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I’ve been following with much interest patient reports concerning the new anti-depressant Pristiq, actually little more than a metabolite of Effexor. Yesterday, a reader commented:

“I took Pristiq for 3 months and it has been the worst 3 months of my life! Side effects started during 3rd week and included severe nausea, dizziness, fatigue, headaches, night sweating, irritability, weight gain (+15 pounds), vivid dreams, head noises (ch ch sound), and confusion/concentration issues. Have intermittent episodes of these symptoms and have missed lots of work. Withdrawal is even worse (on day 4) and completely bed-ridden. If anybody else is experiencing this, please fill out MedWatch form to complain to FDA at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/medwatch-online.htm This drug should never have been approved!”

I think I’ll just let all of that speak for itself.

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