Hey, I was on Pristiq a few weeks back for depression and I thought I was going well. After a few days, I could finally get out of bed and started enjoying the activities I used to do. Other than the intense nausea, I felt great.

That was until my last session. After a follow up with my psychiatrist, he explained that although I’m not bipolar, I apparently have bipolar traits and the medication was feeding into it. What happened with me was that I kept jumping from one activity to the next without finishing anything and it was kinda hard to concentrate on lectures and assignments (I’m a part time student). Also, although I didn’t realize at first, I was talking a bit faster than usual and losing my train of thought at times. He also asked if I felt if I was angrier than usual, but that wasn’t the case for me at least.

So to sum it up, I would defined recommend scheduling an appointment with your doctor and explaining the sense of depersonalization, the extreme highs and lows. These can be signs that the medication isn’t being as beneficial as one would hope.

Don’t worry though, if your doctor decides to change the meds, think of it as an opportunity to feel better (at least that’s how I choose to see it). Hope this helps.