I've lost 16lbs in a month switching from lexapro to pristiq but I also have the energy to workout and walk more. Pristiq has been a blessing for me for weight loss!! Everyone has different experiences I was switched to pristiq cuz it's weight neutral I gained alot of weight in a little over 5 weeks on lexapro!
Pristiq vs lexapro - Feeling fearful, feeling suicidal, Pysch has changed medication from Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) to Seraquol Lexapro, what changes
2 days and 1 day of Lexapro in between the two days of Pristiq for 2 weeks, and finally switching completely over to Pristiq after the last 2 weeks. Is this
Effexor XR (venlafaxine), Pristiq (desvenlafaxine), Cymbalta (duloxetine), and Fetzima (levomilnacipran). switching from Prozac to Zoloft or switching from
I switched from an SSRI (lexapro) to pristiq, which is an SNRI. SNRIs are anti-depressant/anxiety meds that are stimulating, whereas SSRIs (
We have a member who switched from Pristiq to Effexor and found that her switch from 50 mg Pristiq to 75 mg Effexor didn't feel quite right.
So I added back 7.5 mg of mirtazapene and 1 mg of clonazepam (.5 taken before sleep and on waking) which I had done when I was first on pristiq after switching from lexapro which also failed after a decade or so (although I did find during that switch that 50 pristiq and 5 lexapro was better than the 50 pristiq alone, but after a while I was
I switched from an SSRI (lexapro) to pristiq, which is an SNRI. SNRIs are anti-depressant/anxiety meds that are stimulating, whereas SSRIs (
We have a member who switched from Pristiq to Effexor and found that her switch from 50 mg Pristiq to 75 mg Effexor didn't feel quite right.
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I grant that the effect is real, as many women on Lexapro have found, but its administration has to be subtle.