"i&#039;ve been taking pristiq for 2 full months now.  it helps me get up and out of the house and i don&#039;t feel as hopeless.  people aren&#039;t getting on my nerves as much either. continuing side effects for me are sleepiness, headaches and a rise in blood pressure.  i&#039;m seeing my doctor to taper off as the side effects are too much.

in the first few weeks i noticed a dramatic loss of appetite which has unfortunately gone away.  i have some weight to lose.  for a while there i was eating like a &quot;normal&quot; person, which was really nice.

i&#039;ve been on everything, most recently prozac and cymbalta.  just don&#039;t know if there&#039;s anything left to try."