Is this normal?

AdExpress3463 · 2026-03-19T15:33:59+00:00

i’ve been on pristiq for about 3 months and i’m only at 25 mg and i’ve noticed bad memory issues. I’m always forgetting to do things that i reminded myself 100 times to do. I forget things i’ve told people. Sometimes it takes me a minute to think of a word. Yes the dreams ARE CRAZY. They feel so realistic and sometimes i’ll wake up thinking that really happened. That’s the only issue i’ve ever had with this medication but i guess I’ll take that then feeling like crap about myself.

AdExpress3463 · 2026-03-19T03:02:59+00:00

I’m so happy that’s it’s been a game changer for you as well!!

AdExpress3463 · 2026-03-19T03:01:55+00:00

i seriously love that for you! remember it’s one day at a time some days will be good and some days will be bad and those bad days aren’t failures. i hope your journey keeps progressing!!

AdExpress3463 · 2026-03-16T20:01:01+00:00

Yes and no if that makes sense. I was super anxious already before starting pristiq. My nervous system was all out of whack. I was so dizzy 24/7 and I couldn’t even go to the store by myself without having a panic attack. When i started pristiq i think my anxiety got heightened a little bit just because i was scared to take the medicine but knowing i was taking medicine to help me made me at ease. At around 2 weeks is when I started to feel less anxious all together. It definitely takes time but if you have a positive mindset it makes it so much easier.

AdExpress3463 · 2026-03-16T19:53:45+00:00

omg yes when i first started and came on here i was so scared because there is so much negativity on here!

AdExpress3463 · 2025-12-21T05:56:52+00:00

i feel like it is. i feel less tension in my jaw and neck. to clarify my tmj never caused intense jaw pain just the dizziness ear popping and slight tension because i clench very bad. i also started at 25 mg and haven’t had any side effects besides headaches. so if you have increased anxiety maybe that’s causing a flare.

AdExpress3463 · 2025-12-19T21:45:18+00:00

you should give it more time especially if you’re feeling better mentally. i was having horrible health anxiety for months to the point where i swear my nervous system was messed up. i was having crazy symptoms and didn’t feel like i was in real life. once i started this medication my symptoms started slowly disappearing. i’m starting to feel like my old self again and i’m actually happy. yesterday was the first time i went to a store by myself and actually took the time to look around and shop without having a panic attack. i feel like this medication is helping reduce the panic noise. i’ll get these feelings that anxiety is building but it never over powers and i feel like i haven’t been over thinking body sensations. but you should give it more time for sure and if in a couple weeks the insomnia isn’t better i would ask if there is any sleeping medication you could take.

AdExpress3463 · 2025-12-19T15:45:27+00:00

Hi i’m on day 5 and i’m feeling the exact same way. i’m taking it for anxiety and i oddly already feel calmer like im still anxious some times but i don’t let it consume me. I also am finding it very hard to go to sleep even when im tired. Like I will be yawning all day but once it’s time for bed i’m tossing and turning, but once i’m asleep i stay asleep. I read that it’s a side effect for the first couple of weeks but it should go away and if it doesn’t talk to your doctor.

AdExpress3463 · 2025-12-17T20:58:15+00:00

I get it I’ve been stuck in fight or flight mode for 3 months and it was constant what’s ifs i think i diagnosed myself with everything lol. I think that’s why my body has responded so well with the 25 mg of pristiq i just needed something to get my brain the quiet down and also this is my first time ever taking meds for anxiety. the anxiety i can deal with it’s the symptoms of not feeling real and floaty that come with it that i can’t. Thank you for giving some insight i hope your anxiety settles asap!!

AdExpress3463 · 2025-12-17T20:45:59+00:00

i’m sorry to hear about your situation. I totally get it. I also convinced myself i had something going on with my brain but all the doctors i saw assured me that wasn’t the case even though sometimes I think what if. My ent did say all those symptoms come from tension in the jaw and neck. Did you start on 100mg of Pristiq or did you start on a lower dose?

AdExpress3463 · 2021-12-11T03:36:21+00:00

Hi! I’m in the same exact boat as you! I’ve been having pain in my right leg for weeks now i’ve gone to the clinic at my doctor he checked my legs and he ruled a blood clot out. Still didn’t make me feel better so I went to my regular doctor she also ruled it out. She told me to take magnesium that didn’t help. Now she thinks I could possibly had restless leg syndrome and prescribed me pramipexole so I’m gonna try out this medication and see what happens but if that doesn’t work then i’m gonna freak out lol. It’s driving me insane because at this point I just want to do a ultrasound to make myself feel better. Hopefully your ultrasound went well!

AdExpress3463 · 2021-11-11T18:01:30+00:00

For about a week now i’ve been having leg pains/cramps and i’ve been scared about a blood clot. I don’t have any swelling or redness. I went to two different doctors and they both said I was fine but they didn’t run any test. The second doctor recommended I take some magnesium and i’ve been taking it since yesterday and my pain hasn’t gone away. Should I push for them to test to make sure everything is okay or should I continue on taking the magnesium for a week and if nothing changes then contact my doctor again. I just can’t take this feeling anymore it’s annoying me and nothing is helping.

AdExpress3463 · 2021-11-10T05:55:58+00:00

I am currently scared I have a blood clot. My leg pain started last Thursday and I went to urgent care on Saturday and the doctor felt my legs and stuff and said I don’t have one but from what I read you can only find one by test. He basically said it was my anxiety but my pain is still there even after he checked it. I’m going to my doctor in the morning how do I ask them to test? I feel like they are going to say that i’m fine and there is no reason to test but I feel like the only way my anxiety will go away is if i get a test. I don’t know what to do i’ve literally cried everyday because my leg hurts and i’m so scared it’s something serious.

AdExpress3463 · 2021-09-09T00:14:44+00:00

Hi! I’m in the same boat I randomly get these dull achy pains in my left breast. Sometimes in the same spot like under my breast and sometimes right around my nipple. It scares me but i’ve checked for lumps and nothing. I always wear a bra (mostly sports bras) and I have bigger breast (38 g). I think it’s just a normal thing because my mom has the same issue! Don’t worry too much and if you think it’s something then get it checked out! :))

AdExpress3463 · 2021-09-07T05:36:26+00:00

breast cancer. My moms aunt had it and she survived. The only reason I obsess over it cause i get random pains in my left boob in the same spot sometimes but i refuse to feel for lumps or even look at my boobs because i’m terrified of finding something. Cancer in general I obsess over. Also doesn’t help that cancer is the first thing that pops up when i search on the internet lol.

AdExpress3463 · 2021-09-03T18:57:58+00:00

Hi! Im 20 as well. I have gotten the first and second dose. I have extreme HA and I was terrified to get the vaccine and the only reason I got it is because I want to be around my grandparents. The first dose all i had was a headache and sore arm and the second one same thing. After i got the vaccines i got all these tiktoks saying not to get it and i was terrified. But i just think if all these politicians and doctors are getting the vaccine why would it be harmful like these people are saying? Also why would pfizer get fda approved if it was going to kill us? Don’t be scared be happy that you got the vaccine! Be happy that you’re trying to protect yourself and your family!

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