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 anxiety | It was the most aweful experience ever. It made me have more anxiety by the euphoria,sleepless night and restless legs and memory loss.If they dont take it off the market we will all be zombies! | F | 28 | 3 days 50 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 1 | Depression | Extremely terrifying nightmares, REM Behavior Disorder, cannot get out of the dream for some time after coming out of deep REM sleep, exhaustion, insomnia, dizziness, fuzzy vision, etc, etc,, | CAUTION warning for elderly NOT shown on sample package provided me by prescribing physician. Only found out about risks to elderly when terrible side effects prompted me to go to my pharmacy where I usualyy go and request a copy of their Patient Information sheet where Caution Warning for the elderly printed thereon in CAPITALS. | M | 86 | 4 months 50 mg 1X day | 7/6/2010 | 3 | Depression & Anxiety | Extreme dizziness, brain zaps,tremors, extremely lethargic, nauseous, dry mouth, zero sex drive,jaw clenching, blurred vision, shooting pains in my arms, joint pain, headaches, unable to focus and concentrate, short term memory zapped,and WEIGHT GAIN-30lbs!!! I'm sure I missed something. | I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with Pristiq. I first started on 50mg. The initial side effects were pretty tough to deal with, but somehow I pushed thru. See side effects for what I had to put up with. But once those started to taper off life became easier to deal with but not quite up to par. So I had my doc increase my dose to 100 mg. My moods have come to a nice middle point. Not many highs and not many lows. Yes, many times I felt FLAT and the majority of the time I felt extremely UNmotivated and no matter how many hours I'd slept...it was never enough. However, I wasn't on the floor in a crying heap wanting to stab my eyes out for no valid reason. It was easy to justify staying on the med for those reasons. Now, my life is in a much better place than it was when I needed an AD. So I'm ready to try and come off of it. I tried doing it cold turkey last week without any help...all I can say is....****DON'T DO IT!!!!!***** The dizziness alone was unbearable.....but top it off with nausea, blurred vision, stomach cramps, crazy vivid dreams, hot flashes, cold flashes, crying spells....the list goes on. Inital starting side effects are nothing compared to the side effects you experience when trying to come off of it. Especially, since I've been taking it for almost a year at 100 mg. WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!? I was SO scared and upset with myself for putting this kind of toxin in my body. Oh and I forgot to mention I gained 30 pounds over the course of taking this medicatio | F | 31 | 11 months 100mg 1X day | 7/2/2010 | 1 | depression/anxiety | heart palpitations, headaches, increased anxiety, hopelessness, restlessness, crying, mood swings | This med has almost ruined my life. I would not recommend it to anyone. | F | 32 | 4 weeks 50 mg 1X day | 7/2/2010 | 2 | depression | F | 46 | 1 years 50 mg 1X day | 6/21/2010 | 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 | 2 | Depression | Only on day 3 and at the same time withdrawing from Remeron Sol-Tab. The first 2 nights slept 2 hours per night Also suffering nausea, heartburn, loss of appetite,.. | Doctor prescribed this after a relapse following 5 years depression-free. Am taking it first thing in a.m. Am determined to stick with it for a month and will report back after that time. Insomnia might be caused by Remeron withdrawal as I depended on it to get me to sleep. But thus far altogether unpleasant. | F | 67 | 3 days 50 mg 1X day | 6/11/2010 | 3 | Depression, Anxiety | Crazy dry-mouth for first 10 - 12 days. Loss of appetite (may be due to original condition). @ 15 days mostly normal, though occasionally get weird burning sensation on random patches of skin for few mins - 1/2hr at a time. Yawning. | So far so good. Takes a while to work so I'm trying to feel it. It's my first diagnosis for depression. I've been called high-functioning and up-beat during the last three years while I was depressed. | M | 43 | 20 days 50 mg 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 1 | depression | No side effects while taking med; however, if you are late at all, will start to experience withdrawal symptoms | I have never been on this type of med before. I have tried to start weaning myself off of the med and it is horrible. Nausea, dizziness, night sweats. I even wanted to call to have someone bring me my meds so I could take it again. I tried every other day and will now try cutting it in two. RESEARCH the forums. This is very common. I would NEVER take this again! | F | 45 | 3 months 50mg 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 1 | Major Depression | GREAT DRUG...until my diastolic bp entered stroke territory. Depression lifted right away, energy surge, motivation. Then, one day, brutal muscle spasms/pain/tightness in left neck, shooting through head, accompanied by crushing fatigue. When reported, doc stated that that was a common side effect. Now you tell me? Was prescribed Prozac (brand) to offset the discontinuation effects. Exp. mild body shivers when changing postion of eyes and felt bugs crawling under my skin, to the extent that I jumped out of my shirt one day, because I thought I felt a roach or beetle! Oh, and IMMEDIATE hair loss (top AND bottom) by day 14. It took Cymbalta at least 3 MONTHS before going after my hair! | Diastolic BP skyrocketed into the stroke zone. I knew that something was wrong, then decided to start monitoring my BP (otherwise normal/ even on the low side), and lo and behold, systolic, normal - diastolic well into the high 90's (normally, mid 60's). Stopped on Sat, and still diastolic still in the 80's. I knew that something was wrong when sharp pains were shooting thru my neck and into my head, and felt intermittent pains as if someone was jabbing me thru the groin with a sword. | F | 45 | 14 days 50 mg 1X day | 6/3/2010 | 1 | Major Depression | Weight gain, sleepy all the time, yawning... I would go to sleep at 10:00 PM and it was impossible to drag myself out of bed until 9:00 AM. At 2:00 PM, I'd take a nap until 5:30 PM | What good is an anti-depressant if you sleep all night and most of the day? | M | 54 | 5 weeks 50mg 1X day | 5/31/2010 | 4 | Severe Depression | Anorgasmia,Apathy,and Weight gain!!! | Pristiq 50mg has been wonderful at relieving my suicidal ideation and depressive mood!!! I felt relief within a week of taking the Pristiq. I also started taking Pristiq with Wellbutrin XL 300mg. I already take Abilify 10mg and Klonopin .5mg at night. I thought this was going to be my answer until I have put on 20 lbs in the past 4 months with no changes in my lifestyle except the fact that I started taking the Pristiq and Wellbutrin!!! I plan to taper off the Pristiq very soon, like taking it every other day for a week and see how I do??? Wish me luck and pray for me :-) | F | 40 | 4 months 50mg 1X day | 5/30/2010 | 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 and anxiety | On the l3th day, after escalating anxiety, paranoia, sweating and urinary retention I tried to commit suicide. I did not think about my family (I am 62, have a husband, three children, 8 grandchildren and had never taken an antidepressant before) I ran out of the house, stopped at a drugstore, bought and swallowed 200 aspirin caplets and a bottle of Nytol. I was found in my car an hour later. They thought I would need dialysis but cleared the aspirin after 4 days in intensive care. All the doctors and psychiatrists said it was the Pristiq. Please be careful. | F | 62 | 13 days 50 mg 1X day | 5/16/2010 | 3 | anxiety | Night sweats, jaw clenching, muscle aches | It works well for me, but the night sweats are ridiculous! I like to sleep on my side, but if my legs are touching, they sweat. I have to completely change shirts in the middle of the night. Its annoying, and not to mention, gross. The jaw clenching is also a big deal. I have to remind myself to open my jaw, and frequently find myself opening up my jaw and trying to relax the muscles around it. I told my doc about it, and he says I'm blaming the anxiety for these problems, and not the Pristiq. He tried to put me on Seroquel, but that was a nightmare!! After that experience, I rather stay at 50 mg Pristiq and continue my search for answers | F | 27 | 8 months 100 1X day | 5/11/2010 | 5 | Anxiety Disorder | None | Was on Lexapro for almost a year, but went off due to sex-drive issues. I lost 2 lbs when I switched to this drug and it helped my anxiety even more. My sex drive improved mildly, too. This is a fabulous medication and I'm very satisfied with it. | F | 25 | 4 months 50mg 1X day | 5/9/2010 | 1 | Depression | Headaches,Sleepyness,Blured Vision,Huge Pupils,Aches in my legs,weight loss due to not being hungry,loss of breath and yawning,feeling drugged,lack of concentration,loss of sexual pleasure,lack of co-ordination,dizzy spells,extreme jaw clentching. | The first few days of taking this med felt like I was takin E, or other drug.It made me need to grind my teeth and chew all day.Huge pupils and surge of energy.The after few hrs got very tired.No desire to eat for about a week.Painful headaches.It also dehydrated me.After first week, the "high"was gone, other side effects still there and I feel drugged.Like my brain is foggy.I hate it, want to get off this Med. | F | 22 | 30 days 50MG 1X day | 5/8/2010 | 3 | depression | grinding teeth, sweats, headache, nausea | F | 23 | 4 months 50 MG 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 4 | depression/anxiety | Nausea first 3 days, decreased libido | After 3 years of Celexa and feeling like I was living in a dense fog, I switched to Pristiq. Such a huge improvement. The side effects are minimal (and worth it!), and I feel like I can't make it through the day again. The depression is very controlled. Still having quite a bit of anxiety, but I feel like it is less severe. Hoping that with time, that will improve as well. Overall, very pleased. | F | 26 | 3 weeks 50 mg 1X day | 4/29/2010 | 3 | Melencholic Depression and anxiety | Was taking lexapro for 2 weeks and noticed no change in my depression so switched to pristiq. Initially good results family noticed especially noticed a change in me and was getting a better enjoyment in life. Over the last 2 weeks I have noticed irritability has increased and some suicidal thoughts have returned even though I am overseas having a good time, maybe mowing alchohol is the problem? I am not going to drink to see if I notice a change. I have also noticed quite considerable hair loss which is adding to my anxiety and depression. I just though it wad hereditary loss but not this quickly, I didn't connect it to Pristiq untill I read other users have noticed the same problem. I will speak to my doctor about this and discuss other options. | Overall it has helped me but I am conserved the side effects may make me feel worse about myself, so what's the point? | M | 33 | 2 months 50mg 1X day | 4/28/2010 |