Pristiq Side Effects to Report
Some side effects with
Pristiq, while occurring infrequently, are potentially serious and should be reported immediately to your healthcare provider. These include but are not limited to:
- Suicidal thoughts or behavior (see Depression and Suicide)
- Anxiety, agitation, or panic attacks
- Hostility or aggressiveness
- Engaging in unusual or dangerous activities
- Restlessness or inability to sit still
- Extreme elation or feeling of happiness that may switch back and forth with a depressed or sad mood
- Other unusual changes in behavior
- Hallucinations
- Fast heart rate
- Feelings of a rapidly or forcefully beating heart (known as heart palpitations)
- Seizures
- A high fever
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Easy bruising or bleeding
- Low sodium levels in the blood (hyponatremia)
- Signs of an allergic reaction, such as:
- Unexplained rash
- Hives
- Itching
- Unexplained swelling
- Wheezing
- Difficulty breathing or swallowing.
Less Common Pristiq Side Effects
Rare Pristiq side effects occurred in less than 2 percent of people taking the drug. Because these side effects are so uncommon, it is difficult to tell whether they are caused by Pristiq or something else. There is a good chance that these "side effects" could be completely unrelated to Pristiq.
These less common side effects include but are not limited to:
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