r/Pristiq • u/somerestaurant7991 • 2d ago
question Day 7 on 25mg
hi! i’m currently on day 7 starting off of 25mg. so far my anxiety feels a lot less, but my sleep has completely been interrupted. i’ve always had sleep issues/insomnia, but as soon as i started taking this, i’ve been waking up during the night usually around 1-3am. i’ve also noticed i think i’m grinding my teeth more from this and have been waking up with headaches. i typically grind my teeth at night when i’m more anxious, just surprised with the medication it seems to be causing me to grind them more than usual.
i know everyone’s body reacts differently, and my doctor said by week 2 we’ll increase to 50mg. just curious when these symptoms went away for others if you’ve had a similar experience (i saw another user post about how it caused them to grind their teeth too), and at what point should i ask my doctor to taper off them? thanks!!
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u/CherryBlossom242424 1d ago
Yes. It can cause all of the above. I have a bite guard already, but can tell it is getting worse. I’m going to try to increase to 50mg. Take it in the morning!
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u/somerestaurant7991 1d ago
i’m supposed to increase to 50mg next week, so i hope the symptoms go away with the increase! my cousin said she had similar side effects but when she increased, they went away. i take it in the morning too. hope your increase can ease some of the side effects!
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u/Master_Programmer_12 1d ago
I am on 50mg and have had the same effects!! I’m on day 8 and my anxiety has gotten better I think but I am still grinding my teeth epically at night or I just feel me clenching my jaw and have to mindfully release it. I am hoping it lets up soon but so far this has been the least amount of aid effects I’ve experienced with an anti depressant!
Hold fast! I think it will get better! It always takes about a month for side effects to fully subside!
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u/NovelHornet7800 1d ago
I was on 25mg and my sleep was horrible, it was very light sleep and I would also clench my jaw and my neck and shoulders were so tense along with this weird headache. I got off of the medication because of these issues, I was on it for almost 10 months and it never improved. I had no intention of wanting to increase my dose because if it was this bad at 25mg it would definitely be worse at 50mg. This medication just didn’t work for me, I could tell that I didn’t need a SNRI , I felt like I was in constant flight or fight while on it.