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 | moderate long-term depresion | extreme fatigue, numbness, weakness, joint and muscle pain, insomnia, nausea, loss of appetite, slurred speech, could feel heart pounding though pulse rate not increased, hot flashes and sweating to the point of feeling I was going to pass out, | No way am I going to continue taking this! I am even less functional and less able to take care of my daughter due to the side effects than I was due to the depression! | F | 41 | 2 days | 7/16/2004 | 1 | depression/memory/organiz. probs | tingling tongue, sore throat, nausea, continued depression combined with less than usual motivation and ability to accomplish anything. It is sunny outside but I stay stuck and depressed indoors. Impaired my driving abilities. | F | 45 | 3 days | 7/27/2003 | 1 | depression | severe constipation, weight gain, nightmares, hypothyroidism, and another | I continued to take effexor until I found the information about the | F | 25 | 1 years | 6/26/2003 | 1 | I had my first and only anxiety att | insomnia - which I wanted the med to cure nausea - if not taken with plenty of food bizarre nightmares - not as severe after 6 months but still have pulsating buzzing - right side of head (if you're not crazy to start with, this will help you to get there) forgetfullness - less so now that I'm being weaned off this med dizziness - if late with med and now that I'm being weaned This is a medication from hell. If I ever get off it, I'd never ever want to get on again. Wyeth-Ayerst do not give you the really bad side effects. There is a pending lawsuit (petition) signed by almost 4,000 people with horrific side effects. It's on the web. Mary Bateman | F | 76 | 1 days | 10/26/2003 | 1 | Depression and anxiety | Loss of libido, lack of motivation, hypersomnia. Experienced dizziness, nausea, headaches, tiredness and low mood when I reduced dosage from 150mg to 75mg. | Have so far been unable to come off this drug. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I've been able to come off other antidepressants without experiencing such adverse withdrawal effects. I would never have taken this drug if I had been aware of the serious withdrawal problems. | F | 30 | 3 years | 10/18/2003 | 1 | anxiety, panic attacks, depression | I only took Effexor XR for three days. During that time, my blood pressure had increased and my heart rate was over 100 beats per minute resulting in tachycardia. Also during those three days, the joint below my big toe hurt so much I thought I must have broken my foot...only to go to the dr to find out I had GOUT! Since I hadn't changed any of my eating habits, I did a search on the web for Effexor and gout. One of my search results was the package insert for Effexor! Go figure, I had developed one of the rare side effects of Effexor. | I cannot in good faith recommend this drug to anyone. | F | 45 | 3 days | 9/27/2006 | 1 | Depression | Nausea,trouble sleeping,weight gain,stopped mentrual cycle | This medicine was awful.When I had to go off of it I went thru major withdrawls. I felt like I had been hit with a semi truck. My body ached and my head pounded. I have had a much better response to wellbutrin sr,without all the side effects. I am much better without this awful drug,the day after I went off it, my menstraul cyle came back. | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 11/11/2003 | 1 | Depression | Weight gain, insomnia, heart pains, dizziness, suicidalness, zero sex drive, numbness | Worst drug i've ever had the misfortune to have prescribed to me. Have been on it for over 6 years now, and have been trying to come off it for the last 6 months, and even with cutting back very gradually on the dose for months, it has caused dreadful side effects, feeling dizzy and like i am going to vomit all the time, feel spaced out, feel absolutely dreadful. Have had absolutely no sex drive whatsoever, am completely dead from the waist down, feel like it has ruined my sex drive for life, as even now i have not had it for 5 days, i still feel nothing whatsoever. This is the worst drug ever, i'm sure i'd be better off if I'd taken cocaine or something, as it has completely ruined my life and made it worse than ever. Avoid at all costs, even if your quack might want to ruin your life with it. | F | 23 | 6 years | 10/2/2005 | 1 | depression | Severe adverse reaction. tremors (whole body), complete loss of libedo, difficulty concentrating, extremely high strung, agressive and hostile behavior. 25 pound weight loss. | it should be taken off the market. | F | 38 | 7 months | 9/13/2005 | 1 | Depression | Headaches, vivid dreams, insomnia, fatigue, nausea, bruising, jaw clenching, fidgeting. | Suffered all these side effects which are almost ruining my career as most days I am too tired to go into work. I haven't seen my friends in months. I feel far worse than the depression ever made me feel. I am now trying to wean myself off but that is also awful - I am dizzy and nauseous until I take the tablet. I'm not even sure it has helped with the depression. Maybe this drug works for some people but I think the risk of the side effects and the withdrawal symptoms mean it shouldn't be prescribed except as a last resort. | F | 25 | 4 months | 12/14/2006 | 1 | anxiety, panic attacks | Insomnia, severe sweating, aches and pains, "wired" feeling | HATED it! This was the worst med I have tried. It made me feel like I was wired all day long, and my anxiety was still there, completely. Had to go off of it, but that process was even worse... | F | 26 | 2 months | 3/21/2006 | 1 | Anxiety | Sleeplessness, shakiness, INCREASED anxiety, suicidal thoughts, vaso-vagal response resulting in nausea, sweating, near black-out. | I have never had such a horrible reactrion to any drug. I took 1 75 mg dose, for anxiety. I am not a depressed person, I do not typically have suicidal thoughts. I simply took the drug for anxiety. I was so sick, even 48 hours later, that I became nauseous, began sweating profusely, and almost passed out in church on Sunday. I realize this drug may be helpful to many, but be careful, and try to begin taking it on a weekend,. If I had taken this during the week, there is no way i could have made it to work for the 48 hours following the single dose I took. | F | 31 | 1 days | 3/31/2006 | 1 | Mild depression/Grief | Shock feeling in head, insomnia, depression (ironic, eh?) cutting myself with objects, weight gain, severe migraines | I would NEVER take this medication again if someone paid me a million dollars. It was horrible. I went from a mildly depressed person to a psycho maniac that was cutting herself two to four times a day. I had thoughts of suicide and paranoia. I NEVER had problems like that before. The Dr. told me to give it a little more time. When I put a knife through a door I figured it was time to stop. I was on it for two months before it got that bad. It was pure hell for two more months because of the withdrawals in my head. I was miserable. | F | 32 | 65 days | 5/22/2006 | 1 | DEPRESSION | LIGHT HEADED NAUSEA, SORE NECK | F | 70 | 5 days | 5/8/2006 | 1 | To help me get off xannax. | skin crawling,racing heart,sever sweats,confusion,anxiety and depression,hearing things,dizziness,constipation,weakness,anger,moodness,personality changes,no sleep,electrical feeling in body. | Becareful taking this stuff its bad news!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 50 | 3 months | 10/18/2006 | 1 | depression | tired all the time, no sex drive, unable to reach orgasm, didn't care about a thing. | And, if you think the side effects are hell, just wait until you try and go off it. OMG, the nightmares, the insane DIZZINESS, the brain "SHOCKS" .. I wanted to die. Took me over a month to get rid of the withdrawal. I WOULD NEVER TAKE THIS EVIL DRUG AGAIN. The depression wasn't as bad as the drug !! | F | 50 | 1 years | 12/29/2006 | 1 | depression | lethargy, "tinglies," weight gain, horrible withdrawals | This drug is awful and should be taken off the market. Initially, it helped with my depression, but trying to stop taking it (following my family physician's advice) was HELL! After 3 years and two unsuccessful attempts to come off of this drug, I had to see a psychiatrist who prescribed a 10-day, low dose of Prozac to be taken in conjunction with 75 mg. of Effexor. This is the only way to make this transition work! Apparently, very few doctors know this "trick." | F | 35 | 3 years | 1/2/2007 | 1 | Depression, menopause-related | Complete loss of sexual function, personality disorder, "brain freeze" (Google for more info); others too numerous to mention (and which I'm trying to forget!) | I began The Drug From The Lower Pits Of Hell on the advice of my female OB/GYN who pushed it as something to help me through menopause difficulties. When I told her what it did to me, she insisted it could NOT be the drug, insultingly suggesting it was my imagination. Of course my own research proved her theory patently untrue. I fired her and went back to my previous (male) GP, telling him if he didn't get me off this vile stuff I would hurt myself or someone else. Withdrawal was DANTE'S INFERNO! I suffered a "shredding" of my personality; paranoia to the point of being unable to leave the house; panic attacks; sensory acuteness which made normal life impossible for both me and my poor husband. This went on for 6 months! Do NOT believe the MDs and pharm corp. hype and lies! FLEE!! This stuff is responsible for untold suffering. God's grace alone got me through and back from the edge of suicide and total insanity. I am E-Free for over 2 years now and just getting my ful | F | 54 | 8 months | 1/12/2006 | 1 | DEPRESSION-ANXIETY | I felt as if i am in hell, it was so scary that i 'd rather be depressed and anxious. I felt like as if i am watching my life from outside, unbearable pressure and headaches in the evening, non stop nausea, no appetite, hot flashes and shivering, clamsy hands, tingling on arms and legs,electric shocks, disorientated,loss of concious memory, nigtmares, fatigue, more depressed than ever,no sex drive,i felt like a zombie in hell. When i quit could not eat for days,nausea feeling sick. Dont ever take it,it is not worth it.. | F | 34 | 7 days | 12/19/2005 | 1 | depression and anxiety | i have actually just taken effexor and stopped about six months ago and am no longer on it thank god but i am now trying to come off of what has turned out to be a very very close cousin that is just about identical to the experience i had with effexor. therefore this is really about them both. CYMBALTA. i'm coming off of it now because this is a nightmare again just like i was afraid of. just like effexor. and its just getting worse. pharmacutical companies are pushing doctors and don't seem to know their own product. this is aa vicious cycle that i dont think will ever stop i'm in college and this is ruining this semester! I've had pretty much every side effect on that horrible list. The worst being very rapid hair loss. i'm 21 not 50! I love my hair more then anything. It was long thick and really curly and now i have to try to hide the thinning and cover up looking like i'm going bald, which i guess i am. ...i don't know what to do...BRAIN SHIVERS! can't really explain to | just say no. research any pills before taking them.. thats the lesson i have learned from this.. should have known better... my doctor told me it was different, just like i'm sure she was told by the rep that brings them to her. but guess what, its in the same family, closer related then you think and does just about the same thing. she was stunned when i told her i was having the same problems with it. i trust my doctor, she does try and has my best interest at heart. are they not fully educating doctors .. have they not researched enough about these medications, are they just putting them out on the market for unsespecting people to take because people trust them. WHY IS IT THAT BRAIN SHIVERS CAME AS SUCH A SHOCk TO EVERYONE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE EXACTLY? why did my doctor not know about them until a couple of her patients started getting them, and word was spreading about them in general. pharmaceutical companys don't know, and i don't think they do because t | F | 21 | 2 months | 4/22/2007 |