http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/bipolar-disorder-and-pristiq-desvenlafaxine-a-new-antidepressant/ by Julie A. Fast Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:13:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/bipolar-disorder-and-pristiq-desvenlafaxine-a-new-antidepressant/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 Rachael Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:34:52 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2008/11/20/bipolar-disorder-and-pristiq-desvenlafaxine-a-new-antidepressant/#comment-1437 I was recently prescribed this new antidepressant along with lamotrigine. So far so good except for 1 hicup. I've tried so many different medications over the years (15 yrs) that I was desperate enough to try ECT. After my 5th treatment on Mar 6th (while still under anesthetic) I had a Ventricular Tachacardia. None of the doctors can tell me why it happened or if it will happen again. The cardiologists (who know nothing about psychiatric drugs) blamed the combination of the Pristiq and the anesthetic. Does your friend Dr John Preston have any ideas in this regard? If he needs any futher info I'd be glad to send it. I've been in a really bad depression since it all happened and my poor husband and two girls are having to cope with my awful moods. My psychiatrists here have been really good but there's not as much info here because it's fairly new. I was recently prescribed this new antidepressant along with lamotrigine. So far so good except for 1 hicup. I’ve tried so many different medications over the years (15 yrs) that I was desperate enough to try ECT. After my 5th treatment on Mar 6th (while still under anesthetic) I had a Ventricular Tachacardia. None of the doctors can tell me why it happened or if it will happen again. The cardiologists (who know nothing about psychiatric drugs) blamed the combination of the Pristiq and the anesthetic. Does your friend Dr John Preston have any ideas in this regard? If he needs any futher info I’d be glad to send it. I’ve been in a really bad depression since it all happened and my poor husband and two girls are having to cope with my awful moods. My psychiatrists here have been really good but there’s not as much info here because it’s fairly new.

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