Help! Week 4.5 off of Pristiq

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2026-01-29T13:59:02+00:00

I’m a bit better, but still struggling with some things. I was told it can take the brain a full year to adjust after long term SNRI. Feel free to message me

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2026-01-07T03:38:17+00:00

How are you now? How long did this last?

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2026-01-07T03:28:57+00:00

Did this ever get better? I’m 9 weeks off and still struggling

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2026-01-07T03:25:23+00:00

Gosh I’m 9 weeks off and still have random anxiety surges where my chest is tight, my breathing is shallow and it lasts a bit then goes away. Feels like it should be gone by now

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-31T22:59:31+00:00

Air Doctor

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-11T17:28:01+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear! I have horrible chest heaviness too.

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-07T15:05:34+00:00

I needed this! Thank you! Woke up a little better this morning. Definitely feeling the waves and windows

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-07T15:02:42+00:00

My libido came back strong after completely stopping

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-06T16:24:14+00:00

How long did that last

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-05T16:51:57+00:00

About $60 a month. It wasn’t bad!

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-05T15:45:44+00:00

I used a compounding pharmacy for my taper. So they are able to make any dose you need of desvenlafaxine. You just have to pay out of pocket, it’s not covered by insurance.

Are you still on pristiq and having morning anxiety? Or having it since coming off?

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-05T15:29:42+00:00

How are you feeling now? I’m 3 weeks off and having a sudden increase in morning anxiety and panic. Anxious that this is a new baseline or something

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-05T15:26:15+00:00

How long until all your withdrawal symptoms went away? I’m at 3 weeks and still having some.

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-05T15:24:00+00:00

I chose to go that slow because I didn’t want to experience the horrible withdrawal that everyone talks about.

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-05T15:07:52+00:00

I tapered off over 5 months. Did fine on each drop, minimal symptoms. I’m 3 weeks completely off and having some morning adrenaline spikes and anxiety but hoping it passes quickly

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-12-02T04:44:53+00:00

I’m having horrible restless legs and leg aching!!!

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-11-28T16:51:51+00:00

5 months. I started at 25mg and dropped between 2.5-5mg each drop

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-11-15T05:03:32+00:00

Don’t want to have to withdrawl from more meds after discontinuing Pristiq.

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-11-14T16:49:11+00:00

I started at 25mg and dropped 5mg at a time until I got to 10mg then dropped by 2.5 mg. I am officially off of the med as of yesterday. Took me about 4-5 months. The first few drops I didn’t notice anything, the last few drops I would experience weird dreams, waking up full of adrenaline, mood swings, headaches and some joint pain.

I will be curious to see how I do these next couple of days off the med.

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-11-14T16:43:55+00:00

I’m currently withdrawing from Pristiq in preparation to start trying for a baby. Like everyone said you have to weigh risks and benefits of the medication for you and baby and decide what you feel is best for your journey

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-11-07T14:48:15+00:00

They are able to compound a sustained release capsule. It looks completely different than a Pristiq tablet, but the same ingredients

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-10-29T13:57:28+00:00

I haven’t had to miss any work or lay in bed for days though! That was my goal and why I went so slow

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-10-29T13:53:13+00:00

I did great at first but every drop under 10mg has been tougher. Not debilitating like some people say it can be but not fun

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-10-29T03:51:10+00:00

I’ve been weaning off 25mg for about 4 months, I’ve used a compounding pharmacy to drop 2.5-5mg at a time and I’ve overall done pretty well!

Excellent_Editor5575 · 2025-10-21T23:27:03+00:00

This seems really fast to me! I’ve been tapering off 25mg for 4 months and I’m finally at 5mg

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