EFFEXOR XR Reviews (VENLAFAXINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.0 (2225 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare EFFEXOR XR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR EFFEXOR XR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Depression, Anxiety | I began at low doses and am now at 225 mg/day. Since about 150 mg/day, I have had all of the common side effects (dry mouth, tremor, insomnia, diziness, constipation, decreased sex drive), as well as intense night sweats and jaw clenching/teeth grinding. I have actually lost a little bit of weight but am now concerned about weight gain after reading everyone else's comments!!! | Effexor did nothing for me when i was on small doses, but since I have been at 150mg and higher, i have definitely noticed a difference. I do not cry as often and am more social and productive. It has really heightened my level of daily functioning, for which i am very grateful. However, I still have an occasional episode of hour-long sobbing, suicidal thoughts, and trembling. But... I do not think i will change medicines because it took me a long time to even find a medicine that made a difference and i also fear the intense withdrawl symptoms of this medicine! If i go for more than a day or two without taking it, i become dizzy, my vision suffers, and it is just an all-around really awful feeling!!! I have begun to accept that this is about as good as it's going to get (at least i think so)... however i do fear never being able to stop taking it. | F | 18 | 7 months | 7/30/2004 | 3 | Depression | Sleepy all the time and have put on weight, but not sure if either of these can be directly connected to the drug. | F | 28 | 1 years | 8/1/2004 | 1 | for fibromyalgia/sleep aid | Excessive sweating and strange dreams, hot flashes and chills | Not a drug for me | F | 53 | 3 weeks | 8/2/2004 | 3 | DEPRESSION/ANXIETY | INTENSE JAW PAIN, TREMORS, INSOMNIA, LACK OF SEXUAL DESIRE, DRY MOUTH, MOOD SWINGS | F | 45 | 6 months | 8/4/2004 | 2 | anxiety, insomnia, dysthymia | I've had trouble sleeping forever. Zoloft was a miracle for me for years, but then | Mood improved, but only when sleep not disrupted. Sleep disrupted approximately every other night while on this drug. | F | 33 | 3 months | 8/4/2004 | 1 | depression/anxiety | night sweats, complete and total deadening of sexual arousal/orgasm,bad withdrawal including sensory disturbances,agitation,etc | actually worked great for mood but not worth the disturbing effects. I think it's way too strong for the average | F | 45 | 7 weeks | 8/4/2004 | 3 | Mangled Psyche | Let it be known that if I stay on the prescribed dose withdrawl symptoms don't occur. Let it also be known that if I miss just 2 dosages, HEAVY! withdrawl symptoms persist without fail. Such as; Nausia, Vomiting, | I don't believe there is any real | M | 27 | 3 years | 8/5/2004 | 3 | Mangled Psyche | Let it be known that if I stay on the prescribed dose withdrawl symptoms don't occur. Let it also be known that if I miss just 2 dosages, HEAVY! withdrawl symptoms persist without fail. Such as; Nausia, Vomiting, | I don't believe there is any real | M | 27 | 3 years | 8/5/2004 | 1 | MS depression & pain | weight gain, sweating!!, | intolerable withdrawal - dizziness, myscle pains, rage, weepiness, nightmares, insomnia, weird ear pressure & noises, itching. Most Dr.s do not know or care about side effects while on the drug & especially when discontinuing. Patient's beware!!!! | F | 48 | 5 months | 8/7/2004 | 3 | | 8/8/2004 | 4 | fibromylgia | no side effects | F | 56 | 1 years | 8/10/2004 | 3 | depression | No sex drive vivid dreams | F | 33 | 2 years | 8/11/2004 | 1 | anxiety, depression | Switched from | Effexor xr should be outlawed, the withdrwal effects are UNIMAGINABLE unless you experience them. I was on 150mg for 8 months and on prozac for 10 years at 80mg with no withdrawal problems. Do your research this drug is horrible!! | M | 34 | 8 months | 8/11/2004 | 5 | recurrent major depressive disorder | nothing but good things--more energy, less crying, can sleep a normal 8 hour night and feel rested (I used to sleep 15 hours or more if I could.) | I have been depressed since I was a child, and have been able to cope with it unless I experience stress or changes in my life--at those times despair and anxiety would take over my life. I have tried 5 or 6 different antidepressants with no success. After I had a baby this spring, I experienced a horrible episode of Postpartum Depression. After trying Zoloft and Welllbutrin (on doctor's orders--I had no faith in these drugs anymore, but was told that I would be hospitalized if I did not accept treatment.), I was finally put on Effexor a month ago, and started feeling better within days. I really feel like this drug is a miracle. I had resigned myself to a life of hidden tears and forced smiles, but thanks to this drug, I can look at my husband and child again and think, | F | 22 | 1 months | 8/12/2004 | 1 | Hot Flashes (menopausal) | None until discontinuation. | Worked well for controlling 90% of menopausal hot flashes. Problem ocurred when family physician discovered multi-nodular, enlarged thyroid. Thyroid was healthy 1 year before starting Effexor. PDR states that rare/infrequent cases of altered thyroid function have been documented as a result of taking Effexor. I am now slowly tapering off and having a myriad of side effects. Dizziness, nausea, muscle aches (even a swollen arm), headache etc. The withdrawal symptoms are terrible. I would caution people not to start this drug unless it is absolutely necessary. AND if you are using it, have your thyroid checked periodically with ultrasound. The thyroid blood tests are not as reliable. | F | 56 | 1 years | 8/14/2004 | 4 | PTSD/Anxiety | Effexor worked really well for me. I started with 3.7 mg for one week then went to 75 mg for a total of one month before my blood pressure went from 120/77 to 159/99. (before being on effexor I was on and off Prozac for approx 10 years) So my Dr.took me off of the stuff. Too bad. It was doing its job well. | M | 50 | 30 days | 8/16/2004 | 5 | severe anxiety disorder and depress | I was experiencing severe anxiety. I began Effexor on May 15, 2004. I gained about 20 pounds by mid June. However, I am able to function normally again. I take 150 mg. capsules. I love this medicine. I feel that this medicine has been worth every pound that I have gained.....It is certainly better than suffering from a nervous break down. It is a gift from God. | M | 37 | 3 days | 8/17/2004 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | I have been on 75mg for about one and a half years now. I have found myself getting sleepier earlier; I usually can not stay up past 9 PM. My libido has gone down a great deal. I do still experience sweating, and become cold quite easily now. | I am less emotional with this medication, and feel more | F | 26 | 19 months | 8/18/2004 | 1 | Clinical Depression | Lack of energy, lack of motivation, feeling | The biggest problem I have had has been with my sleep pattern, my brother (age 15) is on the same medication and he has had the exact same problem. I have had countless days where I will sleep for a ridiculous amount of time without waking up. When I finally do wake up I do so in a cold sweat - which is horrible. If I miss even one pill I am dizzy and have spells of shooting dizziness every 5 to ten minutes. I become confused and disoriented- forgetting where I put things that I just set down, it is as though I am lost in some foreign world with my mind. Instinctively, I want lay down and sleep to make the dizziness go away - ( I should mention my eyes are always very dry when this happens, too) and then I will proceed to sleep for hours on end AGAIN. It scares me that these antidepressants are prescribed so casually - because they can alter your life dramatically. I feel as though I am addicted because when trying to go off of the drug (as prescribed) the withdrawel symptoms are so overwhelming - I turn into a true nutcase. I really urge that more medical research be done with these drugs. I know that I am a guinea pig for doctors due to the youth of this drug - but please keep in mind the lifechanging and devestating effects that these drugs can have on people. These drugs are adding chemicals to your brain. When I mention feeling | F | 21 | 3 years | 8/18/2004 | 3 | stress, pms, ibs, sleeplessness | yawning, but feel better, just enough to take the edge off | F | 31 | 7 days | 8/19/2004 |