Pristiq vs Zoloft
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| Desvenlafaxine is used to treat depression. It may improve your mood, feelings of well-being, and energy level. Desvenlafaxine is known as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (serotonin and norepinephrine) in the brain. | Zoloft is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). | |||
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| Add Pristiq review This medication has worked extremely well for me. I was really concerned about taking medication at all as I had just turned 18 when I tried my first medication to help ease my horrendous anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts... can't remember what I was on the first time but I stopped taking it because I felt super cloudy, almost like I had smoked a huge joint. A year and a bit later I was st ... I have been in pristiq for about seven months and I was going great then two months ago I started to get numbness in my face, tongue, and arms. my tongue swells up and I get small panic attacks. don't sleep good at night. but feel like I could roll up on the floor and fall a sleep during the day . just don't feel like working have no motivation lately Had tried others before changing to this. It worked immediatedly for me. If I forget one dose. I have numbing in my body; mostly tounge and arm and fingers. And a overall feeling of just not feeling good. I'm taking this medicine now and it is the only medicine that I have ever taken that does not give me a sick unbalanced dizzy feeling that I would get with every other medicine I've tried. I stopped for about a month but decided I do need to keep taking it. I have fibromyalsia,lupus,osteop,ielostomy,was I have mono high levels of Epstein barr virus and I have had strep B in body at both child bi ... | Add Zoloft review I was very very very depressed and my doctor prescribed me Zoloft. And it has worked beautifully. I feel ten times better. No more sadness, suicidal thoughts, lack of motivation, none of that. The only negative about Zoloft or probably any antidepressant is that when you first start taking it you go down before you go up. Also the firsr month or so you will feel pretty mellowed out. Not down but n ... A friend of mine was prescribed this drug about 2months ago after her sucide attempt. She seems much happier nw, almost even much to say she has a different perspective of life? Side effective sleep is disrupted every nite same time, sum times she also experiences headaches. I took this drug for 5 days and had a seizure (never had one before). I am convinced it was this drug that caused it. I stopped taking it. I have no other opinions otherwise. Ive been taking this medicine for several yrs, Im taking 200mg, and its really helped me enjoy life. | |||
