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 |
| 2 | deppression | nausea, diarrhea,stomach problems | I am addicted to the drug | M | 57 | 7 years | 1/17/2008 | 1 | Depression | Very expensive and it didn't work. No effect on the depression. It did however increase the depression in my checking account! | Very disappointing. | F | 55 | 1 months | 1/17/2008 | 4 | MDD and GAD | 75mg: excessive sleepiness, shakey 150mg: excessive sleepiness, shakey, trouble concentrating 225mg: excessive sleepiness, feeling out-of-body (that's extremely scary.) | F | 19 | 6 months | 1/18/2008 | 4 | Depression & Anxiety | Constipation, Cold Sweats during sleep | The first SSRI I took was Zoloft, which only worked for a few months (I ended up having "poop out" - a syndrome that most people on the bipolar spectrum experience) - the constipation was so bad, I could barely stand it & the drug stopped working for me. Effexor XR has been really useful. I currently take 187.5 mg and have been on it for 4 years. I have missed a dose a couple times and it's not fun (panic attacks, extreme irritability) - it's best not to miss a dose. About a year ago, I went down to 150 mg and was so irritable I had to go back up. I exercise 3-4 days/week and eat healthy foods, but there is a good chance I will be on this drug for a long time - maybe that's scary, maybe not? What I do know is that I am much happier and less anxious since taking Effexor. I also take it with lithium - as a mood stabilizer, which has been a good combination for me. | F | 32 | 4 years | 1/18/2008 | 4 | Depression | First two weeks: dry mouth, insomnia, nausea Now: weight gain | I am a happy person on Effexor. (150 mg) Before taking it, I had horrible mood swings, depression, thoughts of helplessness and suicide. I now feel happy and optomistic about my future. The only complaint that I do have is weight gain. I have gained significant weight while taking effexor but cannot say it is entirely from the med. Alot is also from going from being very active to less active and a sweet tooth plus stress eating. Although I am not glad about my weight gain, it is far better than living under the black cloud of depression. I did try Welbutrin, but it did absolutely nothing for me and felt like I was not taking anti-depression medication at all, so went back on Effexor. My dr did suggest that I not take my 75 mg dose in the afternoon and see if it helps with weight loss. I thought I would have side effects from missing the dose, but so far I have not. Too soon to tell if it is helping with weight loss. | F | 44 | 7 years | 1/19/2008 | 1 | anxiety, thought. | Took it one day---nervousness, hot flash, heart racing, reflux, dizzy, eyes blurred, in a fog, ended up in ER. Meds make you crazy. | Go outside, walk, write, pray, get your mind off of you, don't always rely on doctor. Be with your family. Some people on Effexor need to be, true, but the rest of us, just need to qut being self centered and just rely on God!!! | F | 37 | 1 days | 1/19/2008 | 4 | Mild Depression | Initially insomnia, what felt like increased blood pressure. Incompatibility with alcohol usage, even very low amounts of alcohol. | I was probably self-medicating myself with very consistent, wine drinking each night. Not a lot, maybe two or three glasses each night. Effexor worked to lift my depression, and to ease up on my alcohol usage. I'm not thrilled about using it long-term. The cost of it, outside of my health insurance, is almost 6 times the cost I pay now ($20 per 30) at Costco. I've also been seeing some insomnia lately, which I wonder if Effexor isn't responsible. I'm using 75mg of Effexor per day. I have successfully tapered and gone off the med, but it's not the easiest experience to go through. | M | 46 | 3.5 years | 1/20/2008 | 5 | depression/anxiety | dry mouth, constipation, decreased sex drive, difficulty achieving orgasm, blurred vision | F | 43 | 3 years | 1/21/2008 | 5 | Depression | Insomnia for the first few days. Shakiness and numbness in fingers which went away after the first few days. Night sweats which I still get occasionally as well as very vivid dreams. | I started on on a low dose and gradually increased to 150 mg. I feel so much better taking this drug and even my friends and family have noticed a dramatic change in my overall well-being. My Dr. started me on fluoxetine (Prozac- 10 mg) which I take in addition to the Effexor. Maybe for me it is the combination of the two but I have not experienced any of the negative side effects others have described. The ones I did experience certainly wouldn't make me stop taking it. Everyone is so unique and I'm sure this drug effects us all differently but for me it works extremely well and I plan to continue on it. | F | 39 | 3 weeks | 1/21/2008 | 1 | depression | eye sight loss, crying, liver and fluid problems . major major withdrawal symptoms | a dangerous drug in the hands of doctors who do nt know its affects on a person . | M | 52 | 5 days | 1/21/2008 | 5 | severe clinical depression | dry eyes, blurry vision, unusual dreams, sleep talking | This may sound extreme, but Effexor XR has saved my life. ADter trying 4 other anti-depressants, I decided to try it and had heard many horrible things about it. However after several weeks I started feeling so much better. Being suicidal and at the stage of carrying out the suicide, Effexor XR has changed my perspective on life completely and helped me to become normal again. | F | 21 | 1 years | 1/23/2008 | 4 | Depression | sweats. loss of sex drive. Really sucks when you forget a dose. | Wanto to get off. Tried once. had t get back on. It does what it needs to do, but I wonder , at what expense? | F | 30 | 4 years | 1/23/2008 | 4 | Anxiety | The first 2 weeks: even more anxiety, but now, I'm just much much more sensitive to caffeine and I'm a "very cheap drunk". No other side effects. | It works for me, I feel much better now (been on 150 mg/d for 6 months). | F | 26 | 8 months | 1/23/2008 | 4 | General Anxiety Disorder, Depressio | For the first 2 weeks I was very nauseated. TAKE WITH FOOD!!! The first week as AWFUL! No sex drive, delayed orgasm, dizzyness, very tired, very sick. After a few weeks it wore off and I felt better for the first time in YEARS. | I have since had to increase my doseage (doctors told me this would happen) from 75mg to 125mg. Seriously, if you can get through the first few weeks (I actually had to miss a few days of work because of how sick it made me), it's well worth it. The first few days I felt 'high' - not a care in the world and had the dizzyness and blurred vision to go with it. As I said, after the fest few days, that wore off. After the first few weeks, I felt normal again. DON'T MISS A DOSE!!! Awful headaches, blurred vision, lack of coordination, etc. | F | 23 | 8 months | 1/24/2008 | 5 | depression | sexual dysfunction, sleeplessness, vivid dreams, yawning. | It has improved my mood greatly, to the point of me being cheerful and having a positive outlook. I am far more talkative. The sexual dysfunction is not terrible and the sleeplessness is managable with sleeping tablets and hopefully it subsides soon. | M | 25 | 6 weeks | 1/25/2008 | 5 | Depression | periodic "twitches," yawning, increased sex drive | I have been on MANY antidepressants.....this is the only one that has worked. Even though I have read other people's issues with the drug; I NEED to stay on it because it has changed my life. I thought I was "cured" (have struggled with depression since age 20) and stopped taking the drug and within 2 weeks, depression returned and i remembered why I was taking meds..... | F | 31 | 6 months | 1/25/2008 | 3 | anxiety | nausea,don't sleep | well i was on 75mg and they just upped my dosage to 150..but now for two weeks 75 plus 37.5..feeling less anxious but very dizzy and just not myself in the morning...i can't eat but today i did and ate 3 meals which I never did before. | F | 36 | 8 months | 1/26/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | I experienced severe withdrawl when trying to stop taking Effexor. I could not wean myself off of them because of the nausea, headaches and vomiting that would occur. I had to switch to another medication and then wean myself off of that. I would NEVE recommend this medication to anyone. | F | 24 | 8 months | 1/26/2008 | 4 | Depression and anxiety | Initially I had dizziness and some naseau. I found taking it at breakfast reduced nausea. I have found I sweat more on Effexor. No massive weight gain yet. Most annoying side effect is delayed orgasm and sex drive reduction. While the mind is still interested the body does not have the tingling all over like it used to before sex. | Often get restless legs syndrome with Effexor. Appetite has improved but not to the point were I am emptying the pantry like their is no tomorrow. That is good! Some antidepressants make you so hungry. I just wish Effexor didn't stuff around with the sex drive. | M | 41 | 6 days | 1/29/2008 | 1 | Concentration/focus | no sex drive, tired one second then feeling like I was on speed the next, can't sleep at night I was up a lot, very strange dreams, blurry vision, after about a month I got very depressed and started having suicidal thoughts | I just stopped taking this medicine was on 75mg my dr put me on something different. now my face feels numb, I am VERY dizzy, Ill to my stomach, head ach, I get this shock feeling and my arms and hads feel numb for a few seconds. dr told me this could last 7 to 10 days what a nightmare to come off of this. | F | 35 | 1 months | 1/29/2008 |