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 | Going on it the side effects only lasted about a week. I had 2 nights where I just couldn't sleep, was slightly nautious and my pupils were MASSIVE! But all in all it wasn't too bad. | I was worried about coming off it so I timed it so I had a week booked off work for it. The main side effect was being light headed, like a permanent head rush. Again, it was bearable. If anyone has any reservations, I would say try it. For me it was fantastic. It helped me get through a tough stage in my life. I'm off it about a month now and have come out the other side smiling!!! | F | 27 | 1 years | 11/19/2005 | 3 | Panic attacks | The panic attacks stopped, ***BUT*** it gave me HORRIBLE nightmares, a **blood disorder**, constipation, sweats, lost my short term memory, walked around in a "bubble", gained 50 pounds (and I was thin all my life), and my thyroid is not functioning properly. This medicine is POISON. And getting off of it can be sheer hell. Go to this forum and read my post: "HOW TO TAPER EFFEXOR"--and--New & Better Water Taper added 11/19/05 ; there are two (2) methods listed there you could use. Here is the link directly to the message: websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/focussober/vpost?id=722041 If that doesn't work here is the homepage to the forum, remember to look for "HOW TO TAPER EFFEXOR"--NEW & BETTER WATER TAPER INFO ADDED 11/19/05: www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/mb/focussober | DON'T USE THIS POISON---THE LONG TERM PROBLEMS ARE NOT WORTH IT!!! | F | 44 | 4 years | 11/20/2005 | 2 | GAD | sweating buckets, loss or appetite, sleep problems, nightmares, headaches, taste perversion | I endured the withdrawls and have been off effexor 10 days (weaned off of it gradually). It is nice not to have to look for a restroom to towel off all the sweat when I go places. It's nice to orgasm again. I now enjoy a good night's sleep. I saw my reflection minus the dark undereye circles for the first time in months. Unfortunately my sense of humor has taken a hit and I'm irritible as hell, but at least I am comfortable again. I'll find something better to take. | F | 26 | 6 months | 11/21/2005 | 5 | Depression, anxiety | weight gain | Although I have gained weight with this drug, I finally feel like myself again- and I was beginning to wonder if I would ever feel normal again. My anxiety has decreased as has the depression. I take 150 mg. each morning. | F | 31 | 2 years | 11/22/2005 | 1 | mild depression | Headaches, Feeling stoned, couldn't concentrate, couldy vision & thoughts, tight chest, a few times thought I was going to rape my wife | I was on the 37 mg for 10 days, my dr. wanted me to do 37 for 5 days, then 75 for 5, & then 150. But I couldn't stand the 37mg. Am trying Wellbutrin Xl now | M | 38 | 10 days | 11/22/2005 | 5 | Major Recurring Depression | Strong headaches for 1-2 months; Interest in sex decreased significantly (50-60%); After 18 months, BP climbed to 170/110. | Effexor XR almost certainly saved my life. It lifted me out of a very dark depression & my life was close to normal again. The most beneficial dosage was 300 mg/day. After 18 months, my BP began to climb & Dr. switched me to Lexapro. I weened off over a 6-week period & did not experience withdrawal symptoms. I may try it again in the future. | M | 45 | 18 months | 11/26/2005 | 3 | | 11/27/2005 | 5 | Mood swings - lows were very low | The side effects were so awful that I have had to go off of the drug. I slept 18 hours a day, developed a huge unexplained itchy blistering rash, increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, made me too passive, and gained 30 pounds. The sleeping was the straw that broke the camel's back. | The effexor did make my moods really up beat, very even, and gave me a great outlook on life. However, I had to weigh which was worse, the mood swings or the side effects. The side effects were just too great. | F | 48 | 2.5 years | 11/30/2005 | 2 | chronic pain, panic attacks | Weigh gain, 1lb per week, nightmares, night sweats, no emotions orther than anger. | I never put on weight, and I have gained up to 10 lbs in 12 weeks. Makes me feel numb to all feelings and no sexual feeling whatso ever! I feel mad all the time. I am slowly trying to wean off...did help panic though. took 150 mg | F | 39 | 3 days | 12/6/2005 | 1 | Dysthymia | I became zombielike, and was in a worse state while on Effexor than before I had taken it. The withdrawal is a living hell, and is long as well. A full 6 months of my life were made unbearable because of it. A year later, I still have withdrawal effects from it. | Avoid this drug. I can't think of a single good thing it did for me, and several problems that continue to this day. Caffeine will start making me hallucinate, which is really not a fun thing to need to live with. | M | 18 | 2.5 years | 12/8/2005 | 4 | depression, anxiety | Broke out in a rash that spread all over the body; no libido | I loved it when I could take it, felt great, but the rash and the lack of libido made me have to stop taking it. Rough side effects coming off it, two weeks of hell. | M | 39 | 3 months | 12/11/2005 | 2 | depression and anxiety | The first week starting off with the 37.5mg dose was hell. I cried the entire time was either nausated or felt like I had a stomach ulcer. Was either really tired or really awake. Dizzy. Now I am on the 75mg dose i twitch a whole lot but its not too bad. When I am sitting I constantly have to move my feet. Lately its got to the point where I can hardly sleep anymore. In the past week I have pulled an all nighter 3 times. | If you are new to this drug, don't forget to take a dose, it may not effect you when you start taking it but your body becomes very addicted to it over a period of time. Unless you like to feel dizzy and nausated, remember to take your meds. Also I had no problems with consuming alcohol, I don't remember my drunken nights as clearly but I don't blackout. All in all it has helped my depression to the point where I'm not laying in bed crying all the time but I still don't feel that great. I have become much more suicidal than before the meds. I really don't know what to thing about it. | F | 18 | 2 months | 12/13/2005 | 5 | Depression | Going on the medication, only a slight feeling of visual, electrical sensation at the start and each time dose was increased; Coming off the drug, horrible side effects -- nausea, sudden bouts of rage. | I thought I had rage like everyone else, but realized that I never felt true rage until I was going off Effexor and experienced it as a side effect. The bouts would come quickly and would be virtually uncontrollable. I was tapering off the drug over four weeks and this side effect didn't happen until the very last week. If I ever need to take it again, my doctor will prescribe Ativan or Xanax to help that side effect as I taper off. | F | 41 | 2 years | 12/17/2005 | 1 | DEPRESSION-ANXIETY | I felt as if i am in hell, it was so scary that i 'd rather be depressed and anxious. I felt like as if i am watching my life from outside, unbearable pressure and headaches in the evening, non stop nausea, no appetite, hot flashes and shivering, clamsy hands, tingling on arms and legs,electric shocks, disorientated,loss of concious memory, nigtmares, fatigue, more depressed than ever,no sex drive,i felt like a zombie in hell. When i quit could not eat for days,nausea feeling sick. Dont ever take it,it is not worth it.. | F | 34 | 7 days | 12/19/2005 | 3 | FIBROMYALGIA | TOTAL LOSE OF SEX DRIVE, WEIGHT GAIN, FUZZY BRAIN, PROBLEMS REMEMBERING ALOT OF THINGS! | MY RHEUMOTOLOGIST BELIEVES THIS WILL HELP TREAT MY FIBROMYALGIA-WRONG! | F | 33 | 1.5 years | 12/20/2005 | 3 | Dysthymia | On 225mg: Weight gain (30 lbs) despite watching diet and exercising. High blood pressure. Joint pain after several years use - felt like arthritis. Withdrawal symptoms horrible if missed a dose. | At first, worked great at relieving depressive symptoms then benefit seemed to decrease over time. Tapered off drug over several months. Side effects disappeared after I was off completely for about 1 month. Began losing weight and blood pressure returned to normal. | F | 36 | 3.5 years | 12/20/2005 | 5 | Severe Depression | Increased sexual health | Started on regular Effexor 37.5mg twice daily then a month later upped to 75mg XR once a day and haven't looked back.(tried Paxil & this makes Paxil seem like a Placebo) | M | 29 | 5 years | 12/22/2005 | 5 | Depression, anxiety, PTSD | Moderate headaches, increased brain activity, tingling first time I took it. | Effexor "woke up" my brain. I had NO activity, I could think but things were numb and fuzzy. The drug has given me alot of energy, relieved some of the depression, has decreased my appetite and thanks to Effexor I can work full-time without sabotaging my job due to depression and anxiety! Finally the possibility of long-term employment. | F | 44 | 6 days | 12/22/2005 | 4 | depression | weightgain, sex side effects | hard to get off of | F | 35 | 90 days | 12/23/2005 | 5 | Depression | Elevated blood pressure. Woozy feeling when I miss dosing | It took a LARGE daily dose to work for me, 300mg! But I will NEVER give it up. It changed my life. I still get blue moods, but am able to focus and work through them. | F | 41 | 8 years | 12/28/2005 |