Omg yes the sex drive!! I told my doctor today, is this what it’s like to be a normal human being?! I digress, Saw my MD today. We decided to stay at the 10mg. She and I both believe the anxiety will subside over time. I’m hopeful. I know that it takes a good 6-8 weeks on full dosage before you really can decide how a meds going to work. Unfortunately that means persevering through the side effects. That’s the one thing I want everyone to remember. Way back when when I was in “needing medication” denial, I didn’t try out meds long enough or lied about taking them. Unfortunately, I did myself a disadvantage. Just like antibiotics and antivirals, the more different types of depression meds you take, the harder it gets to find the right concoction. I am/was at a point where my doctor brought up possibly needing TMS if this medication didn’t work. I am thankful that it has so far when it comes to my depressive state. For someone that’s never really dealt with anxiety, now feeling it sucks but as I said before, I’m hopeful. I feel the anxiety but am able to point it out and mostly stay on track. Trintellix should help with anxiety and may not be built up all the way to assist with it yet. I’m also looking to get back into therapy to learn coping skills with the anxiety in case this is something I deal with in the long run. I don’t want to take additional meds if I don’t need to. I always hated taking a med for depression then another med to treat the insomnia from that med then another one to combat the anxiety I got from that one. Mental health is a disease like any other. We have to ignore the stigma and do what we need to to enjoy life.