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Pristiq, which contains the active ingredient Desvenlafaxine, is an antidepressant.

Some of the most common side effects include: nausea, drowsiness, sexual dysfunction and constipation.

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For 18 years I have been taking Prozac. Each time I have attempted to change, under the care of a physician, I've touched the bottom of depression again. During the last several years my dosage has been upped to 40 mg in the AM and 40 in the PM. I've suffered anxiety, expecially upon awakening in the morning. In the last 10 years I've been divorced from a man with passive-aggressive tendancies. I go to a well reputed psychologist,exercise and eat well. I regularly meditate and do daily journaling,etc. I'm now married to a good person. My psychologist, chiropractor and others have voiced a belief that I may well not need anti-depressants any longer. Over the last 4-6 weeks my GP has titrated the prozac down to 0 and initiated Pristique, 50 mg in the AM. Tis the season, I know, but I am currently having a melt down. I am a school administrator. I'm questioning decisions I've made (am obsessed with them), am grumpier with my spouse and finally yesterday just cried my heart out. It takes weeks to get into my GP, although I may call him. He said that if things didn't work out, I could always go back on the Prozac. My question is: I feel good about decreasing the need for so much prozac. Is going back to it the answer, or can I take more Pristique, or will it take more time (and can I afford it - will I be so wacky as to mess up my job, relationships etc. The closest good psychiatrist is miles away and, due to snow storms, it's impossible to get there right now. Will you please give me some guidance/input?

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Michel,
Don't let others decide whats best for you. If prozac works-it works. It's not wrong to need medication. Please be proud of who you are as you are. You need to see a psychiatrist- you wouldn't hesitate to make the drive if it were another kind of health issue. GP's are not trained to treat mental illness. Good luck.

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I have been taking Prestique for about 3 months now. Has anyone ever felt more depressed on it. I feel very fatigued, not able to concentrate at my job, and could care less about everything that goes on in my life. I don't like how this makes me fee.

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have people anything to say about weight gain and prestique? I have gained a lot on lexapro & would love a weight neutral option.

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I have no desire for food, nor does a friend of mine on Prestiq. People pay money to lose weight and this has done it for me. I don't have an appetite. Sexually it slows things down, but at least I feel it compared to other depressants. I feel good, some nausea, insomnia, but that is worth feeling awesome! I have my life back. What works for me may NOT always work for someone else, but my friend and I like it.

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I took Pristique last summer. It was the worst time in my life. I caused severe anxiety and depression. I could not function. When I told my doctor about it he told me that was the only medicine I could take. I left him and am now on Paxil. What a huge difference. Pristique could be very dangerouse if given to the wrong person.

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Anyone try Prestiq that had been on Zoloft. I want to find something else due to all the weight gain on Zoloft, but am afraid to try. Its been disastrous in the past trying newer antidepressants - I end up back on the Zoloft.

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I would also like to know if anyone has tried Prestique after being on Zoloft. I had a lot of weight gain on Zoloft and my doctor changed me to Prestique today.

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I am thinking about switching from cymbalta to pristique. The best anti-depressant I have ever taken was Parnate an MAO inhibitor. I quit taking it because the side effects became a problem as I got older.I have never found another where I did not gain weight and I felt so wonderful. Has anyone tried Cymbalta and Prestique (not at the same time). If so, which did the best for you?

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Has anyones MD ever told of the weight gain prior to taking and why is that not talked about before treatment?

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I started Prestique 6 days ago and thus far it has been a nightmare. I have had unrelenting diarrhea, my eyes are so dialated I look like I'm stoned, confusion, blurred vision, EXTREME muscle weakness in my legs, mild tremors, and cannot sleep. I called Wyeth and they said all of the symptoms, with the exception of the muscle weakness, were expected. I'm stopping the drug. I cannot even imagine what the side effects will be in a month. I would/will not recommend this drug to anyone.

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i hated paxil with a passion...it mad me hate myself more and more..i would cry all the time...and tell myself how ugly and fat i was...now im on calexa...and i like the way it makes me feel...

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with reading all the comments above I am now very fearful of taking prestique. I have been on Clexa for years now but it does not help my OCD and have been told that the prestique will. The stress that I am under now has my OCD off the charts so I start the prestique tomorrow. Now, I am very unsure with all the negative comments about it.

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I took Zoloft prior to taking Prestiq. Zoloft did NOTHING for me and I feel I was on it longer than I should have been. I was told to switch to Prestiq. I HATE IT. It has just occurred to me that this drug is the reason for my ridiculous ANXIETY I have been having. With Zoloft the withdrawals happen after a few days (There were a couple times I was out of town and completely forgot to refill my prescription) but with Prestiq? If you forget ONE DAY? the eyes start to dart all over the place after only like a half a day. Then the nausea sets in. Now I'm finally realizing the edginess and anxiety (in my chest) is from this drug! Unfortunately I had to refill it again since I couldn't get into the doctor and I didn't want the withdrawals. Another wasted $55. I don't need a drug for depression, I need something to take the edge off, to keep me from biting peoples heads off, to keep me from hating my husband just because he brushes his teeth too loud! (no joke)

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I took Zoloft for 2 yrs with great results mentally, the weight gain is not acceptable to me so I weaned myself off ,every other day to every 3rd day etc. Since then I have been okay, mild symptoms but nothing I cannot deal with, just an occasional Xanex? My MD suggested Prestique for menopause and after reading all the bad reviews I will not even attempt it. Weight gain is an unfortunate side effect for all things that make you feel better mentally?

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I took Cymbalta before, and it was terrible. As soon as I start taking it, I began having vivit nightmare that involves murder. I could not sleep fear of that and also have had experience of feeling like in the elevator going down fast (zaping sensation). I kept taking for about a week and had to come off of it.

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I took prestiq 50 mg for 2 in a half months. is was horrible. my friend had recommended it to me because is was working great for her. but she was on like 9 other phyc meds. after the first two weeks of taking prestiq i starting getting really really tired and i noticed myself sleeping all day til three when my kids got home. i was getting worse and worse every day. i lost interest in everything i mean EVERYTHING. I didnt even want to shower.go to the store somke a cigarette, NOTHIN!!!... then i had enough and I said screw this... I was so frieking depressed i didnt even feeling like googling the side effects if i would quit suddenly..go figure..then i just cold turkey quit..Holy s***...ive been sweating for five days really really bad.. bad bad headaches.. in bed day and night. a wierd feeling in my right side of the inside of my brain which as i write this continues to come and go...i have had the worst experience with the antidepressant prestiq.. it should be prescribed for patiants who want to die slowly cause that is exactlly what it made me feel like... STAY AWAY FROM PRESTIQ. trust im just like u out there fighting not to b depressed and i wouldnt post anything if it wasnt 100% true...this drug will destroy u.. i am still in withdrawl it's been 5 days...Good luck to those currently on it!

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Has anyone had atrial fibrillation while on Prestiq? I had to go off it. I am now on Multaq per my cardiologist.

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I have been on Prestiq for 3 months now. For the most part, I have been VERY happy with how I have been feeling. I actually didn't tell my husband that I started taking it for the 1st month. When i finally told him, he thought that I was on something because he felt like got his wife back. The problem that i have been having are the being tired all the time. BUT, I thought that maybe this could because of the intense, Grammy worthy, twighlight zone dreams that I have been having. My worst one was last night.....it was HORRIBLE!!! I am actually tearing up as I am typing this. has anyone had these types of dreams? Please Help!!!

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Re: Amber (# 20)

I have weird dreams, other then that prestique has been the best antidepressant I have taken. I couldn't list the many, many different kinds of antidepressants I have been on the past 30 years. It keeps me functional, not crying everyday. I am a caregiver for my 41 yr.old son and 93 yr old mother. I have to be functional or their lives are at stake.

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

I have been taking this for 8 days now and am severely depressed. More than before I started taking it. Contacted doctor 3 days ago and no response.

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Re: ivy (# 5)

I had no weight gain. Was not hungry

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Re: amberbeth (# 105)

I started with welbutrin but had a bad reaction although i did like it. Now I'm going to try prestique hope it works just as well.

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Hello,
I was on Zoloft that after 3 weeks of getting accustomed to it was completely improving my life. I had to stop it though due to side effects. No sex life, had to take meds to sleep, couldn't hold a thought. I only tried Pristiq for 3 weeks a couple years ago. It was beginning to help but I thought it was making me break out real bad. I stopped it and the breaking out didn't improve so I'm trying it again now . I'm only on the second day. This is probably the 13th antidepressant I have tried. Had too many adverse reactions and side effects on all of the. Hope fully this helps!!

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My mum has just started pristque and she said it's really good , I hope it stays that way for her

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I was told to take mine in the morning, to avoid the dreams if I was to get them.

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NEVER EVER BEEN AS TORTURED WITH A MEDICATION AS I HAVE WITH PRISTIQ!! Over the years, I've hit them all. Prozac worked for me for a number of yrs fluctuating dosages... Stable at 40mg. Divorce, finances, troubled child, aging mother...yadda yadda.....Went cold turkey on PRISTIQ just 3 days ago.....probably a stupid move...none the less.... ANYTHING was better than the horrific nightmares, isolation, temper tantrums, sweats....PANIC TREMORS experienced. Luckily, my friend was here this evening as I began to hallucinate and thought I was having a stroke. She called 911.... I was humiliated! Had trouble w/ my name. Thoughts of suicide, hopelessness, helplessness, futility surrounded my consciousness and unconsciousness like a tornado! NO MORE ANTIDEPRESSANTS FOR ME!!! Perhaps, I am just drug resistant....I don't know. There is a relatively newly FDA approved treatment for severe depression for drug resistant people called TMS. My psychiatrist has me on a waiting list for such treatment. I will attempt this treatment. If unsuccessful, than I will live with my depression and anxiety. I don't want to die ....until my time comes as a human being. We seem to have immersed ourselves into a chemically based "band-aided" society as opposed to having been taught "coping skills" to get through the turbulence of living...especially in such terror based times. This is not to say that certain drug therapies are not necessary for truly chemically imbalanced brain disorders....but the "prescription pads" have taken over the medical and therapeutic educators requirements to receive their PHD'S!!!!

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How long before you felt some what like yourself again? I've been on about 2 weeks I feel confused. Not bad but not great like my old self.

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I took prestique for a month and felt worse after three weeks I broke it in half the a quarter then stopped completely. Now I'm up all night itching

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Anybody expereince moodswings and major weepiness from prestique??? I have been on it for 2 weeks, but have stopped taki...

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my dr wants to put me on prestique to help with stress and to help my sex drive ## Pristiq contains the active ingredien...

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Has anyone experienced this high blood pressure and severe headaches with Prestique 100mg a day? I have been on it for 4...

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Have been on cymbalta and now prrestique....nausea every day and very constipated...have been seeing my gastro dr. and t...

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I took prestique before my pregnancy and my dr. Put me back on after because of my depression but I am worried to increA...

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