Starting Pristiq: Need Advice

YES!!! Never try to go off an antidepressant "cold turkey." It is highly important to go off your antidepressants slowly. Your doctor that prescribed it will want to wean you off. It can be very dangerous to suddenly stop taking them. It can highly impact your mood in a dangerous manner. You can even become suicidal.

Stopped working is what I meant lol

I javelin been on Pristiq twice, I thought it was wonderful but I also thought it stopped taking it because it wasn't working anymore. I feel your body gets used to medication and they don't work as well after awhile. I don't know I'd that's true or not, anyway it is good but for me I had to get off of it slowly

Thank you both for your comments. I also take adderall and my psychiatrist told me it would be fine 🤦🏻‍♀️

Kodigoldie, I'm very happy that you posted this. I've never had this experience but as a retired RN I know that this sort of thing does happen.Once, while living in an assisted living facility, a medication side tried to give me someone else's meds. I refused to take them and insisted that she and I return to the med room. Insisted that she check the meds with my chart as to what was actually ordered. She did, and found out that I was right. Get to know, not only what medicine you are taking, what the med is for, and what the medication looks like, including color and shape. People make mistakes. Don't allow someone else's mistake become a danger to you!!!

Just make sure to ask your doctors about interactions with other meds. I was put on Pristiq while also on adderall and it caused some horrible side effects, granted this was incredibly irresponsible of my psychiatrist. I had to learn the hard way to ask questions bc doctors don't always tell you the things you need to know 🥴

I've been on Pristiq for about 2 years now. It seems to be working well for me. I haven't ever noticed any adverse reactions. I feel like it is working well.