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My doctor helped me successfully wean off Pristiq
Ok, I have successfully weaned off pristiq. I actually emailed this link to my MD because I had the same uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms each time...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Feb 26, 2024
Weight gain with Pristiq?
I did a Genesight test and my Dr put me on Pristiq. I have worked hard to keep my weight down my whole life and...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Mar 13, 2023
XANAX withdrawal
I found out the hard way how difficult it is to get off Xanax. My MD never warned me of this . 3 days with...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Mar 28 1:47pm
Which SNRI is comparable to Paxil?
Hi there, I am currently on Paxil 40mg but it is causing me major gastrointestinal symptoms. I am considering switching to an SNRI and was...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: May 4, 2023
Anxiety and heart palpitations
Hello. I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety. It started over a year ago. I initially noticed my heart skipping a beat, the feeling of blood rushing...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Feb 5, 2019
Effexor is NOT for me
I have been taking Effexor 37.5 for 3 weeks and it has made me extremely short of breath. Anyone else experience this? It’s like it...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Apr 1, 2023
Finding the Right Medication for Anxiety/OCD
I tried prozac but got worse anxiety, so the doctor switched me to lexapro . I'm at 20 mg daily for almost 4 weeks but...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Sep 5, 2018
Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) How does, did it work for you?
I've recently been prescribed Pristiq (50mg) after trying Citalopram (20mg). On the Citalopram my mood improved slightly - felt kind of numb emotionally, but physically...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Dec 30, 2024
Anxiety, Panic and Depression disorders
I am 76 and have been suffering from anxiety and panic disorders almost all of my life. I am seeing a Psychiatrist at the moment...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Feb 2, 2018
Anyone on Lamotrigine and/or Pramiprexol for Major Depression Disordee
I've had treatment resistant major depressive disorder probably all my life. But it took decades of medication trials to find something that helped. I've been...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Jan 26 9:11am
Medication Issues
I changed depressions meds last November after being on Lexapro for 5 years because my depression was getting worse. I have been on 3 different...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Sep 16, 2024
What do you need or want from your loved one?
To those of you battling depression and anxiety, I admire your strength and resilience - I don’t have these conditions but my 43 year old...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Sep 8, 2023
Staying off SSRI's and SNRI's - How's it working for you.
After 10 years Prozac followed by 10 years Pristiq, I am working hard to wake up feeling good each day without some ghost of withdrawal...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Feb 16, 2024
Panic attacks and depression
I've taken antidepressants for most of my life. Was recently on mirtazipine, but it wasn't helping. My doctor tried Zoloft and prozac, but each caused...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Nov 18, 2024
Seroquel for anxiety, social anxiety & PTSD
I have had anxiety & social anxiety since childhood, i am 59 female. My PCP has always treated me I have been on Xanax for...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Jan 24 12:02pm
how to wean off lexapro 10 mg
Hi I’m a 30 year old female. I have been on antidepressants since I was 16 and I’ve been on lexapro for about 4 years...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Apr 11, 2024
Antidepressant withdrawal while taking them?
I’m not very confident anyone else has experienced this, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. I’ve been dealing with a really weird “thing” for about...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: 1 day ago
my anxiety
Does anyone panic over everything? I have been suffering from anxiety for 50 years or more, but lately, I freak out over every little thing...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Jan 26, 2020
Medications not working
Hi all, I have been trialing medicine for the last 10 years and am about to lose hope that I will ever find a good...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Jul 14, 2023
Mental Health: There really are people out there who care
I'd like to meet the person who wrote this, but the author is unknown. This was posted on Facebook today, 3 September 2021: Sertraline- Zoloft...
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Last active: Nov 9, 2021