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 | anxiety | This stuff has cured my anxiety and acts just like viagra for me. It's incredible. | 2 years | 3/14/2006 | 5 | | 11/28/2004 | 5 | anxiety | Less sexual drive, dry mouth, sweating...but it's worth it. | Started with 37.5, then to 75, now 150. Been on Effexor for over three years. Cannot imagine having a good life without Effexor. | 3 years | 7/17/2004 | 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 | 5 | Depression | Only if I missed a dosage, head zaps, vertigo and sensitivity to sunlight. | It's a blessing. Much better than Remeron or Paxil. I'm involved with life again and willing to take it for the rest of my life. After my 2nd year I went from 300mg to 150mg. The drug isn't the only thing I do to control my depression: proper diet, exercise and meditation are tightly woven into my daily activities. | 39 | 4 years | 9/21/2007 | 4 | | 9/30/2007 | 4 | | 3/10/2009 | 4 | | 5/30/2008 | 4 | | 1/4/2004 | 4 | depression/anxiety | at first shakiness and sleepiness | 34 | 1 months | 11/23/2002 | 4 | | 10/18/2002 | 4 | | 11/13/2002 | 4 | None | Worked within 5 days of taking with no initial side effects. After two years stoped working and nausea started. | 28 | 2 years | 6/5/2004 | 4 | anxiety | starting out dizziness in am, shakes the first 4-6 weeks, after that it leveled out, hard to reach orgasm, no erection prob.,some confusion, memory loss, needing a second or two to respond with right answers, it is way better than not taking it although i do want to get off it soon, just to see if i still need it. | 53 | 9 months | 3/24/2004 | 4 | depression | Dry mouth (first few months); night sweats (first few years); low libido | Effexor has probably saved my life. Effectively wiped out my obsessive thinking, thoughts of suicide, self-loathing, and dried up the tears that would overwhelm me all day long- at work, in the grocery store, etc. One thing it has not really touched is my social anxiety, which is pretty disabling, but at least I am less depressed about it. I have gone off of the drug twice in the 12 years I have used it. The withdrawal symptoms can be intense (mostly dizziness and brain zaps for me) but I found that if I tapered off very slowly they were tolerable. Unfortunately, both times the depression came back and I restarted taking it, and that is where I am now. Wish I didn't have to take it, but glad it's there when I need it. | 42 | 12 years 150 1X day | 10/1/2011 | 4 | depression | Sweating, sleeplessness and some dizziness (infrequent) | 57 | 3 months 150mgdaily | 8/22/2012 | 3 | | 11/27/2005 | 3 | depression | anxiety | | 10/5/2007 | 3 | panic with agoraphobia,depression | headache, drowsiness, palpitations | just increased to 150mg today so we'll see what happens.. | 21 | 1 months | 5/15/2004 | 3 | | 8/8/2004 |
EFFEXOR XR (VENLAFAXINE HYDROCHLORIDE): Venlafaxine is used to treat depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and social anxiety disorder (social phobia). It may improve your mood and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. It may also decrease fear, anxiety, unwanted thoughts, and the number of panic attacks. Venlafaxine is known as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (serotonin and norepinephrine) in the brain. FDA Approval Date: 1997-10-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)