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What Are The Side Effects Of Pristiq?
I am on pristiq 100 mg since 2 yrs.last year in sept I started knee pain and swelling around my rt knee and ankle.my dr give me pain med arthrotac but no help.pain was so severe I have to go to er and urgent care.than my dr did MRI .mri shows cartilage degenerate and my start cracking sound and locking now it's hard to walk.orthopedic dr recommend arthroscope and gel injection.i am 47 yrs old.so I just want is this side effect of pristiq.thanks
Fri, 6 Feb 2015
Hi, no its not a side effect of tab.pristiq u might be having knee joint pain due to some other reason most commonly arthritis,or needs to be diagnosed, your orthopaedic surgeon is right go for arthroscopic and further management in order to have correct diagnosis. Nothing to do with tab.pristiq
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