bigd15 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Been taking Pristiq 50mg for a week, after taking Effexor 150mg XR for years. Been real dizzy, kind of foggy with bouts of not being able to concentrate and forgetting things. Anyone else have these symptoms along with the headaches and sick to your stomach feelings? Thanks for the insight and help D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaRufina Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Ok, here's the thing: I know you're probably feeling really worried about what's going on, but you just can't post multiple times about the same thing. It makes the board really messy. Unfourtunately, I can't say with any reliable knowledge what may be going on. Did you go straight to the pristiq from the effexor? If so my guess is that the transition from effexor to pristiq isn't working well and you are going through a withdrawal from the effexor- the symptoms sound like that. Of course, hey, I could be talking out my ass. I can't say- my recommendation is to call your doctor. You don't need to put up with feeling like this and it's not good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd15 Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Ok, here's the thing: I know you're probably feeling really worried about what's going on, but you just can't post multiple times about the same thing. It makes the board really messy. Unfourtunately, I can't say with any reliable knowledge what may be going on. Did you go straight to the pristiq from the effexor? If so my guess is that the transition from effexor to pristiq isn't working well and you are going through a withdrawal from the effexor- the symptoms sound like that. Of course, hey, I could be talking out my ass. I can't say- my recommendation is to call your doctor. You don't need to put up with feeling like this and it's not good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeful&Encouraged Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Hi Everyone I am new to the posting and have never posted before but have found the information on Pristiq very helpful. I have switched from Effexor XR 37.5 mg to 50 mg Pristiq this past week and a half. I took effexor one day then pristiq the next then effexor then pristiq...after 5 days of doign this I switched to only pristiq. My Dr wanted me to do this over 2 weeks but I found a huge differenc eon the days of pristiq. I was VERY agitated on Effexor. Not good for self and family. The first few days were "WOW" then the last 4 days have been tough. Very sleepy. low motivation, teeth clenching, naseaus, insomnia, waking exhausted and a little foggy. From what I have read from other posts on pristiq that it needs time. This is encouraging to read to "stick with it" and that at about 6-8 weeks life will change. I haven been on 13 different AD's in the past year. Very sensitive to medications and side effects. Looking forward to any replies and assisting each other in the journey to wellness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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