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 | Misdiagnosis | Brain zaps, heart palpitations, memory loss, confusion, low libido, depersonalization, severe night terrors, severe anger outbursts, irritability, light and sun sensitivity, night sweats, suicidal thoughts and attempts. I know theres more but I cant think of them all! | In the past 18 years of use I have tried extremely hard to get off of Effexor XR three times and I absolutely cannot! The night terrors alone have caused me so much psychological damage that Im afraid to even sleep! 18 years of complete insanity and I will be stuck like this until the day I die! THIS IS A DRUG SENT STRAIGHT FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL!!! STAY AWAY!!! | F | 35 | 18 years 150 | 7/2/2020 | 1 | Anxiety | Fatigue, HIGH BP, passing out feeling, hot cold, zombie, vertigo. Felt like sh*t. Loss of concentration. I hate this sh*t! Oh and headaches. Nightmares BAD. Insomnia was HORRIBLE. NO sex drive at all!!!! | I hate this. IT should BE Banned!!!! | F | 35 | 1 weeks 1X day | 7/27/2020 | 1 | Anxiety | Hell! Don't take.. the worst ever experience In my life... | Should be taken off market | F | 41 | 7 months 100 3X day | 7/28/2020 | 1 | Menopause | Have gone Cold Turkey with the assistance of Amitriptyline 10mg This drug assists with the withdrawal symptoms by about 60%. It aids with sleep, nausea and balances the moods. As a long term user of Effexor XR it is really hard to come off this drug. If i had my time over again i would have steered very clear of Effexor. | Would not Recommend at all. | F | 62 | 10 years 37.50 | 8/9/2020 | 1 | Anxiety | I've a tried a few other drugs over the years ( Paxil, lexapro) but don't recall any having the immediate horrible side effects of Effexor. I was totally exhausted constantly, dry mouth, no appetite, felt like a drugged numb zombie. Did not want to deal with people at work for fear of how I'd act. I did not feel like myself at all. Dr said to stop taking it. Awful experience. | F | 42 | 3 days 37.5 mg | 10/18/2016 | 1 | as an antidepressant | i am crawling out of my skin!!!! itching!!!hot and cold, chills,flu like symptoms!!!halucinations!!! vertigo!!!migranes!!! euphoric feeling in an out ,paranoia,sleepy but insomnia!!!sore muscles..my face and neck and brain feel like shocks of electricity in my nervous system...missed dose for four days craving more effexor...shows up as "lsd" on my u.a.'s...ive never tried lsd but could only imagine with what im going through right now...im begging God to please intervene and heal me and also seeking medical help... | F | 34 | 2 months 150mg | 5/20/2016 | 1 | Depression, anxiety | Beautiful teeth destroyed in only 6 months - gums had huge recession,teeth became loose, cracked and moved in the wrong direction, skin became terrible after having normal skin, new ugly bumps and age spots appeared daily, blackeeads and whiteheads all over face, terrible ringing in my ears, sounds like sprinklers in my head, terrible dry eyes,red and cannot wear contacts, terrible constipation, major hair loss, still depressed, so totally useless. | This drug should be against the law to prescribe - psychiatrists say nothing about side effects or the horror of withdrawal - NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG!!! | F | 55 | 6 months 225 1X day | 2/15/2016 | 1 | Depression | Restlessness, anxiety, persistent thoughts of death and suicide. | The withdrawal symptoms were unbearable. This drug should not be given to anyone. | F | 41 | 3 years 150mg | 3/2/2016 | 1 | migraine prevention | This medication cut my migraine episodes down. However, every afternoon I would suddenly become extremely fatigued and get a tension headache. I gained 10 pounds, was always fidgeting and biting my fingers, and made the most impulsive decisions.My thinking was very relaxed...easy and breezy. I actually quit a job with good compensation and benefits.I got married to an individual that I would never of considered . I did not even want to get married previously. This medication put me in a fog. It took a month of withdrawl . I am now attempting to resolve all the issues and rebuild . DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. I PREFER TO SUFFER A MIGRAINE SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK . THE CONSEQUENCES ARE NOT WORTH IT!! | F | 47 | 3 months 37.5 1X day | 6/20/2016 | 1 | depression/anxiety | Withdrawal from this drug is horrific. It's been compared to heroin withdrawal. Severe sweats, chills, nausea, electrical shocks in the brain, indigestion, to name some. Oh. .. and my blood pressure shot through the roof for a few days. I'm on week four without and my brain is still trying to recalibrate itself. Not sure how long it's going to take to be better. Hopefully soon. The worst of the withdrawal is gone. My moods are up and down which is normal. Hopefully they'll stabilize soon as well. Good luck to everyone trying to get off this drug. Hang in there. It WILL get better. | This drug was a miracle for me. It did what it was suppose to. But trying to get off it is pure hell. | F | 51 | 10 years 150 | 7/14/2016 | 1 | Nausea, headaches, lethargic, depression, blurred vision, loss of appetite, hair loss and general weakness. | I was on the instant release. Side effects did not go away or lessen after 60 days. Lost a lot of weight. Was a very bad experience. | F | 60 | 60 days 37.5 mg 1X day | 11/26/2016 | 1 | depression | PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! It should be taken off the market! I took it for almost 8 years and it did help initially with my depression but after 5 years I lost interest in everything. I recently decided to talk to my doctor about it and was told the Effexor was no longer working for me. I was put on 20mg of Trintellix 2 months ago at which time I started to slowly wean off of the Effexor. THE WITHDRAWAL SIDE EFFECTS ARE HORRIBLE! I still have brain zaps, dizzines, crying spells and a very "short fuse" but the worst problem has been not being able to get enough air in my lungs...I CANNOT BREATHE! My doctor told me it was because of anxiety brought on by taking less of the Effexor (I am now down to taking 1/2 of 37.5mg a day) and about a week ago she temporarily put me on 1mg of Ativan 2x a day to help with this...it does help, but NOT MUCH. If I had known the withdrawals from this drug were this bad. I WOULD NEVER HAVE TAKEN IT. There are other antidepressants out there, PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS ONE. It will eventually stop working and the withdrawal side effects are NOT worth it. | F | 46 | 8 years 150 mg | 3/21/2017 | 1 | Depression, sadness | Losing strength out of my arms & hands & neck is stiff & after getting off them I got worse no pain but losing strength | Had I know I would not have ever took Effexor it has taken away my appetite & I have lost more weight no strength in my arms & hand back to sadness. | F | 56 | 1 days 37mg | 2/10/2017 | 1 | Anxiety / depression | Weight gain ; difficulty in curbing urge to drink alcohol after 1 drink | Stopping this drug after six years has been tortuous . Beginning my eighth week now Effexor free and I have had to fight hard to survive the disabling withdrawal effects . Mindfulness has helped so much . | F | 66 | 1 years 150mg | 1/5/2017 | 1 | Depression | side effects that I have experienced trying to STOP this medication by 10% per month: derealization, feeling like I am going insane, headaches, blurry vision, nausea, vertigo, severe mood swings, confusion, slowed thinking, easily overwhelmed by small familiar things, low tolerance to stress, rubbery arms, brain pressure, wild temperature fluctuations, brain fog, confusion, crying spells, irritability, extreme anxiety, inability to focus, feel like I have brain damage. | I would never recommend going on this drug, it is poisonous. I have tried stopping this medication numerous times as it never really worked to begin with and could no longer deal with the side effects of dulled emotions (pharmaceutical lobotomy), memory impairment, sexual side-effects. Going on this drug was the worst decision I ever made in my life and feel trapped to take it for the rest of my life as even reducing at 10% per month has caused numerous withdrawal symptoms. It will take me at least 10+ years to micro-dose off of this drug and suffer the above-mentioned symptoms for a decade of my life. This drug is poisonous. | F | 57 | 7 years 75 1X day | 3/28/2017 | 1 | Vestibular migraine | Omg awful rocking sensations, falling sensation, floating sensations, brain pressure, increased dizziness, weird sense of false motion. | Run away fast! | F | 39 | 1 months 37.5 | 4/18/2017 | 1 | Mood stabilization | Headaches, visual disturbances, irritability, increased intolerance to heat, night sweats, increased thirst, dry mouth, 'brain zaps' | AWFUL medication that created lasting effects that have ruined my life. I experienced SERIOUS withdrawal symptoms called "brain zaps", among others, that have now permanently caused damage to my body. TAKE WITH CAUTION. | F | 26 | 2 years 1X day | 6/4/2017 | 1 | Migraines | Dizziness,nauseous, rare dreams, insomnia, nightmares. | F | 43 | 30 days 75 mg | 6/19/2017 | 1 | anxiety | Do not take effexor dangerous drug.Coming off detoxing is true hell dont take ever | F | 59 | 1 days | 10/7/2014 | 1 | depression anxiety | My wife Never had high blood pressure til 1st Prescription increase dosage had stroke | F | 60 | 1 days | 10/7/2014 |