User Reviews for Pristiq oral

The first week of taking Pristiq, I experienced excessive sweating. After the first week, the sweating completely went away and it has been amazingly effective. Pristiq is the first mental disorder drug I’ve ever taken that actually helps me and has no side effects.

I used this for anxiety; specially social and generalized anxiety. the only side effects i had was dry mouth for the first month or so; initially I wasn't sure it was working so w my doctor's approval i went off and DAMN it had been working great LOL. I went right back on. I'm on a low dose so i do still have anxiety but it's no longer running my life

It seemed to work for me. Im getting out of bed everyday and engaging with life without getting triggered. No side effects except hiccups the first few days

I've only been on this for a couple of weeks. I have tried every antidepressant on the market. The SSRI which are most of them have always made me worse. Sometimes I'd hit on one that didn't have many side effects but it didn't pull me out of it but I just decided that this was as good as it'll ever be. Then one day I thought there's got to be something that will help me. I started seeing a therapist did no good because it wasn't due to circumstances every thing was great it had to be a chemical imbalance. I have spent years in bed never wanted to go anywhere or do anything. I'm not like that. I don't like wasting time I like being productive but depression is the worst. Dr decided to do the DNA test it came back with only one antidepressant pristiq. I don't have anything to lose I just hoped I could stand side effects. THERE'S BEEN NO SIDE EFFECTS. I'M FEELING SO MUCH BETTER. I KNOW IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO WORK COMPLETELY. I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING THIS JOURNEY WITH PRISTIQ. ????Read More Read Less

Pristiq was prescribed to me as I was feeling down from the pandemic, severe bushfires locally/climate change, an unplanned move interstate, and a significant career change all within the previous year. I had never taken an antidepressant and never will again. Pristiq nearly killed me. I ended up in emergency three times and sustained a fractured skull, broken and dislocated arm, and cranial hematoma. It completely flipped my life upside down for the short period of time I was on it and cost me the small amount of savings I had left after moving, because I was bedridden with severe vertigo from the injuries and unable to work. Pristiq caused the onset of fainting spells. I thought I was slipping over, but it kept happening and unfortunately I fell down a flight of stairs. It also caused the onset of severe and previously non-existent suicidal ideation and visions within a few weeks of being on it. I was assessed by a psychiatric team and told to keep taking it, despite it being completely out of character. Pristiq provided no benefit whatsoever. I experienced extreme depersonalisation and derealisation for the six weeks I was taking it. This horrible experiment that I allowed my doctor to trial resulted in months of debilitating illness that extended well beyond the time I was taking it and I had no support to come off it. I ended up quitting cold turkey and going through the bizarre withdrawals (surreal and disturbing nightmares, out of the blue agitation, insomnia, and mood swings). I would not recommend taking this drug to anybody.Read More Read Less

I had really bad anxiety and low moods but this has been very beneficial and has eased my anxiety tremendously. I was previously on Lexapro and Wellbutrin which has a negative impact on me and seemed to not help as much. This did the trick so far. I still get anxious every once in a while but I am better able to handle it and it only lasts a couple of hours vs the whole day.

I wanted to like this one so bad... It worked until it didn't. I felt my depression get better for a little bit but I'm terribly depressed now and I can't take it anymore. Switching to paxil now

It took several months to become fully effective but now that I've stayed with it my daily anxiety and triggers have calmed down as well as depression/general well being. My only real negative is how quickly you feel the withdrawal the next day, it's enough to help remind me if I forget. Overall, I'd highly recommend. -- my main issues are depression, generalized anxiety, social sit, and IBS

Wonderful med! Helped my depression immensely

This drug made me worse. Nervous and shaking. I have never experienced such bad side effects like this. Could only take it for 4 days and had to get off it.

I took Pristiq for over 10 years. It was a great benefit in the early years and over time became a problem. Dosage was increased over the years to combat diminishing returns. Side effects included severe constipation from time to time, restless leg Syndrome and impacted my central sleep apnoea. I have now been off Pristiq for 6 months and although it was very good for me initially, it became a problem and I am now fearful of trying any other anti-depressants. My Advice from my experience - try it, but put a definite time limit on its use. 6 months to 2 years and no more. Make sure you can deal with restless leg syndrome and constipation.Read More Read Less

I have been on antidepressants since the 1980s for depression and anxiety. This is the best one yet. Recently, my husband tried and failed on other meds. He was switched to desvenlafaxine and he's back to his normal self. I'm very happy.

worked extremely quickly, and had a massive impact. each med does something different for each person, it is not one size fits all. this one was absolutely amazing for me.

I've had doctors try every med under the sun for my major depressive disorder. Nothing ever came close to helping me until a mental health professional tried Pristiq. It was the difference between night and day, and honestly I'm so grateful to finally have a med work. I'm no longer overwhelmed by depression which is saying a lot because I've been battling it for decades. Do not miss a dose though, makes me feel like everything is moving constantly. This med changed my life, and I didn't want to be dependent on meds, but I'll never be without this one again. I can't stress enough how much good this has done for my life.Read More Read Less

I went from feeling like a no-energy zombie to feeling like "my old self" that I had lost for years. It does disturb my sleep alittle but not to the point of fatigue. I take a low dose Seroquel for that. I am 75 yrs. old

Pristiq changed my life. I have had anxiety off and on for 12 years and resisted prescription medications. Sometimes my anxiety would last for 3 months and sometimes for 3 days. This last time it lasted for 6 months. My doctor recommended Pristiq and I resisted even then for 3 more months. I analyzed every drug on line and was scared to take anything because each drug had issues with some people. Finally one day I had enough and told myself I had to try something. I was in "analysis paralysis" according to a friend. For the first 10 days I stressed and stressed and felt like I should not have started this. I had a tremor, headaches, still had anxiety and other side effects. However about day 11 I noticed a sharp change for the better and after about another 10 days even more. For the first time in a long time I was in a good mood for the majority of the day. I also have insomnia and take different meds for that....I was able to decrease my insomnia meds and that makes me even happierRead More Read Less

I need to preface this by saying I took a birth control called Yaz for a week and it gave me every symptom of a panic disorder. Lexapro and zoloft didn’t work; I wasn’t depressed at 22, but I was so anxious I couldn’t leave my house. I felt panicky, like I had to leave wherever I was the second I got that feeling. Doctor put me on 25mgs of Pristiq since I was having panic attacks every single day. I couldn’t hold a job, I had to stop going to classes. It was awful. I took the pristiq in the morning since I’ve had issues with insomnia in the past, and in the afternoon i started having a panic attack, but right before that high point of anxiety, I slowly felt myself come back. I got diagnosed with ADHD a few months later and was told the Pristiq also helps symptoms of ADHD and that it’s VERY likely my anxiety stems from my ADHD but was aggravated by the change in hormones from the birth control. So, not a magical pill, but if your problem is anxiety from your flight or fight system, I suggest trying this. Absolutely changed my life.Read More Read Less

I've struggled with crippling episodes of Depersonalization/Derealization. Since starting this it has relieved some of my symptoms and overall improved my quality of life. Keep hope and keep trying to get better, it will!

I’ve been on Pristiq for 10+ years now & it’s worked the best out of the many different drugs I’ve tried for my depression.

All side effects. Feels like poison. Can't sleep. This drug is the worst of all the ones I've tried, including Zoloft.