Ratings, Reviews Summary for EFFEXOR (WYETH AYERST)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of EFFEXOR: 3.0 (somewhat satisfied)

(based on 925 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for EFFEXOR
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 9 3.33
Age 18 to 24 121 3.04
Age 25 to 34 271 3.04
Age 35 to 44 231 3.12
Age 45 to 54 186 3.06
Age 55 to 64 81 2.95
Age 65 to 74 10 2.6
Age 75 and up

Ratings by Sex for EFFEXOR
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 224 3.07
Female 687 3.03
Not Specified 14 2.71

Why EFFEXOR* (Venlafaxine hydrochloride ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of EFFEXOR: satisfied (average rating score: 3.12)

(based on 2885 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** EFFEXOR
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Depression*740
2Anxiety*173
3Major depression*49
4Generalised anxiety disorder33
5Hot flush*17
6Panic attack*13
7Fibromyalgia*10
8Panic disorder8
9Bipolar disorder*7
10Anxiety disorder*6

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of EFFEXOR **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Weight increased554
2Dizziness*542
3Nausea*537
4Somnolence475
5Insomnia*423
6Headache*416
7Abnormal dreams412
8Hyperhidrosis351
9Loss of libido287
10Fatigue*273
11Dry mouth271
12Night sweats236
13Drug withdrawal syndrome*229
14Decreased appetite226
15Libido decreased224
16Adverse event224
17Tremor204
18Anxiety*201
19Constipation186
20Disturbance in attention181

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Venlafaxine hydrochloride (Venlafaxine, Dobupal, Venlafaxina, Effexor, Vandral, Trevilor, Efexor, Effexor xr)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com