Anyone else on Brintellix

[somerandompaul]

Has anyone else taken Brintellix yet? What was your reaction to it? I haven't met or heard from anyone who took it yet and I just started it today.

Well, re-started. The first time around it seems to have had a negative interaction with some other psych meds (Trazadone, Latuda, and Clonazopam). I was told to discontinue those and to try the Brintellix again after a few days, which I'm doing.

[somerandompaul]

I wound up ditching the Brintellix. My anger towards others increased, I still felt a lot of self hatred towards myself, and my suicide ideation became more severe than normal. I'll restart the latuda and will start taking sertraline in place of the trazadone.

[judasiscariotjr]

Switched to Brintellix from Effexor recently due to the side effects I was having. No side effects so far with Brintellix other than I am sadder and more anxious. I hope this is just a dosage problem, but I guess we will see. At least I am not constantly dizzy, hungry and tired. Going from 15 to 20mg this week, I hope that helps.

[judasiscariotjr]

Update after being on 20mg for a few weeks, still feeling bad. The pit is still there, I just don't feel like jumping in right now. My doc suggested adding a mood stabilizer on top, I guess I'm up for anything. Does anyone else have any experiences with this relatively new drug?

[judasiscariotjr]

Now on 10mg of Brintellix, paired with a low dose of Wellbutrin. I'm feeling a lot more stable and energy is up a bit, though not back to where I would like.