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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | depression/anxiety | NIGHT SWEATS!!! Wake up several times a night b/c of it and vivid dreams. If I miss one dose, I am cloudy, dizzy, sleepy and | At first I was happy on it, my anxiety and depression decreased. I had an interest in old hobbies I once enjoyed, more energy, more social and my memory was really great. Now up to 300 mgs and the night sweats are terrible. I am relieved to know that I am not the only person experiencing the same symptoms. I am feeling lethargic and not as happy as I was a couple months ago. If I have one drink on Effexor....I am FEELIN it. | F | 29 | 11 months | 4/29/2004 | 3 | depression, anxiety, suicidal | At the begining the anxiety got even worse, I couldn't concentrate and had to quit my job due to panic attacks. At the end of the second week I ran out of 37,5 mgs for 2 days(since I was using a sample and had no money to get the prescription) and I ended up having panic attacks over panic attacks wanting to kill myself real bad. It had the same effect when I raised the dose to 75mg HELL. I now take 150mg daily and except for the diahrea, the extreme sweating and the shivers, I'm not bad. I'm feeling more energenic, motivated and less anxious... | F | 24 | 2 months | 7/21/2004 | 3 | depression | After being on it 6 mos or so, i've gained 20 pounds (i'm VERY active, and no change in diet), have bloating and gas, thought my eyes were going bad until I read this site, lack of emotion, loss of sexual drive, very difficult to reach orgasm, and, most disturbing, cognition and memory problems. Please, someone email me if you've had the thinking and memory problems. | It workd for my depression, but I think I'm going to taper off because of the side effects. | F | 44 | 6 months | 6/18/2004 | 3 | depression | increased appetite and weight gain, no sex drive, mental dullness, lethargy, apathy | When I took the first dose, I felt better within 24 hours. I started with 75mg for 2 weeks and then went to 150 mg after that. I felt better than I had before I went the on drug but I couldn't feel anything else. I didn't really care about anything-I was living but not alive. I also gained weight and slept all the time so I didn't try to the lose the weight. I switched to Effexor from Lexapro which also made me very lethargic and that's why I switched. I finally couldn't take the side effects anymore so I quit the Effexor cold turkey. NEVER DO THIS! For 8 days I was dizzy to the point I didn't want to drive. I was also severely nauseous all those days. I was able to see my doctor and now I am on my second day of Prozac. The Prozac has at least helped with the dizziness and nausea. I'm hoping this will work since this is the fourth medication I'm trying. Before the Lexapro, I tried Welbutrin, which had no effect and I hated it. | F | 33 | 8 months | 6/16/2004 | 3 | depression/anxiety | I don't really remember any side effects starting the medication but I have recently lost my insurance and cannot afford to get it refilled (>$230.00). The withdrawls are HORRIBLE!!!!! I'm extremely dizzy, cannot concentrate, irritable (with rage at times), have uncontrollable crying outbreaks, sweating, weird dreams, impaired coordiation, my ears are ringing, diarrhea, gas, cannot get enough to drink, blurred vision, etc. | This has been going on for 4 days and not getting any better. | F | 31 | 3 years | 4/5/2004 | 3 | anxiety depression ptsd | sweating, severe tremors, chest pain, Withdrawl side effects: brain flashes, emotional, irrational, aggressive, angry, diahhorea, stomach cramps, vomiting, unable to relax or sleep- these got better after about 2 weeks, but still hanging around | extremely hard to withdraw from | F | 23 | 15 months | 6/23/2004 | 3 | depression, anxiety | blurry vision, watery eyes | F | 55 | 10 months | 4/10/2004 | 3 | depression | sleeplessness, nervous, loss of interest in sex | F | 41 | 25 days | 6/12/2002 | 3 | major depression and anxiety | 150 mg. severe hyperactivity- and made me stay up for 2-3 days easily at a time and with lots of energy- no sex drive or I was too busy awake and mind going 100 mph. some sweating, strange nightmares when I did sleep, in fact ..so was given tradazone 50mg as well to sleep and lessen nightmares. did not take away anxiety at all- it increased it. depression went away, but I also became more willing to argue with spouse. | F | 30 | 7 months | 12/22/2001 | 3 | depressed | No side effects in the begining. | I didnt suffer any side effects until my doctor took me off and swiched me to Paxil. The withdrawls were real bad. Everything that should have been a side effect was what I was experiencing as a withdrawl. I had been taking it for 3 yrs before changing to something else and I can really feel the differnce. I feel so much better. | F | 23 | 3 years | 9/12/2002 | 3 | depressed | No side effects in the begining. | I didnt suffer any side effects until my doctor took me off and swiched me to Paxil. The withdrawls were real bad. Everything that should have been a side effect was what I was experiencing as a withdrawl. I had been taking it for 3 yrs before changing to something else and I can really feel the differnce. I feel so much better. The worse thing about this med is how addicting it is. | F | 23 | 3 years | 9/12/2002 | 3 | Severe Depression | Sex Drive VERY low! | Has helped keep me in a constant state of mind. | F | 18 | 1.5 years | 11/13/2002 | 3 | Clinical Depression | My sex drive has suffered. i'm tired. | Has helped keep me in a constant state of mind, accept when i'm around my period and my mood sometimes goes down a bit. | F | 18 | 1.5 years | 11/13/2002 | 3 | depression | No sex drive vivid dreams | F | 33 | 2 years | 8/11/2004 | 3 | Major Depression, Anxiety | Dry mouth, loss of appetite, diarrhea, listless. | I have been on 75 mg for just over a week. I feel very tired and listless. I don't feel like going to work or doing anything requiring any effort. My feelings of hopelessness have gone away a little, and my anxiety levels aren't as high. I'm waiting for the positive aspects of this drug to kick in. For now, I'm very tired and not motivated. I had hoped I'd feel more charged and ready to take on the world. I'll be patient. | F | 41 | 9 days | 12/8/2004 |