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Dec 17, 2012, 01:50 PM
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Not sure if i spelled it right as i dont have the script yet but my doctor just called and is putting me on a med called prestique to help with my depression. Im am soooo scared of trying new meds because of my last expierences with them so i was wondering if anyone knows anything about this drug and if it has helped them or made them worse? Any information would help. Im not sure what dosage he is putting me on yet either but he did say i would only be taking one every other day. Plz if you know anything im begging for a response!
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Dec 17, 2012, 02:14 PM
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I had severe vision problems: eye pain, couldn't focus, blurred vision. I took only a few doses. Think I had some sort of allergy.
No lasting problems once I stopped. |
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Dec 17, 2012, 03:11 PM
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Thanks roadie. Did you have to take it everyday or once every other day..just wondering. I fear and am absloulty terrified of new meds..almost every medication ive been on have suffered from bad side affects...i even had severe side affects from a side affect blocker lol..how ironic
 just wondering..i really dislike the thought of trying something new but because of my last therapy appointment with my counselor and my doc seeing my chart has decided i need something else along with the neurontin i take.
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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.*Current-Diagnosed-Bipolar1 W/physcotic features,OCD,PTSD,Anxiety disorder,and Agoraphobia,Current meds-neurontin 600mg3x a day, pristique 50mg 1 every other day. meds tried-zoloft,abilify,seroquel,depakote,lithium,trilafol,tegretol,buspar,visteral,remeron,geodon,perphenazine,lamictal,risperdal,cogentin for sideaffects but made gums change color
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Dec 17, 2012, 04:47 PM
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Pristiq?
I've taken Effexor, which is a lot like Pristiq. If you end up liking pristiq but can't afford it then it's a possibility that generic effexor would work just as well. Pristiq is an SNRI like Effexor and Cymbalta, which means it has a significant effect on Norepinephrine as well as Serotonin. They are just like SSRI's (if that is what you have experience with), save a stronger affect on the norepinephrine. |
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Dec 18, 2012, 07:11 AM
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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.*Current-Diagnosed-Bipolar1 W/physcotic features,OCD,PTSD,Anxiety disorder,and Agoraphobia,Current meds-neurontin 600mg3x a day, pristique 50mg 1 every other day. meds tried-zoloft,abilify,seroquel,depakote,lithium,trilafol,tegretol,buspar,visteral,remeron,geodon,perphenazine,lamictal,risperdal,cogentin for sideaffects but made gums change color
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Dec 18, 2012, 03:31 PM
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I think a certain amount of side effects are to be expected ... Minor stuff.. Certainly NOT Hallucinations... Research the medication online before you take it, that way you will know the common side effects.
Seems to me your on a pretty high dose of Neurontin.. Is it 600mg 3 times a day? ..Or a total of 600mg per day?? .... I take 300mg total per day, I refuse to take more since it can cause weight gain. Good luck
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Dec 18, 2012, 04:13 PM
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Pristiq is an antidepressant, not an antipsychotic. It is more or less the same thing as effexor, although I think it is supposed to have fewer side effect issues, maybe fewer withdrawal issues.
I took it for quite awhile with no problems at all, and when I did come off of it I had no withdrawal issues like I had with effexor. |
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Dec 18, 2012, 04:50 PM
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Dec 19, 2012, 05:34 AM
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thanks again
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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.*Current-Diagnosed-Bipolar1 W/physcotic features,OCD,PTSD,Anxiety disorder,and Agoraphobia,Current meds-neurontin 600mg3x a day, pristique 50mg 1 every other day. meds tried-zoloft,abilify,seroquel,depakote,lithium,trilafol,tegretol,buspar,visteral,remeron,geodon,perphenazine,lamictal,risperdal,cogentin for sideaffects but made gums change color
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