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Trintellix
I have been on Trintellix 5mg for 10 days and now 10mg for 10 days. Usually I can tell if a drug is going to work pretty quickly. I have been depressed this entire time. The psych PA has told me 4-6 weeks, but usually I know by now if something is going to work. I'd appreciate any insight here.
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I have been on Trintellix for about a year. Not sure if I’m on 10 or 20 mg.
After about 4 weeks of tapering up in dose, I started to feel like my old self again. Only medication that has worked successfully and consistently. Only problem is the cost since my insurance has a $160 copay. They do have a program through manufacture that takes off $100 per month.
One suggestion would be to get a medical test that shows based on your genetic makeup what anti-depressants or other medications like pain meds are best for you. Eliminate me a lot of trial & error. Good luck!
I've taken the genetic test twice, and we can't seem to land on the right one yet.
I thought I would begin to feel at least a little better before now...if it ends up working (which I doubt at this point), I will have to apply for financial assistance since I have MCR and the copays are over $400 a month.
I spoke to my Dr. about genetic test to screen for what antidepressants might work. He believed it might help to figure what meds might work. However, if you had treatment resistant depression, he didn’t think it would be helpful, as other meds have not worked.
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1 ReactionWas on 10 mgs for a year, when I hit a rough spot I increase it to 20 mgs to level things out with the doctors approval. Good luck
Unfortunately, at 10mg, I am more depressed than ever and unable to do anything creative at all. I'm distracting myself with household tasks until I can see my psychiatrist next Wednesday. Not good,
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3 ReactionsThere are Solutions be patient. You got this !!!
It's so challenging to be patient! I have been trying to find the right medication for over a year and have had to pull back from most of my commitments since I am not in a good place mentally/emotionally. I was on Effexor for years, and it worked very well until it didn't. I was then transitioned to Fetzima which was a disaster. My next try was Zoloft and I felt more like myself than I have in a long time, but I began putting on weight. Then we moved to Trintellex which doesn't seem to help at all. I'm hoping to move back to Zoloft and try to deal with the weight issue.