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 | Anxiety and depression | Completely weirded out. Paranoid shakily. Blurry vision Shortness of breath. | I am supposed to increase dose but I cantb | 66 | 0 days 38.5 1X day | 7/20/2020 | 1 | 0 days 1X day | 8/8/2022 | 1 | depression and anxiety | Effexor XR did exactly what I needed it to do when I started taking it 3 yrs ago..now I am trying to get off and it is the WORST experience of my life. The w/drawal effects are off the chart compared to side effects. | Only take Effexor XR if you plan to be on it THE REST OF YOUR LIFE...hope you are OK with weight gain and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. | 24 | 3 years | 2/5/2005 | 1 | | 2/16/2005 | 1 | | 4/29/2005 | 1 | depression | suicidal | I crashed on this. Was depressed before I got on it, but suicidal afterwards. I have two other friends who experienced the same thing. I got off it within a month. | 38 | 1 months | 5/18/2005 | 1 | | 5/14/2007 | 1 | depression, anxiety | blurred vision, yawning, chills, nervous jittery feeling, nausea | 56 | 1 days | 8/31/2007 | 1 | | 11/17/2007 | 5 | clinical depression | Vicious lightheadedness, blurred vision, unable to walk straight without a 'woozing' feeling in my head - (when i forgot to take a dose. No symptoms when i took it regularly. Quite hard to get off of, symptoms are strong when tampering. Highly recommended not to just quit 'cold turkey' style. Taken at the 75mg level | This drug helped me battle my high risk clinical depression. Tapering off permanently had about a week of on and off side effects but well worth trying. It isn't for everyone but for some people its a wonderful option. | F | 1.5 years | 11/18/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks | High blood pressure, rapid pulse, shakiness | I have been on 225mg for four years now, and effexor has been a LIFE SAVER for me!!! before then, i wasn't able to sit in the front row in class, church, etc, be in large crowds, drive on the highway...ANYthing!! now i do all of those things!! i am so happy i started effexor, my life has definately changed for the better! maybe ill taper off it if i get pregnant someday, but i really dont want to, i'm scared i'll have panic attacks again. | F | 27 | 4 years | 11/21/2007 | 5 | anxiety | I have taken Effexor XR for 2 years, the only complaint I have is I do not get emotional anymore | F | 55 | 2 days | 11/1/2007 | 5 | Post-Partum Anxiety | When I began taking 37.5mg I felt numbness in my face and was tired alot. However, this subsided after a week. Gradually, my dose was upped to 75 mg and then to 150 mg. I felt good and was able to focus very well. But, noticed if I missed a pill, I would get dizzzy and have facial numbness. My husband observed that I have a delayed response at times. | After a year of being on the medication, my doctor reccomended that I begin weaning off of effexor. I was a little hesitant at first since, I had been feeling so good. But, I decided I did not want to continue taking it if I did not have to. Plus, I was a little concerned about long-term side effects. I decided to gradually cut back on my thirty day dose without advice from my doctor. 150mg to 75 mg to 37.5mg. The last week was 37.5 mg. Bad idea!! I have been off for 5 days and it has been extremely difficult. I feel dizzy and nauseous and very tired. I have to say ...this is one of the most difficult things I have ever done. The nausea and dizziness are really intense. I did not expect it to be this difficult. I am going to the doctor tomorrow for some advice. | F | 34 | 18 months | 11/2/2007 | 5 | Bulimia/Anorexia, Depression | The first time I took effexor, I felt like I was a paraplegic. I could not move, think, did not want to eat (weird because Im bulimic), and I slept in bed all day, did not want to exercise, felt pain in my joints, horrendous headaches, sometimes i would feel these odd sensations in my brain which felt as if I was being electrocuted. This was at a dosage of 37.5mg and happened the first week. So after telling my doctor, he transfered me right away to zoloft, which did absolutely nothing for me. I had faith, so I went back on effexor, and the side effects I had experienced before, were no longer present. I increased my dosage to 75 mg. This started to help me feel much better about myself, the world, and I became less depressed over all without the severe side effects I experienced before. Last week I increased my dosage to 150. I feel so much better, I can get up in the morning and go out and continue on normally with my day instead of being completely miserable. Food does not c | I am pleased, so far with effexor. I dont think that I could continue with my life if i hadnt taken any SSNRIs. It really helped me...and continues to do so. I feel really hiper and happy sometimes, which is GREAT, and I am pretty much back to my old self again. For other information as to what medication I have tried that did not help: -zoloft: worsened bulimic episodes, made me edgy, no improvements, felt the same even at 150 mg. -celexa: do difference what so ever, i stopped cold turkey after two months, nothing happened. -prozac: wow that made me so suicidal that I started writing a book on ideas of how to commit suicide. IT WAS NUTS! Bad experience But then again, it depends on the person: everyone reacts to these types of medication differently. It takes a while to find which medication works best for you. But dont loose faith, and keep up the hope. I know its hard. But it is worth the wait. | F | 19 | 3 months | 12/6/2007 | 5 | Severe depression, pannic attacks, | It tool about 6 weeks to work.. | Now I'am driving,shopping,back in church it has really worked. Not like some of the others. I feel better now than I have in years. | F | 41 | 8 weeks | 12/10/2007 | 5 | depression anxiety | Please don't let people scare you about getting off this. If you are depressed and anxious this is a very effective medicine.The first week on it is rough as you will be a bit more anxious but as the weeks go by one gets better and better. If you aregoing to discontinue, do it slowly and if you are too scared ask your doctor for for some help. This is the most effective med I have been on and I have tried over the years the gamit. | F | 55 | 7 months | 12/10/2007 | 5 | depression | tremor which resolved, slight wt. loss | may have saved my life! i noticed improvement in just days. | F | 49 | 5 days | 12/19/2007 | 5 | Depression and social anxiety | Should be noted that the side effects have not been sever enough to cause me to stop taking the medication. though i have noticed some. if i take it on an empty stomach i get really nauseous and get a bad headache. if taken late i will not be able to get to sleep. also causes loss of hunger, brings out my eating disorder, inability to cry. dizzy. dialated pupils. but noticeably more social/ outgoing/ friendly/ happy. | it gets the job done! I love it. | F | 20 | 7 years | 12/23/2007 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | When I first began to take this medication, I experienced insomnia. Thankfully that faded and I am back to normal. No weight gain, no change in appetite, overall I like this medicine. Everyone is different though, I am just thankful that I found something that worked. | Trying to get off of Effexor was a pain though. I had to get back on it. I have heard this from several people. Hopefully I can slowly wean off of it, but I'm still waiting. Right now it is vital that I take it. | F | 25 | 2 years | 12/29/2007 | 5 | Depression | Occasional insomnia, jittery or finger tip numbness when a dose is skipped, need to increase dosage over time | This has been a great drug for my depression. I've had no decrease in my sex drive, I've gained no weight, I feel more positive in general and less irritable when on it. Whenever I've missed a dose I know it, but I always associated it with my depression and Effexor as the remedy. It takes a few days to work, but miss once and it hits you hard. As for getting off. I quit cold turkey when I wanted to get pregnant again (I experienced dizziness, numbness in arms and fingers, over all scattered brainness..but it only lasted a few days ) and stayed off it for a year...within weeks of birth I was back on it again and am very happy with the results | F | 35 | 3 years | 1/1/2008 |