"my biggest issue on brintellix was frequent mood swings. even at the lowest dose of 5mg, i called my psychiatrist to report that within the first week, my mood would suddenly drop considerably for hours at a time on and off. 



at 10mg, i became very irritable on this medication in addition to the mood swings. at 20mg, the mood swings became so dramatic my therapist told me that my symptoms reminded him a lot of his patients who have bipolar disorder. i would cry at almost anything for no reason.



the only upside of this medication for me was that it indeed did not give me any sexual side effects as advertised."