Heads up, this will probably be TMI.

I’m currently switching my anti-depressant from Pristiq to Trintellix. I’ve had really bad withdrawal symptoms in the past, so my doctor is having me taper off Pristiq while starting a small dose of Trintellix. I’ve been doing this for about 10 days or so. After 14 days, I stop the Pristiq and bump up my dose of Trintellix. So far it’s gone a lot better than previous tapers, but good god is my stomach messed up.

For the past week or so, I’ve had horrible gas pains, bloating, diarrhea/loose stools, stomach cramps, and my husband can barely stand to be in the same room as me (we are trying to find the humor in it 😜).

I’m waiting on a response from my doctor on if there’s anything that can help. I originally thought it might be food poisoning or something but after thinking about it, it perfectly lines up with my med change.

I’m so thankful the brain zaps and anxiety are a lot more tame this time around, but my stomach situation really sucks. Anyone else experience this before?