My doctor raised my Pristiq dose from 50mg to 75mg three weeks ago. The first two weeks were uneventful but this past week I have experienced so many side effects, foggy, amped up and a slightly rapid heart beat, My doctor told me that maybe I should try stepping down to 50mg but from experience I don't do well with tapering from antidepressants.
My Question is: Has anyone split the dose? i.e. take the 50mg in am and the 25 pm?
Also: I have read reports of many different time spans for relief of side effects and the beginning of full effectiveness. Is this normal? Thank you so much
Pristiq - anyone tried splitting the timing of the dose, not splitting the pills?
Question posted by Clauds52 on 17 Sep 2021
Last updated on 17 September 2021 by Pike Dude
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Pike Dude
17 Sep 2021
These are my experiences and may be different for you. I have taken 25mg CR Pristiqs 12 hours apart to help an upset stomach with no problems. Also, when my doctor put me on 100 mg CR Pristiq, I down dosed to 75 mg after a month then down dosed to 50 mg after 3 weeks with no significant withdrawal problems.
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