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I feel at near exhaustion physically and mentally and quite suicidal and went to,my gp and couldn't tell him and he said rest ask with the pristiq (desvenlafaxine)

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Please get help: You are describing symptoms of severe depression including suicidal thoughts. Please seek help from a psychiatrist immediately. This is probably too much for your GP to manage.

Answered 9/28/2016

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