tolerable. M 40 18 months
50 MG 1X day
9/8/2012
 1  Depression/Mild Anxiety first couple of weeks seemed ok, experienced some memory loss but attributed that to the Valium I had started at the same time. Now the Valium is a thing of the past, and so is my memory. I cannot remember anything! literally impossible to book an appointment and show up on time, my keys are lost, my wallet is regularly lost, remote always lost, 3 pairs of sunglasses and 3 hats lost. Some of these items show up for a day or two, then are lost again. My sex drive is zero, I have had strange episodes which have been quite hallucinatory, my vision is often shaky and now I have started getting 'zaps' also. I'm confused and feeble minded, from a normally high functioning person. I have had strange violent thoughts when waking, that I quickly forget, that make me wonder what's going on in my head while I'm sleeping. My doctor never warned me about the dependence issues associated with this drug and I'm not happy. I'm scared to come off it and not sure about how to do it. I keep booking appointments at the doctor, but missing them because my memory is so screwed. I can't cook food for my family properly any longer as I cannot properly multi-task. I even forget to pick up the kids from school! I don't know what to do with myself unless I drink strong coffee or something, anything to pull me out of this haze. This is a very dangerous substance, and I would advise extreme caution for any new users. AVOID!!! M 34 45 days
50mg 1X day
9/6/2012
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 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  Depression heavy menstrual bleeding/clotting, yawning, vivid dreams, night sweats, memory loss and/or impaired recall, normal sex drive, lethargy, cholesterol went from good to high - since quitting Pristiq 4 months ago, but cholesterol is back to the Excellent range, dry mouth but not too bad, Pristiq seemed wonderful after Lexapro. Energy level was better & not near as tired, fewer vivid dreams. After 3 yrs. of counseling it was time to take the leap and see if I could manage without - life situations improved GREATLY! Started by decreasing from 100 mg to 50 mg a day. Was on that dosage for 3-4 months. Then decided to completely discontinue. Pristiq is not available in a dosage smaller than 50 mg - the starter packs might have a 25 mg, but I could not get that through my prescription plan. Anyway, instead of 50 mg every 24 hours I switched to 50 mg every 36 hours. my doctor wanted me to do 32 hours, but then I would of had to get up in the middle of the night to take med. I stayed on this schedule for 2-3 weeks then increased the time in between doses to 48 hours - again did this for 2-3 weeks then increased to 60 hours in between doses for 2-3 weeks and then 72 hours. Once i got to this point i noticed that the interval was too long in between doses and I was having more exaggerated ups and downs - the downs being the worse - lots of crying and lack of concentration. This was the week before Easter Sunday and i had a couple days off so I figured I could be home and just quit. I am proud to say that was the best decision I made. No, it wasn't a picnic - was irritable, angry, emotional, upset stomach, diarrhea, and a few other side effects. I experienced that ZAPPING feeling that people talk about - so strange!! Overall I think i had it pretty e F 38 18 months
100 1X day
8/17/2012
 3  Depression Excessive Carb/Sweet cravings Dry mouth Low Sex Drive Foggy Brain Tired I started taking this drug in 2010. I had tried several others over the years and had every conceivable side effect the drug had, but Pristiq worked for me initially, until I gained 30 pounds! I have never had a problem with my weight and now I have no energy and crave, crave, crave sweets and bread products uncontrollably. I intend to go off it soon so the withdrawl symptom remarks concern me. I went without it for a couple of days and experienced all the symptoms that have been described here by others. F 47 2 years
50 MG 1X day
8/17/2012

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