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 and anxiety | I have experienced no side effects that I can clearly attribute to the medication. I have gained about 30 lbs, which is very difficult to loose; which could be a combination of the medication and age. | I would recommend the medication with close monitoring by your physician. | F | 48 | 2 years | 4/18/2008 | 5 | Depression (fairly severe) | nausea (better if I eat & take it at night), sleepiness, twitching before falling asleep (did this on Prozac too), tinnitus & dizziness when missing a dose, lack of sex drive | I took this after Prozac pooped out on me and I'd been slipping into a very severe depression for months. I didn't even realize how bad off I was until I took this, and I bounced back within two weeks. I just increased from 75 mg to 150 due to extreme stress, life changes, and hormonal stuff hitting me all at once. After suicidal thoughts I asked my doc if I should increase the dose. Until my job messed up my life I'd been doing quite well on 75 mg for 5-1/2 years except one period when I experienced grief at the loss of a family member for a few months. I am calm most of the time, but not dead inside. I would laugh, cry and have all range of normal emotions.... until the work thing hit and I had trouble coping. I hope to get back to 75 mg after I can make some positive changes in my life. Glaucoma runs in my family and I dread having to stop this med when I get to that age, not because of the side effects but because it's worked so well for me. I hope something else comes alo | F | 49 | 6 years | 4/11/2008 | 5 | depression & anxiety | Upon commencment, had a metalic taste in my mouth, loss of appetite, weight loss, and slight nausia. This lasted for 3 weeks, but then all side effects/symptoms dissapeared. | I feel this medication has been so benificial and assisted me in a huge way with deppression and anxiety, i am a different person since commencing treatment with Effexor xr, i was extremly deppresed and on the edge, with thoughts of suicide and death. Those feelings and thoughts have totally diminshed and i am a much happier person and have a positive outlook on life thanks to EFFEXOR XR, i would reccomend this medication to be at least trialled, as this medication has been a true life saver. | F | 38 | 3 years | 4/26/2008 | 5 | Depression, Eating Disorder | Gas, bloating in lower stomach area, headaches, sleepiness, hardened stool (take a stool softener if need be), hand tremors | The drug saved my life and my binge eating/starving episodes completely stopped. I was on Effexor XR from Apr. '96 to Dec. '02. Should have just stayed on it. Decided to try Lexapro b/c of all the hype; was on for 4 months & blew up (had mainted my wt. on Effexor). Then tried Sam-e and did well on it, but went off it thinking I was fine. After several upsetting events in my life, I had a major recurrence of anxiety attacks & depression. Tried to go back on the Effexor but had severe nausea first week, which passed, but I've been having 2 weeks of rapid heart beat -- something I never had before. Have been taking Xanax to help me sleep. Could my body chemistry have changed that I can no longer take Effexor? All I can say is, I wish I didn't mess with a good thing--was taking 150mg for over 6 yrs... doc said go off Eff for one week to see if heart palps go away; if they do, I'm not looking forward to the awful experience of | F | 37 | 6.5 years | 10/23/2004 | 5 | anxiety/depression | nausea in the early weeks, but it went away | F | 33 | 7 years | 10/19/2004 | 5 | Anxiety | Weight gain, apathy | It truly helps with my anxiety disorder, I'm able to function normally with this med. | F | 28 | 4 years | 10/20/2004 | 5 | depression | minor bloating and gas, dizziness but only during the first week | this is the only drug that would work for me. I had tried everything else. This one doesn't make me feel | F | 39 | 8 years | 10/13/2004 | 5 | Depression / Anxiety | At start, diziness, fatigue, difficulty achieving orgasm, dry mouth, constipation, excessive sweating, drenching night sweats, decreased appetite, weight loss. After several months, the only lingering side effects are excessive sweating and periodic drenching night sweats | This drug saved my life. Most of the side effects were tolerable and faded within a few months. I still experience excessive sweating, but the orgasms have returned and the weight has stayed off (10 pounds without even trying). I am able to function normally and live a happy life. I am very satisfied with this medication. | F | 31 | 1.5 years | 10/25/2004 | 5 | anxiety | painful constipation | F | 52 | 3 months | 10/26/2004 | 5 | severe clinical depression | excessive sweating, insomnia, almost complete loss of libido, horrendous withdrawals if missed for even 24hrs (extreme despair) | I take 150mg, raised from the initial dose of 75mg. I was on Seroxat (Zoloft) before but it stopped working for me. Sweating is a real problem but I had it from Zoloft too. The worst recurring issue is insomnia and a kind of restlessness/guarded feeling when I should be wanting to head for bed. But the stability Effexor gives me is invaluable. I suspect it's responsible for slowing my efforts at weightloss (but again, the stability makes for a healthier life, longterm). My advice is DON'T MISS ANY. If I miss a single dose, I become hopeless and depressed - as bad as I ever was before the meds - and it can make your mind go crazy, thinking | F | 25 | 3 years | 9/18/2004 | 5 | anxiety | none | it has been wonderful for me. i was having a horrible time and i am taking 75mg. daily and it has been amazing how much better i feel and i am now able to keep things in perspective much better. | F | 46 | 1 years | 9/20/2004 | 5 | depression/anxiety | extreme sweating (all the freaking time!!), leg cramps expecially at night every night, dry mouth, taste perversion for about a month (everything tasted like tin foil), extreme itchiness especially on legs and extreme fatigue. | when i started effexor (i am on only 75mg), i was crying EVERY day and had been doing so for more than a year. from the first day i started taking effexor, i stopped. it took a few months, but now i cry at NORMAL times...which is nice. the side effects are not too bad to deal with although i hate the constant sweating and itching. the fatigue? well, i try to joke that i'm catching up on more than a year of anxiety ridden insomnia...but it is starting to become a problem in day to day functioning when i'm wanting 10-14hrs a day. i am not the | F | 30 | 8 months | 9/20/2004 | 5 | double depression | side effects, no sex drive but this med is worth it.same weight. Forgot to take it for a few days, & I felt lightheaded sick to stomac, depressed. Back on it, & feel great again | effexor 75 mg. gave me back my life, a miracle drug I hope I can stay on this med for yrs. no more depression you know how bad it can be, no more anger rages for nothing. , no more crying, I can breath & feel happy again. | F | 54 | 1 years | 9/29/2004 | 5 | anxiety, social anxiety disorder | F | 33 | 4 months | 9/30/2004 | 5 | depression, social anxiety | Dry mouth, especially in the first two weeks. Started on 35 mg for one week. Went up to 75 mg. Stayed there for about 8 mnths. Started having anxiety problems again which I began self medicating with alcohol. This scared me and I called my doctor who increased my dose to 150 mg which I've been on for about 2 mnths. Have not had any further anxiety or depression episodes, although I have noticed a lot of excessive sweating since the increase. Warning: DO NOT quit this medicine cold turkey. Side effects of doing so are horrendous. It is very important to taper off. | The first few weeks of being on this medicine I found myself thinking, | F | 55 | 10 months | 10/4/2004 | 5 | major depression | blurred vision, abnormal dreams, increased appetite (gained 40+lbs.), dry mouth @ times, sleepy @ times, withdrawal syndrome (horrible, if not taken within 1.5 days | This drug is very helpful, except for difficulty weaning off of it. Warning: DO NOT STOP TAKING ABRUPTLY, YOU WILL FEEL LIKE DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 | F | 33 | 1.5 years | 10/4/2004 | 5 | extreme anxiety | sweating like crazy. Always sweating. I have to keep the temp. at 65 or I just melt. weight gain. Lack of desire. | I have been taking this med. for 5 months now. I have been increased to 225 mg. I had to go that high just to deal with the anxiety. I think it is a blessing from God. People who have diabetes have to take insulin....I have a problem somewhere in my brain and I have to take effexor. I am very thankful for it. God works in ways that I don't understand, but I don't guess that I have to understand. I am just thankful. | F | 37 | 5 months | 10/4/2004 | 5 | anxiety & mild depression | World spinning during first week. Coming off after 6 months I was super dizzy and sleeping 12 hours a day, still being tired the other 12 awake hours. In the end, though, I just had the best 6 months of my life because I was actually ME!! | F | 26 | 6 months | 8/24/2004 | 5 | Hot flashes | First week, slight appetite problems so far hot flashes are to a minimum | F | 44 | 4 months | 11/29/2004 | 5 | Panic attacks, general anxiety | Besides a couple of days in the begining where my sleep was disturbed, and sometimes at work I could not write down what I was thinking, nothing else. | This medication has helped me a great deal, I am now more confident in myself, I started to go back to the gym, I can drive my car where I want without fear of loosing it... and even if I do think about it for a minute I can bring my self to a normal level of stress. I am patient with my kids, I have more energy, I started cooking in the last month like I use to like it a long time a go. I hope to be able to decrease the medication sometime next year. | F | 33 | 10 months | 11/24/2004 |