I'm slipping back.

[Blank72]

I've been taking 100mg Pristiq for about 7 months and I was responding really well. I hadn't felt that good in a very long time. I know that I've made some drastic changes in my life, I moved 3 months ago to a new state for a better job. But I was still feeling so good. But I noticed the last few days I've started to feel less excited about life again. I'm scared that I'm slipping back into that black hole again. I know it's just a few days....but I k ow these feelings so well. I've lived with them for 30 years or more. My psychiatrist did suggest she thinks I have bipolar and I am scared this is a downward episode. It's so exhausting battling all of this over and over and trying to pretend like everything is OK.

[Raggedy-Ann]

Good Morning, I have a similar history. I had a bit of a lift when I took a wellness class. I learned a lot about food. I thought I was doing pretty good: avoid sugars and no junk or fast food. There are so many chemicals in food. I got an ap YUKA and it is free. I point the scanner at the barcode and instantly get a rating 0-100 and an explanation why. Removing all of the bad/chemicals I started to feel less depressed. I will do anything healthy to gain a lift except exercise. It is hard enough to move around the house most days and work a few hours a day. I hope this helps you too.

[designguy]

I have been on Pristiq for a number of years with good results but I found that medication alone didn't resolve my issues, which I think is pretty common, I still needed to do deep therapy and emotional healing and learn to accept myself and validate myself and treat myself like I would treat a friend.

[designguy]

I wanted to add, be sure to make sure your hormones, thyroid and adrenals are functioning properly, if not they can cause or contribute to depression/anxiety.

[Hidden]

Exact same thing, exact same dose. Changing it up but it's so hard. We got this though