Vlog #13 - Answering some question on Pristiq

Hello,

I answer some viewer question regarding Pristiq on this video. I do note that I am half falling asleep. :)

My experience with Prestiq was pretty good, I would recommend it to people this medicine is made for. For me it had a low incidence of side effects.

I do have to note, it made me a bit slow at times, and being that this was an issue, it made things a tad bit worse. I was however very relaxed, and chilled out in social situations, which was very nice.

I have since then switched to Wellbutrin. Pristiq was prescribed by my Primary Care Doctor, which didn't spend a lot of time trying to figure out what was wrong, and just gave me something. He did recomment a psychiatrist which helped me figure things out better, and switched my dedicine.

As always, I suggest keeping a medical history of your medicines are how they affected you. This helps the doctor try to figure out the best therapy. Everyone is different, so all medicines act differently. I suggest sticking with it, until you find something that works. Also, there are always alternate therapies to try, or just the typical talk therapy. Sometimes talking about what is causing the issues, and coming up with ways to solve it is great. Sometimes both together help.

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[hotsickle]

you were in prison?

[marc2live]

I've never been in prison.

[starbock]

hi there marck i just got some sample packlets of prestiq today. I was diagnosed with bi polar disorder and tryed to get some lamictal but instead he told me to try some prestiq. So i went ahead and ate one and wasnt feeling any side effects until 10 hours later. as of right now im feeling anxious and pretty agitated. any thoughts on this? i sure hope it does improve like you said it will But if it doesnt work im hoping lamictal will work for me any thouhts on lamictal would be great to. thanks

[marc2live]

Hello there,

I honestly don't know much about lamictal to say anything useful, and I haven't had any personal experience with it.

As far as Pristiq, relating to agitation and anxiety, it's something that seems to often be there on the initial weeks, and then it should lessen. When I was taking it, it lessened for me after about 2 weeks or so, and things got better.

[ilybuds]

I started Pristiq about 2-3 days ago... first night I couldn't sleep either, got prescribed sleeping pills and fixed that problem :) Pristiq is amazing drug to keep you controlled and thoughts positive. :D it's my 4th day today.

[tpvalley]

exercise to point of exhaustion every day and avoid alcohol.

[tjfreak]

It helped with my anger,frustration & overwhelmed feelings on 50 within a week

& stopped helping inside 6, at 100 for 90 days same, I could sleep on this, no bizzaro dreams,the usual chemical castration, short term memory obstruction as well as concentration,unhealthy heart rate increase upon exertion, Missed 1day on 50, ALARMING with drawl ! missed 1 day at 100 & I'm scared ! absolutely horrifying with drawl in 24 hrs. I'm not new to SSRI's or SNRI's this is way different ! 10 mnths got get off

[silentk1987]

I have been on pristiq for a week, and I don't think it is doing anything for me, have you been on xanax before because that is what I asked the doctor for but she did not want to give it to me.

[tabathajc1981]

I've been on pristiq for over a month now. It was the target med for me. so much of my anxiety has gone away. i do still feel anxious a lot and have dreamt a lot. overall, pristiq is for me. thanks for the vid

[kristyl9999]

Thank you for posting. I start this med tomorrow.

[scottclements78]

Im on my 4th night and so far my sleep has been very broken. Im very tired through the day. I see y9u posted this 8 months ago. How did it go for you?

[PSJ71]

Thank you so much for posting about Pristiq. My doctor prescribed that for me today, because I am hoping to have lap band surgery and am going through a supervised diet by my surgeon. HE seems to think it will help with some weight loss. Thank you again for posting these!