In February, I started taking Brintellix/Trintellix at a dose of 5 mg, gradually increasing it to 20 mg. This medication didn't help me at all. I also constantly felt a terrible pressure and throbbing in my left temple, so much so that I had to stop taking it. Now I'm starting my third week without the medication, but the headache is still throbbing, painful, and feels like pressure on the left side. I also have a twitching eyelid. Has anyone experienced this symptom and will it go away? Please help. I'm afraid I have cancer. It feels like this medication is increasing the pressure in my head and temple. I'm going crazy; no pills are helping.

Hi @Przemek

Welcome to the forum!

 

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I'm so sorry to read about the tough time you've had recently you will find plenty of support here for sure.

10 minutes ago, Przemek said:

In February, I started taking Brintellix/Trintellix at a dose of 5 mg, gradually increasing it to 20 mg. This medication didn't help me at all.

Can you tell us why you started taking this please? Could you also tell us more about your history with antidepressants and other psych drugs? We keep this history in our signatures as requested above.

11 minutes ago, Przemek said:

I also constantly felt a terrible pressure and throbbing in my left temple, so much so that I had to stop taking it.

Was this a new reaction to taking this drug or was this something you were trying to treat with the drug? You haven't been taking the drug long, but stopping these kinds of drugs abruptly isn't advised.

13 minutes ago, Przemek said:

Now I'm starting my third week without the medication, but the headache is still throbbing, painful, and feels like pressure on the left side. I also have a twitching eyelid. Has anyone experienced this symptom and will it go away? Please help. I'm afraid I have cancer. It feels like this medication is increasing the pressure in my head and temple. I'm going crazy; no pills are helping.

Head pressure is a common symptom of WD/injury from psych drugs. It is always a good idea to get checked out if you are worried but I think it highly likely what you are experiencing is from a drug injury, based on the little you have told us.

Pills are not the answer unfortunately, once injured by these drugs more drugs only makes things worse. I would strongly suggest you not take anymore.

 

I look forward to you telling us some more about what has happened to you and more detail about your drug history.

In the mean time this is what I would do if I were you:

 

-Stay Hydrated 

 

-Eat a good clean whole food diet, avoiding processed foods and sugars.

 

-Stay away from caffeine, alcohol and antihistamines and any other psychoactive substances.

 

Supplements are to be avoided initially, as they often irritate our nervous systems. Try to get your nutrition through food.

 

Down the line, you may wish to introduce Fish Oil and Magnesium. Those who can tolerate them have found them calming to the nervous system. Be careful try one at a time and start low and see how you get on should you choose to try them.

 

A daily walk is very important as much as you can manage, if you can manage it. Gets you your fresh air and Vitamin D does wonders for your mind!

 

You are very welcome here and I hope you find the site supportive.

Chippy

Welcome @Przemek .

Im sorry you are currently feeling bad due to adverse reaction to the drug.

It may take some time to heal from the effects of the drug, but I assure you, you will be fine, people heal from these drugs, and you do not have cancer, if you really want to, you could get tested just to make sure, but it's 99% likely to not be cancer.

If you would like to cope with this better, I recommend you read the various topics we have on the coping methods section.

You will be fine, trust us and god ♥️