A couple of posts ago I talked about getting off of the antidepressant, Pristiq. I just thought you might like to know I was unsuccessful at getting off the final 50mg of Pristiq. I stopped taking the final Pristiq pill while increasing the antidepressant, Welbutrin and fell entirely apart in withdrawal. I became a swamp of tears, echos of choking sobs and a rainforest (?) of suicidality.
Yeah, so I gave into the withdrawal and just took the Pristiq again. Ah…failure. Failure getting on antidepressants, failure getting off antidepressants, and failing to get better. Sheesh. That’s quite a lineup.
Drugs are bad. Just say no. Or ow. Or please god stop.
Or that might be just me.
Sorry to hear your attempt to "de-medicate" did not go well! I have recently begun a similar experiment myself, trying to eliminate both my medical and psychological drugs and replace with positive lifestyle changes. I realize that I probably will not be able to make it all my life without ANY meds, but hopefully when all is said and done, I can at least reduce the number of toxic chemicals I put into my body! But seriously… when you NEED the meds, don't deny yourself!
No, Pristiq is an SNRI antidepressant and is a metabolite of Effexor. (Making them similar.)
Abilify is an antipsychotic.
Is Pristiq similar to Abilify?