Posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on June 16, 2009, at 12:04:06
In reply to Some encouragement? Pristiq, posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on June 15, 2009, at 21:22:36
Took the plunge. Took the first pristiq dose two hours ago. Well, this is familiar to starting prozac. I'm feeling wired and tired (well, exhausted) at the same time. Actually, would like to go back to bed, but I doubt I could sleep. This is crazy. Anyone else experience this exhaustion and wiredness at once? does it go away?
> Hello all,
> This merry-go-round...arggghh. I've been told by new doc to lower fluoxetine over a week's time so that I can start pristiq. My OCD, racing thoughts, and anxiety are through the roof. I am also having paranoid thoughts, I think. I keep telling myself bad things (is this the intrusive thoughts of OCD?), like "you're crazy," or "she's crazy," (about myself--now I'm having intrusive thoughts in the third person) or "slut"--it's like tourette's but internal. I have internal tourette's. I'm imagining all these paranoid scenarios that are so crazy and so irrational I'm afraid to actually say what I'm thinking. Am I having a dopamine surge from coming off fluoxetine?
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> God almighty, is Pristiq a bad idea? Fluoxetine worked imperfectly but at least I could tolerate it--and it worked. I am not hearing great things about Pristiq.
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> I have MDD, OCD, ADHD, PTSD, BP and maybe some other fricking thing.
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> I'm just not sure SNRIs are the right path. I took one dose of Effexor 10 years ago and felt like I was dying (flu, chills, eye dilation, etc.).
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> Thanks,
> Amelia
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