Weird Side Effects with Pristiq or Normal?

[bradsgirl26]

I'm on day 10 with Pristiq. I've had some weird (to me) side effects with it. The second day, I thought I saw black and brown strings floating in the air which weren't there. The third night, I thought I saw a baby raccoon in my yard which definitely wasn't there! The fifth night, I thought I saw a lightening bug in my room! So yes, I'm hallucinating these things! I have never had any type of hallucination before in my life! I have not had one since the fifth day. I have had severe headaches since the second day of treatment that wake me up way too early in the morning, weird burning sensations in my neck, dry mouth, very low appetite, yawning, and no sex drive at all!! I'm not at all concerned with the low appetite, I love this side effect, because I need to lose a few! I'm concerned with possibly hallucinating more, the headaches, and no sex drive. I had to promise my doc that I would give Pristiq a real chance, so that's why I haven't called her about the above SE's. I can't deal with these headaches anymore, they are pretty dehibilitating! I'm not sure what to do. Are these SE's normal? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[BlueEyes]

Hello -

I think all of those side effects are pretty "normal" per say, but I haven't heard anyone mention hallucinations. That is definitely something I would call your pdoc about. Also, you describe your headaches as debilitating, which is never a good thing. I think it would be wise to check with your pdoc right away.

If you want to read about some pristiq experiences, here is the main Pristiq thread that may answer a lot of your questions: pristiq guinea pig As for the rest of your side effects, for those of us that Pristiq has worked for, most of the severe side effects were gone in 2 weeks and the rest of the annoying ones pretty much tapered off in 6 to 8 weeks. However, there are other people that had too severe of a reaction and had to switch to another medication.

- blue