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What Causes Dizziness And Tiredness After Discontinuation Of Pristiq?
Question: i just stopped taking pristiq 50 mg yesterday and today I feel so dizzy and tired. i am taking 10 mg of trintellix which ive been on for almost 2 weeks. Well I started at 5mg of trintellix and bumped it up to 10 over a week ago. how long will this dizziness and crappy feeling last ? i feel its from stopping the pristiq last night because i didnt feel this dizzy and tired and feel like i wanna cry over the last 2 weeks. also how long does it take for a new med to kick in ? im so confused about how anti depressants work. I was on effexor xr for over 12 yrs worked lime a miracle drug but finallt stopped working.
Brief Answer:
pristiq discontinuation syndrome.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I Can understand your concerns.
Stopping pristiq abruptly can cause discontinuation syndrome. This include symptoms like dizziness, irritability, brain fog, mood swings and disturbed sleep.
The severity of these symptoms usually decrease by 5-7 days after stopping the drug. But the symptoms may last upto 1 month.
If your symptoms persist, please consider restarting pristiq.
Brintellix should show its effects in 4-6 weeks.
I think your symptoms are all due to stopping pristiq.
Drink lots of water. Eat healthy food including green vegetables and fruits. Avoid caffeinated drinks as this may worsen your symptoms.
Unfortunately, antidepressants cause such side effects. They increase the levels of neurohormones in depression.
Every individual responses differently to every drug.
And then, depression and anxiety are relapsing disorders. This makes the situation more complicated.
I hope you get well soon.
Kindly discuss this with your doctor.
Feel free to ask further for more queries.
Take care.
Thanks.
pristiq discontinuation syndrome.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I Can understand your concerns.
Stopping pristiq abruptly can cause discontinuation syndrome. This include symptoms like dizziness, irritability, brain fog, mood swings and disturbed sleep.
The severity of these symptoms usually decrease by 5-7 days after stopping the drug. But the symptoms may last upto 1 month.
If your symptoms persist, please consider restarting pristiq.
Brintellix should show its effects in 4-6 weeks.
I think your symptoms are all due to stopping pristiq.
Drink lots of water. Eat healthy food including green vegetables and fruits. Avoid caffeinated drinks as this may worsen your symptoms.
Unfortunately, antidepressants cause such side effects. They increase the levels of neurohormones in depression.
Every individual responses differently to every drug.
And then, depression and anxiety are relapsing disorders. This makes the situation more complicated.
I hope you get well soon.
Kindly discuss this with your doctor.
Feel free to ask further for more queries.
Take care.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
pristiq and effexor werent helping my anxiety and panic and depression maybe slightly. if this persists are you saying im stuck on them ?
Brief Answer:
consider a gradual tapering down of pristiq.
Detailed Answer:
I understand that the two drugs weren't working for you.
I mean to say is, if you have bothersome discontinuation symptoms, you can restart pristiq 50 and consider more slow tapering.
You can drop to 25 mg for a week and then stop.
This will prevent or ease down your symptoms of discontinuation.
You can simultaneously continue with brintellix.
Do Keep your doctor informed about this.
Take care.
Thanks.
consider a gradual tapering down of pristiq.
Detailed Answer:
I understand that the two drugs weren't working for you.
I mean to say is, if you have bothersome discontinuation symptoms, you can restart pristiq 50 and consider more slow tapering.
You can drop to 25 mg for a week and then stop.
This will prevent or ease down your symptoms of discontinuation.
You can simultaneously continue with brintellix.
Do Keep your doctor informed about this.
Take care.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
can you cut pristiq ? isnt it a extended release ?
Brief Answer:
25mg tablet is available.
Detailed Answer:
Yes it is extended release.
But it available in strength of 25mg as well.
So you can taper down to 25mg tablet, take it for around a week and then stop.
Regards.
25mg tablet is available.
Detailed Answer:
Yes it is extended release.
But it available in strength of 25mg as well.
So you can taper down to 25mg tablet, take it for around a week and then stop.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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