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Oct 18, 2017, 04:53 PM
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My insurance will no longer over my pristiq I have been in for over a year with success. I'm worried about it but remain optimistic. Saw pdoc today and he said I get depressed too easily not to be on some type of antidepressant. So he put me on Effexor xr 75mg.
Experiences? I want to remain stable! Also! I DID ALL MY NEW HIRE PAPERWORK for my new job!
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Oct 18, 2017, 04:58 PM
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I have been on Effexor as part of my med cocktail for quite a while.
I have had no issues with it and it seems to help me. I understand that coming off of it can be tough and you have to come of it slowly. So far my experience with it has been good. I take 225mg a day.
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Oct 18, 2017, 05:05 PM
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Before my diagnosis I was on 500mg for 4 years. Looking back I think I was hypomanic most of that time. I had to go ip to go off it. It was a very uncomfortable experience. I hope it works well for you.
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Oct 18, 2017, 05:34 PM
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I took Effexor 200mg for over 4 years...and loved it. Very effective for depression and anxiety with no side effects except a bit of nausea the first few days after I started it.
When I had to stop it eventually my pdoc gave me a tapering schedule to follow over a couple of weeks and I had no discontinuation symptoms. Hope it will do well for you too!
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Oct 18, 2017, 06:11 PM
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I had lots of nausea on Effexor and it didn't go away - stopped it
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Oct 18, 2017, 07:02 PM
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Effexor gave me intense homicidal thoughts. Went off that **** quick!
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Oct 18, 2017, 07:07 PM
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I was on about 180 per day. Like someone said before, for the majority of it I felt like I was in a hypomanic state but it did work amazingly to bump me out of my depression and not have anxiety. I quit it cold turkey because of a sexual side effect (not the smartest idea). I had to take a whole week of because of the withdrawal, had the closest I've ever had to a full manic episode, and was just plain miserable. I'd recommend trying it for sure but be smart if you have to come off it. I read the stories and still did it and paid!
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Oct 18, 2017, 07:07 PM
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Oct 18, 2017, 08:41 PM
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Thanks everyone! Pristiq did really well controlling my depression so I'm
Hoping I do ok on Effexor. I will get it filled tomorrow
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Oct 19, 2017, 11:38 AM
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Just keep up the awareness that Effexor is hell to get off of. I spent weeks having brain zaps after discontinuation.
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Oct 19, 2017, 11:47 AM
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I'm really scared to take this drug to be honest.
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Oct 19, 2017, 12:30 PM
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I hope it works well for you.
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Oct 19, 2017, 01:06 PM
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Both my husband and son are on it they seem to do better on it.
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Oct 19, 2017, 04:00 PM
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Any luck with wellbutrin?
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Oct 19, 2017, 04:10 PM
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Oct 19, 2017, 04:13 PM
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I took Wellbutrin but he took me off because of mania
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Oct 19, 2017, 04:23 PM
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Oct 20, 2017, 09:10 AM
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Chemically, Pristiq is almost exactly the same as Effexor.
For the most part, Pristiq was a way to extend the patent on Effexor, more or less calling it a different drug & charging more when it's nearly the same (desvenlafaxine, vs. venlafaxine) 1mg pristiq is roughly equal to 2mg effexor. There is a page discussing this on the pro section of psychcentral. Hopefully that puts you at some ease. |
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Oct 21, 2017, 08:31 AM
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Oct 21, 2017, 12:55 PM
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I was on 100mg pristiq and he has me one 75mg Effexor xr
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