Brintellix Side Effects Severe (Page 4)

DESPERATELY NEED HELP ABOUT BRINTELLIX!!! I have been on 5mg Brintellix for last 10 weeks. About 9 days About 9 days ago I started to feel like i was coming down with flu. week progressed and flu like symptoms got worse every day: flushing, feeling like i had high fever but without actual fever, agitation, muscle cramps, bad nausea, diahrrea all day long, fast heart beat, headache, etc. after several days of symptoms getting worse, on Sunday last I had the feeling i was going to DIE!!! worst flu like symptoms and severe anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. I skipped the sunday dose and then cut the monday dose down to 2.5mg. it is wednesday, and most of bad symptoms have gone to mild or moderate. Dr thinks i had case of serotonin syndrome n this med. But, no one can explain why side effects started at 9 weeks and not beginning!! Today was better side effect wise, still nausea, diahrrea (but not as bad), agitation, no appetite (cannot eat at all). Here is kicker: dr wants me to take 2.5mg every other day as wants to keep depression and anxiety symptoms down. I am praying to GOD this works! Anyone out there have a similar experience??? I really desperately need help on this !! Please let me know!

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Re: Lynn (# 11)

Been on this Brintellix for 3 weeks. First 2 weeks fantastic, this week he'll on earth. Awful anxiety, sickness, chest pains, palpationso. Chronic cough. Just such a terrible time. Emerncy appointment with my doctor this morning, felt I had no control and was going crazy. Could not stop sobbing my eyes out. Prior to this was on Citalopram for 17 years. Doctor told me to stop and go back to citalopram. On the other hand my husband has been taking this for 6 weeks with no visible problems. My heart goes out to all you people who are having the same reaction as me, how am I ever going to come out the other side of this

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I've been on 10mg of Brintellix for about 3 months and I am experiencing a euphoria-like feeling. Now, it should be a positive thing but this euphoria leads me to want to drink alcohol and when I start to drink I usually end up being so drunk so quickly that I can not remember half of the things I say or do. This sort of behavior has lead me to having unprotected intercourse with two different people. I wouldn't be with either of them if I could stay sober but this euphoric feeling makes me act very impulsively. I feel like an ***** for doing those things and not thinking clearly. Anyways, does anyone also have cravings for alcohol while taking this medicine?

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Re: Lynn (# 11)

I was on 5 mg. of Trintellix for only a month, I had severe side effects so went off cold turkey. It's been two weeks now and I have been and STILL AM suffering immensely. I have so much swelling that I am having to wear my husband's clothing. Anxiety level is terrible and the insomnia, sweats, confusion, brain zaps, extreme muscle tension and stiffness, crying outbursts, and generally just feeling like I'm in my own body is driving me crazy.

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Re: luna (# 62)

Hi. I am a Danish woman. I have stopped Brintellix 3 days ago, also because of side effects. I am going trough exactly the same symptoms like you. I can see it’s only 8 days since you posted this. Are you feeling better? It’s the 4th time I try Brintellix. Tried it before with other medications. But now I will NEVER take it again. It doesn’t help my depression. Feel worse than ever! Hope you’re feeling better. Best wishes??

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Re: Line69 (# 64)

Hi! I saw your post. Wanted to share the story following the euphoria-like state i was in. So by november i had taken Brintellix for about 3-5 months. I felt really out of control, I started to think maybe i am bipolar or the medication has triggered bipolar disorder in me. There is research that indicates to that possibility as well. So in the beginning of december 2017 i ran out of my prescription and i had problems getting it so there was a 5 day span where i didn't get to take brintellix. The withdrawal was so severe and one night i drank to calm my anxiety. I did not drink much but it was enough for my brain to totally crash. Basically i had a pshycotic break, I cut my wrists and was taken to the hospital. After that I was out for about 2 weeks on some pshycotics and during that time i decided I will never take any sort of medication ever again. I quit my job, became very isolated, stopped partying and went on a holiday under palm trees, with the last savings I had. I highly recommend going on a vacation for a month, somewhere warm and nice, totally different nature and environment that you live in. It really helped me to be honest, to be in a different environment, getting sun, swimming, etc because where i live, 9 months out of 12 it is cold and dark. Travelling with a friend or even on your own should be the first thing on the list for beating depression. I feel like I am becoming more attached to myself again, I am not interested in things i liked before, but i like new things now, spiritual and educational, etc kind of things. Oh, and also I quit facebook, instagram, news. I try to consume those things as little as possible because I realise i need to live my life, not follow others all the time and compare my life with them. It is something we unconciously all do on a daily basis and it makes us depressed even more. So for me, I quit everything i had been doing and went on a vacation, it really opened me up spiritually and i somehow started to heal. The feeling of not giving a s*** about what others think and quitting my job and other things/people in my life was scary but liberating at the same time. So i encourage anyone battling depression, before you take medication, take a break. Get the money and if you dont have it, take a loan from a friend, etc and go travel.

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Re: luna (# 62)

To me that sounds like it could be a manic or hypomanic episode and I would share that info with my Dr asap

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Hi! I've been on Trintillex for 7 weeks my intercisial cystitis started to flare up after 2 years is this a coincidence. I am also taking have of a 5 mg. Experimenting myself. I feel agitated today,annoyedas well. Took 5 mg couldn't sleep all night. So lam trying every second day. Unless my IC doesn't go away then lam stopping Trintillex that's it. Hope this helps. Jl

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Great to hear some one out there is taking Trintillex and your taking it every second day. Iam very sensitive to antidepressants so l have to keep to a low dose. As onTrintillex for 7and half weeks couldn't sleep only got 2 to 4 hours sleep. Went off it stopped taking the Trintillex to fast the withdrawal lasted 3 weeks. Was really bad pain every place. Switching to Zoloft or Escitalipram one or the other. Iam going to take the lower dosage try it every second day.and hopefully this will help me. Let me know how your doing on 2.5 mg every second day. Much appreciation and I'll say good good luck to the both of us. Joni

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Forgot to mention l will be speaking to a phychitrist by phone which l had my family doctor arrange for me. Because of the covid he's just doing his first appointment by phone. I really hope he has something to offer me because l do need to talk to him badly.And he specialize in metal health. Take care. Joni

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Re: LKC (# 13)

I went from Cymbalta which did nothing to 10 mg of Trintellix 2x a day. I had an immediate lifting of my depression. About a week later I had itching that was driving me crazy, followed by a rash - individual pimple like bumps on chest and back. These turned into hives and crusty like scabs. I went to Urgent Care on the weekend. Doctor told me to go back to Cymbalta. He gave me a prescription for Hydroxyzine Pamoate 25 mg 4x day. The itching was gone after a couple of days. Hives lasted a few more days. The itching and hives were so bad that it seemed to be an by allergic reaction rather than just a side effect. I have had allergic reactions to two other drugs. I now think I should have tried 5 mg of Trintellix and given it more time. I also had a headache and threw up multiple times each day, i have hardly ever thrown up before in my life. Dr. wants me to try Lexapro. Will try it, but hoping that I can try Trintellix with something for nausea and itching since my depression was so much better.

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