Pristiq Didn't work for me I need help!

[Guest Miss Nicole]

Hi! I am back after posting about 2 months ago.

I stayed on Pristiq for about 4 months. It did absolutely nothing for me. I also couldn't afford the ween process since I have no insurance. Let me tell you. I lost 12 pounds in less that 2 weeks. I was lucky if I got 3 hours sleep and that was taking 2mg xanax. It was not as bad as cymbalta which is the devil.

So here I am, tomorrow. Going to see a new pdoc. See if they can help me. I'm ready to give up. I've been dealing with crippling anxiety and depression for 13 years now. Sometimes, I just don't want to fight the fight anymore. It get so effin hard.

Then it's all these pills to feel normal that you get hooked on. I also recently found out I have a severe chemical imbalance. I don't even know what kind of drugs they give for that.

All that keeps me going is that I know I will have my happiness back. I've had it before, I know it exists. I try so hard, but pain seems to find me, I'm just getting tired opf this crap.

I just want to be at peace.

[tryp]

Hi,

Welcome back to CrazyBoards. I'm sorry to hear that you're still having a hard time.

I hope your pdoc appointment tomorrow goes well. Come back and let us know

Tryp

[IluvJack]

I know how you feel, I've been on Pristiq for about 4 months as well and I'm still very depressed. I thought (or maybe I pretended) for a while there that it was working. But my depression is very situational and it kind of goes up and down with whatever is happening in my life. If things are good, I begin to stable out, if something bad happens (my boyfriend breaking up with me, and my puppy - my best friend in the world dying last week) I'm back down at the bottom, thinking about suicide again.

It hurts and it's hard. I haven't been able to work in 6 months, I just don't feel mentally stable enough to go back. You wonder when the happiness will come back. You just have to have hope, because it WILL come back. We will have our days in the sun again. It's those days where you feel no hope that are the scariest - those are the days that you have to be strong and fight though. Good luck to all of us!