Posted by SLS on May 30, 2015, at 9:52:42
In reply to Destabilizingwant to discontinue Pristiq trial, posted by Sac on May 30, 2015, at 9:20:45
> I started Pristiq 50 mgs about two months ago. At first, I seemed to tolerate it well but I was switching over from Prozac 40mgs. which I have been on for years. Perhaps the Prozac still being in my system was helping me tolerate the startup on Pristiq. Well now two months later I have had several panic attacks which I have not had in years thanks to the Prozac. My mood has worsened and I feel the ugly depression slowly creeping back and trying to take me under. I'm scared that I have destabilized myself by the switch to Pristiq. I was very anxious last week and called my doctor to ask to switch back to Prozac. He said to increase the Pristiq to 100 mgs. and see how I feel. Well, first of all i am already anxious and getting paranoid and depressed and so I am reluctant to increase .
> I am scared that I could become psychotic since I also have a history of psychotic depression and do not ever wish to experience that again. Other issues I have with Pristiq is it's causing mood swings and headaches. Plus, I don't have insurance and it costs me $280 a month. Anyone have any experiences with Pristiq?I can understand your doctor's thinking regarding increasing the Pristiq. I have not seen 50 mg/day perform well overall. He might be thinking that you are deteriorating because you are relapsing for not being on Prozac as well as not being on an effective dose of Pristiq. It would be as if you were taking nothing at all for an extended period of time.
I can also understand your thinking regarding increasing the Pristiq. I'm sure you know that Pristiq is an active metabolite of Effexor. How did you react to Effexor? My impression of Pristiq is that it is somewhat superior to Effexor. However, if you reacted badly to Effexor, I would be inclined to think that a similarly bad reaction to Pristiq at this point warrants consideration of discontinuing it. Have you ever had a psychotic reaction to any antidepressant? If so, which ones?
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