u/InterestingCod86

I don't have kids and I am finding a lot of obgyn's are not knowledgeable in menopause and only care about pregnancy. Has anyone had any luck with an obgyn and hormones? Open to any suggestions.

I have been on Pristiq for a very long time. I couldn't go up to 100mg because it caused way too much insomnia. 50mg was good but not good enough so I take 50mg in the morning and 25mg at noon for a boost. I have been starting to have weird episodes of mania. I am also in perimenopause so maybe it's just extreme hormone fluctuations. All this past week I was freaking out about my neighbor mowing where they aren't supposed to every time I heard a lawn mower start up the ruminating thoughts would start. I am under a lot of stress at work and I have also not been exercising which also helps my anxiety. I am wondering if all of a sudden this medication could start mania. I have never had this issue before on other anxiety medications and it also happened about a year ago when I was also under a lot of stress.