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Antidepressants and nausea

mtnfibroguy
mtnfibroguy

Would you continue taking a new antidepressant that seems to be helping you with mood, and almost nothing historically has ever helped and then,  after a week into it, it appears to be causing pretty bad nausea?  Reviews on it on drugs.com say if you can push through the nausea for a few weeks it usually goes away. A number of others on that board stopped taking it because of nausea. I wonder if they had pushed through, if they would have improved, although nausea is so horrible, I don't blame them for stopping. 


To you medical people out there, what is your body saying to you when a Med causes nausea? It seems logical it is saying "poisonous, stop now!" 


Yes, this is the trintellix that I posted about a week or so ago.  I got some really good advice from many of you against trying it but decided to give it a try anyway since my new dr was so positive about it and the nausea I have been experiencing prior to this Med was beginning to wane. I really want my new doctor to see me as trying his ideas so he doesn't write me off before he gets to know me  


I hope the ones of you supporting the idea I shouldn't have tried it understand. Your opinions were definitely helpful but for reasons mentioned above, this time I chose to gamble. And it does appear to be helping mood, something is. But this morning, day 8 or so, I have been wondering off and on if I am going to vomit. 


Not sure what to do. If I take a tums, I get 20 minutes relief or so. 


As always your thoughts are appreciated. 


Fantod
Fantod
There is medication available to alleviate nausea. Why not add that in and see if that helps. If not, at least you tried and your new doctor can't fault you for not giving the medication a go. BTW, has anyone ever considered part of your issue with medications may be due to the fillers that are used when they are manufactured? Every medication has fillers. Maybe some,allergy tests need to be done. Just a thought.

Sorry that this med is giving you problems and working too. I hope that you can hang in there. Sending good thoughts your way.
Shakota6
Shakota6
Maybe your nausea is complicated by the antibiotics? Could be. Can you stay on it, or go off and restart after the course of antibiotics, since the anti=depressant seems to be working.

What percentage of people in the clinical drug studies (see side effect on drugs.com) had nausea? If it's up to ten percent, that might make me quit the anti-depressant.
Good luck!
Shakota6
Shakota6
Another thing is to email or call your doc for any suggestions to cut the nausea. Yes, it's true that a lot of side effects that you notice your body will accommodate and they will lessen or go away, so you could try to hang in there for a few more days.

Can you take the med at a different time of day? When does the nausea hit and how long does it last? Ask the pharmacist about nausea and the antibiotics+antidepressant combo.
mtnfibroguy
mtnfibroguy
I'll check with dr for nausea meds. I would have thought he would have mentioned that to me by now if it were a good option, he may be watching nausea for other reasons? My mild to moderate nausea has been there for months. Idk.

I'm not currently on a antibiotic, that is in the past at this point.

Another thing I should mention is he had me stop baclofen 10 mg twice a day. Maybe there is a side effect of nausea coming off of that. I just thought of that.
mtnfibroguy
mtnfibroguy
Also I experimented taking the Med at different times, and evening caused me sleep problems. So it has to be before noon.
AnnNY
AnnNY
Ginger works for nausea for me better than drugs do. Just make sure you get good quality ginger. Ginger capsules from a good manufacturer. Also good is Jamaican ginger ale, Jamaican ginger candies, also candied ginger (ginger slices with sugar on them). Ginger is also an anti-inflammatory. If you are interested in homeopathic medicine, nux vomica 30C, which can be found at many health food stores. Feel better. I saw you were going to Door County on the Fibro check in. I had a really nice vacation there with my family when I was a kid. My brother goes up there from the suburbs of Chicago often. Have fun. (Easier to do if you are not nauseated.)
mtnfibroguy
mtnfibroguy
I forgot about ginger... I have some in the fridge from a month ago. I took a small sliver of it and ate something as a chaser... Not for the weak but it did work. Thanks for the reminder.

Not sure what you mean about Door County or even the fibro check in...
Fantod
Fantod
Ann has you confused with another member Kel, who has a similar name on this site. Leo hosts check in every morning for those people who want to participate.
mtnfibroguy
mtnfibroguy
Oh ok. I've seen his name and thought me for a sec too...
AnnNY
AnnNY
I read it, but it seems too much for me to participate in due to brain fog issues. So I hope whoever is going to Door County in Wisconsin has a nice time. I'd love to go again. Thanks Fantod.
Fantod
Fantod
No worries Ann - We all have our moments. Their names are really similar. Anyone including me could have made that mistake lol.
mtnfibroguy
mtnfibroguy
Thanks again Ann. The ginger is helping :)
Tracy
Tracy
Yes, ginger & ginger ale is great for nausea.
mtnfibroguy
mtnfibroguy
Well, I've given up on the antidepressant for now. Didn't take it yesterday because I am so burned out on nausea. Ginger does help but it just keeps coming back. Maybe I'm just not strong enough... I don't know. What I do know is I am worn out and tired of being sick but not sick enough to give them a real direction to go to help me. Very frustrating. I feel like I did back in the late 80's when all this stuff called fibro cfs hit and I was clueless (as were they) then. Sometimes I just want to give up, but how? This is my life, and this is all there is.
frankie13
frankie13
Hi. I'm not sure if you like tea, but I drink lemon and ginger tea, and that helps with the nausea. I started on an anti-depressant a few months ago and the nausea was super bad. I even had anti-nausea medicine, which didn't really help much. I just drank a lot of tea, water and remember not eating a lot. The pharmacist said it would get better in a few weeks. I have been slowly increasing my dosage and ever time, the nausea comes back, but only for about a week. I know it sucks, but for me, it did get better (if that helps any). I don't know if this helps any, but coming off the medicine, depending on how long you have been on it, might also suck too with side effects. Hope this helps, if even just a little bit.
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