hmnr asg
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Hi there,
I understand that reactions to these pills are very individual but I would love to hear opinions.
I have been given two prescriptions for antidepressants by my doc, one Pristiq (or desvenlafaxine an SNRI) and setraline (the generic zoloft, an SSRI). The pills are not for my CFS but for the anxiety disorder which I have been blessed with in addition to CFS and also the depression that has been gripping me since my CFS took a turn for the worse. I have taken zoloft before and it helps the anxiety but not a dang thing for the energy levels or the brain fog from CFS (but havnt taken pristiq). I was wondering, is there any reason why a person with CFS would prefer one pill to another? or more fundamentally, a SSRI to an SNRI? would one be better (or worse) for the energy level and brain fog than the other?
I would try the pristiq and just experiment but switching ADs can be a bit nightmarish according to what I have read.
Any comments are appreciated and I apologize ahead of time for the unoriginal question.
thanks
J
I understand that reactions to these pills are very individual but I would love to hear opinions.
I have been given two prescriptions for antidepressants by my doc, one Pristiq (or desvenlafaxine an SNRI) and setraline (the generic zoloft, an SSRI). The pills are not for my CFS but for the anxiety disorder which I have been blessed with in addition to CFS and also the depression that has been gripping me since my CFS took a turn for the worse. I have taken zoloft before and it helps the anxiety but not a dang thing for the energy levels or the brain fog from CFS (but havnt taken pristiq). I was wondering, is there any reason why a person with CFS would prefer one pill to another? or more fundamentally, a SSRI to an SNRI? would one be better (or worse) for the energy level and brain fog than the other?
I would try the pristiq and just experiment but switching ADs can be a bit nightmarish according to what I have read.
Any comments are appreciated and I apologize ahead of time for the unoriginal question.
thanks
J