Side effects leveling out at 2 weeks
I started Trintellix 5mg 2 weeks ago, and at first had horrible headaches, dizziness, fatigue, and could hear/feel my heartbeat at all times, which was a weird sensation. A few days after I started, my appetite went through the roof. I couldn’t stop feeling extremely hungry, no matter how much I ate. I gained 3 lbs in less than 2 weeks, which is a lot on my 5’0” frame. I had lost a lot of weight due to MDD though. Just yesterday, I woke up and didn’t feel that gnawing hunger. I felt somewhat normal for the first time in 2 weeks. The headaches are going away, I’m not dizzy, and my heart isn’t pounding. Things that have helped: taking my medication at night, (I know this doesn’t work for everyone, but it does for me), drinking Gatorade (this has helped with the dizziness in the morning too), eating small, regular meals focusing on protein, and taking my medication with Tylenol as suggested by my doctor. Crossing my fingers that the worst is over, and things will only improve from here. Hope this helps someone with similar side effects.