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Posted 2/5/2013 6:13 PM (GMT 0)
Just quick background...I have anxiety and depression (anxiety being the major problem). I was on lexapro for about 18 months. It worked well but I gained about 25 pounds. My primary switched me to Wellbutrin a few months ago. It was way too much of an upper and made my anxiety go crazy. I weaned off the Wellbutrin.

Today she put me on Pristiq. Anyone else on this one? Any luck? I still have about 16-18 pounds of lexapro weight to lose. I obviously don't want to gain anymore weight but I need to get my anxiety/depression under control.

Thanks, as always, for the help. Hope everyone is having a great day :)
Posted 2/5/2013 7:09 PM (GMT 0)
I have a box at home prescribed by my gp. I've been looking at it for a week not sure if I should take it or not... I have moderate to severe depression according to my doc. Let me know how it goes for you.
Posted 2/5/2013 7:15 PM (GMT 0)
I took it for a period of time while i was tapering pred and it seemed to help. After taking it for 6+ months, i felt like i was just as depressed as always and i didn't want to spend money or take another pill so i stopped it. I didn't have any adverse side effects.
Posted 2/5/2013 7:48 PM (GMT 0)
Never taken Pristiq but Cymbalta put me into a severe flare-up in a matter of days. I've never been quite the same since. Zoloft gave me insomnia and sexual side effects after one day. I would never take another antidepressant again, just my personal opinion of them.
Posted 2/5/2013 9:57 PM (GMT 0)
I wish I could be on nothing for it.. My anxiety is a nightmare. Small spaces, crowds, anywhere I feel closed in (even in the car line at school). Depression wise I just cry all the time.

Am I a peach or what?!
Posted 2/5/2013 10:10 PM (GMT 0)
I will at this point suggest you try counselling/therapy, as well as a medication to take some of the edge off your depression/anxiety.

The two (depression/anxiety) work in tandem...understanding the process helps to kick in the cognitive aspects of what's happening.

I've never been on Pristiq, but I do use Effexor XR which is in the same family.

The only thing you can do is try it....

q
Posted 2/5/2013 10:17 PM (GMT 0)
Oh I'm in counseling too :)
Posted 2/5/2013 10:37 PM (GMT 0)
It does help only so much. I have the experience as well, and it the support was so necessary. But I still have depression and anxiety. Knowing is helpful, just sucks to go through the process realising what's happening.

The meds came at a good time for me when my psychologist was off on medical crisis for over a year. While I was in my own psych crisis, the Effexor helped amazingly.

There are so many antidepressants today....but again, we have to try them in order to see how they can help us.

Keep us posted!
q
Posted 2/5/2013 10:38 PM (GMT 0)
lol. I completely understand.
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