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Old Jan 16, 2015, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Wander View Post
Damn! Discontinuing (slowly as advised) Pristiq is making me even more wild an anxious.I am jumping out of my skin and could burn holes in the wall with my stare. Without really thinking about it I started drinking at midday, self medicating I guess. So frustrating as I am coming off the Pristiq to try and stop this mixed state and rapid cycling but the side effects coming off it only make me more unwell. Hopefully they will pass soon.
When I was in your shoes, I increased my stabilizers and reduced my AD, taking a small AD boost if things got hairy so that it wasn't too crazy.
Thanks for this!
Wander