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 |
| 1 | i am so afraid to start after readin the comments | F | 62 | | 4/4/2007 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | Constipation, nausea | I have been taking Effexor for 6 weeks now and love it. I have lost 20lbs (partially due to nausea but worth it) | F | 32 | 6 days | 4/5/2007 | 4 | Panic and Anxiety | Sweating during sleep - if missed dose - sweating increased dramatically. Confusion during early days of taking effexor, subsides after a few weeks. Increase in dreaming. Flat affect (not necessarily a bad thing!) | Worth the side effects! | F | 25 | 5 months | 4/6/2007 | 5 | depression, suicidal thoughts | Started on 37.5mg with immediate results, depression lifted and I didn't have anymore suicidal thoughts. After 1 wk. my dose increased to 75mg. This has been a problem for me. I have had 2 doses and I am experiencing chest pain, sweats and palpitations. I am going back to the lower dose since it was already working. | After reading everyone elses side effects and withdrawal problems, I think I will stick with the low dose. | F | 46 | 10 days | 4/7/2007 | 3 | Anxiety | While on Effexor XR I felt happy all the time and was generally in a good mood. Realizing that humans should have feelings of sadness, anger, depression...sometimes, I asked my doctor to take me off of the Effexor. I now have found better ways to deal with my anxiety in the forms of yoga, meditation, tai chi and relaxation methods. However, since being "weened" off by my doctor I have been extremely dizzy, tired, easily aggitated, and vertigo. I have tried drinking detox teas in order to speed up the recovery time. Does anyone have suggestions for the dizziness?! HELP! | F | 40 | 1 years | 4/7/2007 | 1 | Post term-2 miscarriage Depression | Horrible insomnia, shakes, the "brain shivers" many talk about, and I couldn't sit still. I lost over 50 lbs in the last 6 months just from lack of eating or throwing up what I did eat. The doctor knew I was on Steroid inhalers and a smoker when not pregnant, but did nothing when my blood pressure skyrocketed but double my dose. I had to stop working because I work in Tech/IT and I couldn't stare at a computer screen or focus my eyes without becoming violently nauseous. Horrible vertigo -- I felt like I was always in a bad hash high and scarily disconnected from my body. I started S/I again for the first time in years while on Effexor. It all finally came to a hilt after not taking 2 doses under doctors orders New Years Eve because I knew I would be drinking. Full blown hallucinations - slipped into a dissociative episode and called the cops on my husband thinking he was a boyfriend who died almost 10 years ago and trying to kill me. When I told the doctor about the episode, | The doctor put me on Effexor after miscarrying in my 5th month of pregnancy, but did not prescribe any kind of Grief Therapy. | F | 27 | 8 months | 4/7/2007 | 1 | anxiety / depression | The tremors worsened day to day throughout whole body | Do anything else DO NOT USE THIS | F | 53 | 5 years | 4/8/2007 | 5 | Hot Flashes | Panic attacks, fuzzy head, decreased appetite. | The panic attacks have almost stopped along with the fuzzy head. Still don't have much of an appetite. But...the hot flashes have gone from about 20 or 30 a day to maybe ONE...all my menopause symptoms have just about gone away and they were severe...I have my life back:) <<<< | F | 49 | 26 months | 4/9/2007 | 4 | Depression | Mild dizzyness at first. I get the 'brain zaps' pretty bad when I miss a dose, so I try not to. | Where Lexapro and Lithium failed Effexor XR has helped. I was in a constant down mood forever, but now that I am on this I am only in a slight down mood.. Much more normalized. I know if I raise the dose over the 300mg I am at now I can be unaturally happy, but when I mess with the dosage too much I tend to build a tolerance. Previously when my Tolerance was peaked, 900mg would do nothing, took me 3 weeks cold turkey to beat withdrawl, then waited another 8 weeks before starting again. | M | 25 | 31 months | 4/9/2007 | 2 | depression and anxiety | Did not work for me. I received a 'trial' package from my Doctor, a two week supply starting with 37.5 mg the first week then increasing to 75 mg the second week. I continued to feel anxious and depressed for the first two weeks. I completely lost my appetite and my libido. Continued to take it for another two weeks at 75 mg per day and the side effects got worse. My doctor wanted to increase the dose to 125 mg, but I decided that 1 month on this medication was enough, so I started the withdrawl process (for two weeks). This medication actually made me feel worse and the side effects were unpleasant to say the least. | M | 50 | 5 weeks | 4/9/2007 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Oh my gosh, where do I begin?...I was doing ok, in the beginning, however, now that my doctor switched me over to the generic form of Effoxor, I am very very unhappy. My head feels like it is constantly in a gray fuzzy mass. I become somewhat dizzy at times, and have experienced some nausea and vomitting. I get palpatations occassionally throughout the day, not everyday, thank goodness, and my eyes have become to feel pressure behind them. | I would not recommend this medication unless you absolutely have to have it. I am going to stop taking the medication, because I feel the same way with the medication as I do for the last three days that I have chosen not to take it. I am choosing to start an exercise regiment daily and to try and change my diet to benefit me for my wellness program. I am not going to take anymore anti-depressants of any kind. | F | 40 | 8 months | 4/9/2007 | 4 | depression anxiety | none | F | 28 | 8 years | 4/11/2007 | 4 | depression anxiety | none | F | 28 | 8 years | 4/11/2007 | 4 | anxiety/slight depression | dry mouth;sexual dysfunction | effexor xr worked very well for me... i loved it .. if it wasnt for the sexual side effects i would still be on it. might be different for you, i would definately give it a try ..its not as scary as people say it is. | M | 21 | 1 weeks | 4/11/2007 | 4 | depression/panic attacks | dry mouth, insomnia, grinding teeth, bad dreams (when missing a dose) I also kick in my sleep. | I was on effexor XR 150mg for 6 years, then stopped cold turkey. The withdrawal was not as bad as I expected, but 6 months later the depression is back and I'm restarting the medication at 75 mg. It's already helping, though it's making it harder to sleep. The benefits far outweigh the drawbacks for me. | M | 28 | 1 weeks | 4/11/2007 | 3 | Anxiety | This is an update to my earlier post. It has been 5 days now since I was weaned off Effexor 75mg. I am still dizzy and have vertigo! I have found that ginger root pills and dramamine has helped with some of the vertigo and dizziness. I have been having some of the worst nightmares I have ever had in my life! I'm hoping this withdrawal won't last much longer. Good luck to those trying to withdraw from this pill. | Ginger pills help with vertigo! | F | 40 | 1 years | 4/11/2007 | 3 | | 4/11/2007 | 1 | Panic Attacks/Anxiety | This medication was ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE - I took it two days (37.5mg) and had the worst nausea of my life, insomnia, dialated pupils, and literally felt like I was going crazy. I was in a fog, couldn't focus on things and could barely get myself out of bed. | Do not do not do not do not take this medication! | F | 24 | 2 days | 4/12/2007 | 5 | Depression | Side effects were minimal, just a slight headache for the first 7-10 days. | This drug has been fantastic for me. I had been on Lexapro, which helped with anxiety at the 10mg dose, but when it was increased to 20mg to deal with the depression, it was horrible and made the depression worse. Doctor put me on the Effexor and although I have not been on it long, I can honestly say I can't remember feeling this good in a long time. I used to sleep 10 -12 hours a day and still needed naps. I did not want to socialize or even do anything with my wife or kids. Since being on the Effexor, I have great energy, feel completely rested after only 6-7 hours of sleep. I am having a blast with my kids, and it's like a new day for my marriage. I have seen a lot of comments about sexual side effects, but luckily I have not had any. Actually quite the contrary as now I have much more interest and energy. | M | 40 | 3 months | 4/13/2007 | 5 | Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety, GAD | occassional headache, delayed ejaculation ( a plus), easier to sweat, mild raise in blood pressure | In terms of panic and anxiety, this drug has been a miracle for me. My panic attacks were terrible and induced agoraphobia. This medication has been the cure. I have come off this medication before and did not experience the withdraw problem many speak of. Effexor has only provided mild relief of my depression. | M | 24 | 3 months | 4/13/2007 |