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, gad | no sex drive, night sweats | I have never felt better. I only wish I had taken this drug 20 years ago. I am concerned about the effects eventually wearing off. Would like to try to see how life is with no meds but everyone is scaring me to death with the withdrawal effects. I am also scared to have anxiety and insomnia again. | 44 | 1.75 years | 2/2/2004 | 1 | teeth grinding, loss of concentration, apathy, bizarre sexual dreams and horrific nightmares, complete sexual dysfunction | I was put on effexor after no success on wellbutrin for minor depression. Started out on 150mg. An apparent boost after a month that quickly went away. Was then put on 300mg. Nothing. Besides the physical side effects, the best word for the feeling was zombie. I question whether the initial positive response was more due to the apathy. Sure, most of the negative feelings were gone but I soon realized so were the positive feelings. I really didn't care about anything. Two warnings if you do try it. Don't let your prescription run out. I went without for 3 days and it was absolute hell. Makes you wonder what the exact definition of non-habit forming is. Also, be prepared for a struggle when you decide to go off the drug. I tapered down at 37.5mg every two weeks and that was two awful months. | M | 28 | 6 months | 2/7/2004 | 4 | major depression | The major effect for concern was dry mouth that even with +++oral hygiene resulted in horrible dental problems. Interest in sex is absent and I used to be one juicy broad! Due to some new problems with severe facial pain, the neurologist suggested discontinuing Effexor (effexor not cause, but we didn't want to mix medicines)...........I now know what withdrawls are like ( fuzzy headed, colorful dreams/nightmares, shakey, etc.) but if it stops even a little of the face pain, yahoo! Been a physically and mostly mentally healthy person my whole life......in it's time, Effexor saved my life | F | 59 | 4 years | 2/11/2004 | 3 | depression | dry mouth, no sex drive, jaw clenching and teeth grinding, insomnia, anxiety. With 300mg developed blisters on tongue that had to be burned off with silver nitrate. | I have been on Effexor for nearly 6 years. I am happy with how it controls my depression, but unhappy with ongoing side effects. I currently take 112.5 mg per day. I have been as low as 37.5 and as high as 300 mg. I have tried getting off this med and onto several others with no success. | F | 33 | 5 years | 2/14/2004 | 1 | depression | mild nausea when starting..withdrawl effects are horrible..dizzieness,confusion,anger,raw nerves, loud high pitched buzzing, jaw clenching,electric shocks,face pain | i've been trying to withdraw for 3 months. withdrawl effects seem to get worse. | F | 35 | 6 months | 2/16/2004 | 1 | GAD | F | 46 | 1 days | 2/21/2004 | 4 | generalized anxiety disorder | I started taking this drug and everything is going good. Been taking 150mg for a week now. Problems are vision and being confused. I also take 1mg twice a day of Klonopin. My sexual desire is great. I feel alot better, but i am tired alot. | This has changed my mood dramatically in a good way. I am more social and happy. Hopefully this stays the same. | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 2/22/2004 | 4 | Anxiety/depresson | None yet | Within 2-3 days, started to have more energy and feeling uplifted. has made a big difference and its still early days. | M | 2 weeks | 2/25/2004 | 1 | Anxiety and Depression | No emotion. Not happy or sad. No guilt. Don't seem to care much about anything. Headaches, strange dreams, hot flashes, no sex drive at all. Weight Gain, craving foods I don't usually crave. Night sweats. If I miss a dose, within 12 hours I feel rage and frustration. Very agressive and short tempered. Dizziness and nausea. | I have been on this for 10 months I started at 37.5mg for two weeks then 75mg for 3 months. Then 150 mgs. ever since. I thought I just needed to adjust to the medication, but I was just getting in deeper. This has been a nightmare for me. I am seeing my Doctor tomorrow to get off this medication, I just fear that my nightmare is only beginning. I dread the withdrawals. Everyone handles medicine differently. This is not for me, but it might be great for someone else. I wouldn't recommend it. But I know there are many that it helps. | F | 33 | 10 months | 2/27/2004 | 3 | panic attacks/depression | not really my self sex drive gone sad things can happen and my tears arent there,my weight gain over the years (5 yrs) 60 lbs now im dibetic and my cholestrol is high in part from being so lazy now from taking this med. | tried to wean off and i cant do it the side effects are horrible dizzy,my eyes dont work right, nausea... | F | 43 | 5 years | 3/1/2004 | 3 | Depression, GAD | Nausea, headaches, loss of sex drive, extreme difficulty reaching orgasm, insomnia, always thirsty, nervousness, muscle twitches, nightmares, always hot, drugged feeling, jittery feeling, irritability, difficulty concentrating and focusing, can't ever get comfortable... | This drug has helped even out my moods a little bit. I don't mind most of the side effects too much, but the loss of sex drive and difficulty reaching orgasm drives me insane. I think I may try a different drug... | F | 17 | | 3/2/2004 | 4 | agoraphobia, aniexty, depression | Heavy sweating Seems to wear off during the night-heavy sleep and wierd vivid dreams Severe wieght gain | Helps with the aniexty and depression, but the dosage high enough to allow me to function normally in the working world puts me to sleep. As long as I stay home or in an enviroment where I feel in control-I feel normal. I take 75 mg twice daily, seems to build up in my system over time,until I start nodding off, and then I alternate 2 one day and 1 the next. Better than prosac, would like to try wellbutrin XL-please email if you have gone from effexor xr to wellbutrin xl, let me know how it went and thanks. | F | 45 | 4 years | 3/3/2004 | 3 | depression/anxiety/ocd | Changes in sexual function once we got into the higher doses (I eventually was up to 375 mg), also began getting night sweats at the higher doses, which is ultimately why I stopped taking it. It also made me sweat and feel hot a lot more often. | F | 26 | 1 years | 3/6/2004 | 4 | Depression | WEIGHT GAIN - approx. 30 pounds in a little over a year and a half. No sexual desire. Mood swings. | Took Effexor XR for a little over a year and a half - gained 30 lbs. in that time - with little or no change in diet or lifestyle - which leads me to believe the Efexor caused the weight tain. I do believe Effexor XR helped me. My depression is gone - at least it seems to be. I just got tired of carrying around and extra 30 pounds. I would love to hear from anyone who has LOST weight once they've stopped taking effexor xr. I've been off it for a week - so I'm looking for encouragement and positive feedback!!!! | F | 25 | 1.75 years | 3/9/2004 | 4 | depression | Weight gain, possibly increased headaches | F | 26 | 2 years | 3/12/2004 | 1 | Social/Genral Anxiety | More anxiety, mind racing, shakey. | Was taking Effexor XR extended release starter kit (37.5m) along with Buspar (10m) for 5 days when I had to stop due to feeling even more anxiety than usual. On the first day I felt very fuzzy and cloudy headed. After that I felt unending anxiety until I finally stopped cold 5 days later. Today is my first day being off it so unsure yet if I'll get any withdrawal symtoms. I tried Zoloft for 1.5 months prior to this and stopped that due to the extreme sexual side effects. Still no solution for my anxiety. I've been told by two doctors that there are no tests to check if I even have a chemical imbalance. This is very frustrating since then every drug they put me on is a guess. Anyone ever get testing? | M | 33 | 5 days | 3/14/2004 | 3 | PTSD, OCD, Panic Disorder | Weight gain | My OCD is not completely gone but I did gain 10 pounds in one month. I have just stopped taking it. I need to live life without medicating my problems. I need to deal with them instead. | F | 26 | 3 months | 3/17/2004 | 5 | Social Anxiety/Depression | There are only two side effects I've encountered when on the medication. The first one was only for the first two days on a dose of 150mg. About a half hour/hour after taking my first dose I became extremly nausious and almost vomited. This went away quickly. The other side effect is sexual. I have no sexual urges at all. I have been on this medication for almost a year now and it has not gotten better whatsoever. The good obviously outway the bad or I wouldn't still be on it. I'm not saying that sex wasn't a part of my life before, but I can walk into a room of friends and have a conversation with them without freaking out. I am not a hermit anymore. I have a life. It's a huge improvement. I would recommend this medication to anyone that has problems like mine. | F | 23 | 1 years | 3/22/2004 | 4 | depression/anxiety | side effects not too bad. | i've noticed some improvement in just 12 days. | M | 34 | 12 days | 3/23/2004 | 2 | Depression and agitation | gas nausea jittery feelings sleep loss 1% sex drive vivid dreams shadows begin to move loss of sleep and apetite | would not recommend it as the withdrawl makes it seem that you wont want to live much longer if you stop taking it seems like a narcotic very unreliable and ive not noticed many changes | M | 18 | 8 months | 3/23/2004 |