Pristiq

[Puddles2009]

I am currently on 100mg of Pristiq in the morning for my depression and because of multiple 50+ suicide attempts...   I must admit the medication works really really well!!!

 

No more anxiety, no more panic attacks, no more depression, no more OCD, but it has one big side effect. It makes me really tired in the afternoon.

 

now don't get me wrong it's good been tired i need it for my sleep but when i eventually start work i'll be good from 8am - 2pm after that i'll be a lost cause due to medicine...

 

I've tried taking it at night time 6pm but funny enough i don't get the tired effect and then during the day i get my anxiety and ocd back really bad as well as panic attacks

 

Has anyone else found that Pristiq makes them really tired? do you think they will ever reduce my dosage?

[OwlDello]

I take Pristiq 50mg and when I was taking it in the morning I would be exhausted by mid afternoon. I found that taking it at night (between 8:00-9:00) with melatonin works for me. Also harder for me to forget to take it as my mornings are rather hectic.

[PseudoLucky_Peach]

After about 3mo's on Pristiq, I have been constantly tired. Give me a couch, and I will nap. Yet, when nighttime rolls around, and all I want is some good shut-eye, insomnia. The worst I'm-so-sleepy-but-I-can't-sleep-WAH kind of insomnia.

 

My pdoc had me start it at night, but the SE were so intense in the beginning that I experimented taking it at different times. I found that between 6-8 worked best for me b/c I take a LONG time to fall asleep.

 

I'm tapering off of Pristiq and starting on WellbutrinSr, and already notice my daytime energy improving. I would caution you to be mindful of how the drug changes your energy levels. It worked wonders for m anxiety, but the lethargy is what made me want to discontinue it. I didn't even notice how tired I was for a while, but finally realized that I was spending hours resting on a daily basis. I guess I haven't found the real miracle pill yet.