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 | depression | ifeel like i am tweaking | F | 27 | 1 days | 5/11/2007 | 1 | Depression | Tinnitus and no sex drive. | F | 58 | 7 days | 5/30/2007 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Oh my gosh, where do I begin?...I was doing ok, in the beginning, however, now that my doctor switched me over to the generic form of Effoxor, I am very very unhappy. My head feels like it is constantly in a gray fuzzy mass. I become somewhat dizzy at times, and have experienced some nausea and vomitting. I get palpatations occassionally throughout the day, not everyday, thank goodness, and my eyes have become to feel pressure behind them. | I would not recommend this medication unless you absolutely have to have it. I am going to stop taking the medication, because I feel the same way with the medication as I do for the last three days that I have chosen not to take it. I am choosing to start an exercise regiment daily and to try and change my diet to benefit me for my wellness program. I am not going to take anymore anti-depressants of any kind. | F | 40 | 8 months | 4/9/2007 | 1 | depression | weight gain; maybe not so bad as the side effects while taking the med but the withdraw is not withdraw, its DETOX. Horrible dizziness, nausea, vomiting, constipation, "shocks" in the head, horrible nightmares...I would never recommend this medicine to anyone and I think physicians should discuss these effects with patients prior to putting them on this medication. I was only on it for three months at 75 mg. My heart goes out to those of you who have been on it a while and trying to get off. | F | 37 | 3 months | 7/23/2007 | 1 | Depression | Weight gain, increased appetite. | This pill did absolutely NOTHING at all for me. I started on 75 mg then went up to 150 mg over a period of 6 months. I don't recommend this pill | F | 30 | 6 months | 6/18/2007 | 1 | depression | vivid dreams/more depression | Withdrawal is terrible. My head vibrates and I fell nauseated and nervous. This is the third time I am trying to wean off. Very difficult but I am determined to do so. As I wean off I feel as if I can think for myself again, much clearer. I think the world passed me by the past 3 years. Would not advise taking the med as stoping it is brutal and you must be determined to get off. If it is this hard to stop taking how can it be good for you?? I and many others are proof it is very addictive. | F | 50 | 3 days | 6/14/2007 | 1 | One and a half years | I don't remember any side effects at first, but once you are on this medication for awhile, beware of the withdrawls when you taper down to eventually get off the drug! It was awful! I had dizziness, nausia and headaches for three months after slowly tapering off it. | F | 31 | 1 years | 5/1/2007 | 1 | IBS | I have been on this drug for three years and have been having what I felt were "fainting spells", but in reality it may have been seizers. I have dizziness, hot flashes, heart "flutters", no sex drive, restless legs, nausea, sleepy most of the time, shoulder tension, dry mouth at times, can't get out in direct sun light (causes dizziness and/or fainting spells), can look into blinking lights, headaches, etc | I really wanted to make people aware that no matter how long you are on a medication side effects can occur later into taking it. I was shacked when they told me that it was all side effects including the seizers. That is scary when all is well and bang you are hit with this. Just be careful with this and all medications. Do not ever feel like it is dumb to bring up what might be a side effect to you doctor, it could be (even three years later). | F | 32 | 3 years | 6/1/2007 | 1 | Depression | WEIGHT GAIN 100+ LBS!!!, NIGHTMARES, NIGHT SWEATS, LOSS OF SEX DRIVE, I WOULD WAKE UP SCREAMING IN POOLS OF SWEAT. I WENT FROM 160 LBS TO 268 IS A MATTER OF 1 YEAR. I WAS TAKING 150MG A DAY. AND THEN THERE WAS THE WITHDRAWS IT IS TRUE YOU WILL HAVE THEM! | STAY AWAY THIS DRUG IS EVIL!!! | F | 37 | | 6/26/2007 | 1 | Panic Attacks/Anxiety | This medication was ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE - I took it two days (37.5mg) and had the worst nausea of my life, insomnia, dialated pupils, and literally felt like I was going crazy. I was in a fog, couldn't focus on things and could barely get myself out of bed. | Do not do not do not do not take this medication! | F | 24 | 2 days | 4/12/2007 | 1 | General Anxiety Disorder | Cold/hot flashes, very foggy, extreme dizziness, fatigue, anxiety, confusion, memory loss, very strange dreams that seemed real. Felt out of my own body. I was even taking it with .25 mg Xanax to help ease the symptoms!! The 4th day was the worst when I cut the Xanax is half because both were making me so sleepy at work. | This may work for some, but I'm scared to take it anymore. | F | 50 | 4 days | 8/22/2007 | 1 | Depression | Exhaustion and lethargy, nasuea, dizzines, vomiting, after missing ONE dose I would have terrible withdrawl symptoms-asthenia,being lightheaded and dizzy, cannot tolerate alcohol. This has been awful. I cannot wait to be weaned off of this drug completely. Effexor has been way more harmful than helpful. | F | 24 | 3 months | 3/30/2007 | 1 | Panic/Anxiety | Thank God for this site. My doctor prescribed Effexor XR today. He wanted me to change from Celexa to this because I've been on Celexa for five years. Celexa ia WONDERFUL!! No side effects for me EVER! My doctor just said that he wanted me on something else because I had been on Celexa fo so long????? Whatever. I am so glad I found this site. I am throwing the samples away as soon as I post this! I am staying on the Celexa and if he doesn't want to re-new my prescription, then I will go to someone who will. I had severe panic disorder (i couldn't leave my house to even take out my trash!), but after being on Celexa for only a few days, I saw MAJOR improvements. That was five years ago and I have felt fabulous ever since, like my old self. I have been without Celexa for months due to lack of insurance at times and experienced NO SIDE EFFECTS. I don't have to take with food, no worries about nightmares or dreams, lack or sex drive, weight gain, drinking with coffee, NOTHING! | F | 45 | | 4/25/2007 | 1 | depression | It made me crazy.I felt weird on this medicine and wanted to die.I took an overdose of water pills just to see what would happen to me.The pills should be taken off the market. | F | 55 | 60 days | 5/27/2005 | 1 | depression/panic attacks | I immediately had severe nausea, and headaches. Doctor told me to stick w/ it. The more I tok, the worst I felt. This went on for three weeks----thought of suicide everyday while on this drug. | As soon Ias I switched to paxil, the nausea and cramping went away. I now feel great and will never take effexor again. This stuff can make your depression worse! BE CAREFUL | F | 36 | 3 weeks | 5/18/2005 | 1 | depression | terrifying, extremely vivid nightmares, getting up and tearing things off walls, walking around, etc in my sleep | I was terrified to sleep on this drug... I didn't feel like I was even sleeping, never felt rested the next day... dreams were violent and scary... felt like I couldn't wake up to get out of them. | F | 22 | 6 months | 5/21/2005 | 1 | Depression | Prior to taking effexor I was depressed but functionable. On this medication my general mood & outlook improved slightly however not enough to recommend this medication. I have spent the last 3.5 years with no ambition or drive for life or sex. This medication is evil, the effects I have experienced trying to get off it are a nightmare. This is the 4th time I have tried to get off this medication and it is unbearable. My entire body experiences zaps, suicidal thoughts are very high, I can't put into words the feelings I am having. NOTHING is worth this, I would never ever ever recommend this drug. | F | 25 | 3.5 years | 3/7/2005 | 1 | Depression, mild anxiety | While on--weight gain, vertigo, hand tremors, loss of eye focus, strange dreams, disconnected upon awakening, lethargic, tired all the time, Brain Shocks--like seizures--similar to others described above. While weaning off--headaches, vertigo (happened before if I missed a dose...not so bad in weaning), and possible increase in heart rate. | Sooo many things wrong with this med--and I'm just now putting it together that they all have to do with Effexor. As you can see I had a lot of issues, so I'll talk about the more unusual or severe ones. My hands would almost constantly shake. It got to the point where I would hardly notice it, but strangers would comment on it! I would also wake up feeling like I was | F | 30 | 1 years | 3/10/2005 | 1 | OCD, Depression | TERRIBLE withdrawal effects. If I miss one dose, or don't take around the same time every day, or try and taper off, I get terrible brain shivers, a hissing sound in my head, vision moves, terrible sweating, and awful nightmares. Don't bother starting this drug as there are other alternatives. | Stay away from this drug!! | F | 26 | 3 years | 3/18/2005 | 1 | misdiagnosed depresion | i took one extended release 12 hours later ended up in e.r with heartrate 180 and pounding.with every beat came a jolt of heat & electricity rushing thru head.i thought i would die that morning.i've had strange feelings in my head&body&unable to focus.i wake every morning w/a buzzing feeling in my head.i cant say this all came from the one pill i took,but i can say i havent been right since.if you have panic attacks DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE.i was misdiagnosed with depression but was already having bad panic attacks.EFFEXOR took me to panic attack hell. | F | 30 | 1 days | 4/16/2005 |