Posted by Chris O on September 13, 2015, at 0:30:44
In reply to Fetzima SE's, should I be concerned?, posted by overlydetailedanswer on September 8, 2015, at 14:47:18
I have a severe anxiety disorder. My psychiatrist was resistant to give me Fetzima for many of the reasons you mention: Its NE features are very activating. But I did get samples around the same time I started Brintellix. After I stopped Brintellix (around October 2013) and completed my useless rTMS trial, I gave Fetzima a try for a multi-day period (somewhere along the line of 4-7 days; I can't remember exactly). Like you, I experienced nausea, constipation, sexual dysfunction (and not like you), some weird vision issues (blurriness, pressure in eyes). I decided to stop because the vision stuff was bothering me too much, but I cannot say that some of what I experienced was partly some manifestation of my anxiety disorder/worry. My anxiety has a way of producing physical symptoms that may or may not be drug related. I believe most of your symptoms to be a result of the NE aspect of Fetzima, but can't say for sure. What does your intuition tell you? On a side note, I cannot find any positive reports of Fetzmia online (not that that is always a valid indicator of anything, but still...). I'd consult with your psychiatrist and decide after doing that.
Chris
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