Going from 50 mg to 100 mg
Started Pristiq 50 mg in January and the first month felt almost too good to be true. I felt emotionally stable, couldn’t cry at all, and overall felt much lighter mentally. I even moisturised everyday. But over the next few months (Feb–April), it slowly settled and now in May I’ve started noticing mini emotional episodes again, like getting teary during sensitive conversations, though it only lasts a minute or two.
I’m a 34-year-old woman and a mom to a 7-year-old autistic/ADHD boy, so life is already quite emotionally demanding.
My psychiatrist feels my body may be adapting to the 50 mg and suggested increasing to 100 mg, also since I have a stressful July–August coming up with travel and family visits, and we want to prevent a relapse instead of reacting later.
Honestly I’m a bit nervous about increasing the dose. For those who went from 50 mg to 100 mg:
Did it help bring back emotional stability?
Did side effects settle?
Did it feel very different from 50 mg?
And how was tapering later if you eventually reduced?
Starting 100 mg tomorrow, so would really appreciate hearing real experiences.