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 |
| 5 | Depression/anxiety | Nausia, constant sweating, constipation | The best antidepressent for me. Like everyone else the withdrawal feels like a nightmare. Went off once cold turkey and thought I was in another planet. Went into a real high for a week as if I were on cocaine - felt fabultous - then started to crash. Ended up driving to a clinic literally bouncing off the walls. Horrid. Missed a dose a couple times and my whole body felt like it was shutting down - bowls went out of control and had dry heaves . Took a dose and was | F | 44 | 8 years | 6/21/2005 | 4 | depression | constipation, dulled emotions, loss of libido | I had thought effexor had fewer sexual side effects than the SSRIs, but I have not found that to be the case. I added Wellbutrin, which helped to increase my libido for about 2-3 weeks... then, nothing. | F | 42 | 2 days | 6/23/2005 | 5 | Anxiety/Tics/ADD | Weight loss- 20lbs the first two moths. Decreased appetite. Orgasm difficulty, Mentally I'm a little slower, but my brain isn't going 1,000 MPH with ADD/anxiety so it's a trade off. A little tremor, but if I lay off caffeine/alcohol it's not bad. | Don't believe the hype, this pill isn't the devil. It killed my anxiety/ADD and I don't tic (I was blinking a lot) anymore. I love this stuff. Highly recommned it. I've also talked with 2 other people who have gone off effexor and didn't have any problems. Any pills that change the chemicals in your brain are going to be magic for some, and hell for others. This has been magic for me. I just need to quit losing weight because I can't afford to get my clothes resized again. This won't make you fat either. I actually a forget to eat sometimes, I never did that before. And I went from a strict low carb diet to eating whatever I want. Since I eat less on Effexor, I still lose weight, love this stuff. | M | 6 months | 6/28/2005 | 2 | depression | Jitteriness, can't concentrate, no ambition, decrease in sex drive, increased anxiety, feel 'flat' | Initially helped my depression-been at 225mg for almost 2 years. I increased to 300 but became extremely jumpy. Worked OK for a while but have been feeling 'zombie-like'. I am not depressed, feel 'detached' and no feelings. | F | 51 | 2 years | 6/28/2005 | 4 | Panic Attacks, Generalized Anxiety | At first, serious sweating and then a feeling of euphoria. I think I feel more depressed somehow but also more level. Sometimes a giddy hyperness soon after I take it. Occassional leg cramps, jumpy legs -maybe not related. Sometimes a very strange thing when I walk and I feel like an adrenaline rush and my eyes can't keep up with my walking- very hard to explain-NEVER experienced anything like it befor- but pretty rarely happens. I am at my heaviest ever and attribute about 10-15lbs. to the med. | This pretty quickly and effectively cured me of my severe anxiety, panic attacks and especially effective for social anxiety. I no longer get severe depression, but sometimes feel like I am more depressed in general. STill have some occassional anxiety which is probably not normal, but I can live with it. I am terrified about the possible difficult withdrawl but feel that I don't want to be on this drug forever. Getting married soon and will have to get off when we plan to start our family. Do not want the panic attacks back- I just don't know what to do. | F | 34 | 1 years | 7/11/2005 | 3 | depression anxiety | trouble sleeping, inability to achieve orgasm, severe interaction with alcohol | I've only been taking this for 13 days, sleep trouble and lack of orgasm started immediately. I'm hoping these side effects go away in time. I've sworn off alcohol as I experienced severe hostility while drinking on this stuff. I'm only taking 37.5 mg to start, my doctor said he'd up the dosage to 75mg after 2 weeks. I actually feel worse now than before I started taking it, but i feel I can chalk that up to not sleeping for the last 2 weeks. I hope to notice a beneficial difference with the dosage increase. I'd love to converse with someone near my age (36) (female) who's going thru the same crap. Moral support etc. | F | 36 | 13 days | 7/12/2005 | 4 | Anxiety | Very vivid dreams, loss of appetite (had gained about 20 pounds on paxil, so the weight loss wasn't a bad thing in my mind). Loss of sexual interest---although I was able to achieve orgasm which was not possible on other types of drugs. | Like most drugs of this type, you should not abrubtly stop taking it. Within one day of a missed dosage, the famous brain zappings, flu like symptoms, and disoriented feelings start. | M | 41 | 3 years | 7/18/2005 | 3 | major depressive disorder, anxiety | dry mouth, reduced tolerance to hot temps (not a good thing if you live in a hot climate), slight tremor. If I miss a dose, I get dizzy and have nightmares. | No sexual side effects. I'm not sure the other side effects are worth it. It took care of the major depression in that I can function, but I'm still anxious and weepy, and I'm not going to increase the dose. It's back to the doc now to see what else can be done. | F | 35 | 7 months | 7/18/2005 | 5 | OCD and BDD | Experienced some sleeplessness, loss of appetite/weightloss, some dry mouth. | This drug (taken at 275 mg for me) has been amazing. My severe OCD symptoms started to vanish almost immediately (which is rare from what I understand)...The weightloss I experienced was an amazing side effect (also keeping in mind that I have a body image disorder where I am occupied with my weight). It really helped to ease depression and debilitating OCD symptoms which were interfering with happiness, social functioning, work and school performance. I take it in combo with Xanax XR/ Generic Xanax. I started out taking 35 mg for a week then up to 75 mg for two weeks then 150 mg. Now I am taking 275 mg with 75 mg pills in the morning and one at around 2 or 3 in the afternoon. | M | 21 | 2 days | 7/19/2005 | 4 | anxiety | tiredness, ejaculatory disfunction | M | 2 weeks | 7/19/2005 | 3 | depression | I ran out of effexor and was unable to get more for 4 days. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE!!!! NEVER, NEVER, NEVER AGAIN! At the risk of revealing too much about my misspent youth...the only comparison I can make is tripping...long and hard! | F | 53 | | 7/19/2005 | 5 | panic disorder | none | F | 31 | 1 years | 7/20/2005 | 1 | Medication Resistant Depression | Started out on 35, then 75. When the doctor moved me up to 150mg.....OMG! First, everything taste like metal. Couldn't find a glass of water anywhere. Then food started tasting funny. Headaches, leg cramps at night, being restless couldn't sleep. Stomach pain and the worest was wanting to rip my skin off. It felt like something crawling on my bones. I had trouble putting together a single thought. | I'll never take this crap again! | F | 46 | 14 days | 7/24/2005 | 1 | depression | If I was even an hour or so late taking it (say from oversleeping) I would throw up for hours (I guess this is withdrawal). I gained more than 30 pounds (no change in diet or exercise). I had terrible nightmares every night. | If I had know how bad the side effects could be I never would have taken it. It was horrible and the withdrawal was even worse, throwing up for days and this weird zingy feeling. | M | 27 | 3 months | 7/27/2005 | 1 | Depression | Decrease sex drive, dizziness, and flattening of emotions | When I tried to stop taking Effexor, the real problems started. My symptoms included: sweating, confusion, paranoia, electric shock-like sensations, nausea, exhaustion, fever, nightmares, and more. It took me over 8 months to get off this medicine and it was hell. Please, please, please take time to consider getting on Effexor or any other SSRI. | F | 27 | 7 years | 7/27/2005 | 5 | panic attacks | start up (on 37 mg) was tough, had panic attacks every day. after i went up to 75mg for a few days, panic ceased. now up to 150mg. loss of sexual drive, a little trouble staying asleep. | overall, i feel this is the first med to really help me and to cause me to feel like me, and 'normal'. i have not had any weight gain thus far (been on it for about 3 months). i'm not crazy about the lack of sex drive, but i'll take that any day over panic attacks, which this med knocks out pretty well for me. it has also decreased my menopausal hot flashes, thank god. | F | 49 | 3 months | 8/4/2005 | 5 | Depression & Anxiety | Decreased appetite, weight loss, sexual side effects (inability to orgasm), insomnia. | I have a long history of depression and anxiety. Effexor has been very effective in calming me in situations (even insignificant ones) where I would normally | F | 31 | 9 months | 8/8/2005 | 5 | LACK OF MOTIVATION/DEPRESSION | NONE SO FAR! | THIS MEDICATION WORKED THE SECOND DAY FOR ME!!! I HAD NO MOTIVATION, DID NOT WANT TO LIVE....EACH DAY WAS MISERABLE. MY ATTITUDE WAS HORRIBLE. I WAS AT THE POINT I WOULD GET ON MY BED AND JUST CURL UP AND WISH IT WOULD ALL END. I HAD BEEN TAKING CYMBALTA WHICH I THINK CONTRIBUTED TO MY FEELINGS. BUT NEVERTHELESS, EFFEXOR/WELLBUTRIN COMBINATION HAS BROUGHT ME BACK TO NORMALITY, AND SO FAST TOO. BY THE SECOND DAY I WAS FEELING LIKE MY OLD SELF. I REALLY HAD A CLEAR SHARP MIND, I COULD FOCUS, AND TRULY ENJOYED DOING EVEN THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE. I FELT LIKE GOING OUT AND ABOUT, AND DID NOT FEEL LIKE HIDING FROM THE WORLD. I AM VERY OPTIMISTIC AND FEELING GOOD. I HAVE READ SO MANY BAD THINGS ABOUT EFFEXOR, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? FOR ME IT IS A GOD-SEND...I ALSO TAKE WELLBUTRIN 300MG ALONG WITH 37.5MG OF EFFEXOR EACH MORNING AND I THINK THIS COMBINATION, IS FABULOUS. AND I DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO INCREASE THE DOSAGE EITHER. WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY BUT GOOD THINGS??? I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COMBINATION TO ANYONE. BUT THEN AGAIN, IT MAY NOT WORK FOR EVERYONE....AND MY SEX DRIVE, WHICH WAS DEAD FOR YEARS, HAS FINALLY EMERGED, WHAT A SURPRISE!!! HAPPY AND LOVIN' WHAT THIS MEDICATION IS DOING FOR ME.... | F | 54 | 8 days | 8/14/2005 | 5 | mood | M | 34 | | 8/15/2005 | 5 | Major Depressive Episodes | Extreme sweating like you wouldn't believe...I am a sweaty beast now! Raised my blood pressure. Dry mouth. Trouble sleeping if taken too late in the day. | I have been on many antidepressants and effexor is by far my favorite, none of the others seemed to help much, this was the first drug that I actually felt made a difference. I have still gotten depressed but effexor has definitely saved me from falling into the deep dark suicidal depressions that I used to experience. | F | 19 | 19 months | 8/16/2005 |