EFFEXOR Reviews (VENLAFAXINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.0 (925 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare EFFEXOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR EFFEXOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | PTSD | I experiance very lucid dream, to the point of yelling at ppl for being in them. Temper rather than depression. | I like that it has kept me alive. I do wish though that the side effects were not so extreme. | F | 26 | 3 years | 6/11/2005 | 3 | depression/anxiety | INSOMNIA...PROFUSE sweating...dry mouth...weight gain...nightmares/weird dreams | i was put on effexor when i went into treatment for anorexia and bulimia. at the time i was suicidal and my anxiety was through the roof!! at 75 mg i became a total INSOMNIAC. i started taking trazadone for sleep. in the last year i have tried to get off it twice..both ended unsucessfully (got really depressed and began to self medicate w/alchol. i am currently on 187.5 mg and want more than ever to get off. i was lucky enough to have 1 year of treatment & 24 HOUR counselling and therapy. i am currently more stable than i have ever been but its hard to say whether it is the medication or the therapy. ANYONE WHO IS THINKING OF TAKING AN ANTIDEPRESSANT----TRY THERAPY 1st...there is funding you just need to ask your doctor. NO DRUG will work with out sometype of emotional support. | F | 27 | 2.5 years | 6/9/2005 | 1 | Major Depression/Post partum | Substantially increased depression, thoughts of suicide and killing my family (absolutely against my nature). Shocks in my brain, I thought I was going insane. I begged my husband to take me to the ER, I though I was dying after trying to quit taking this awful, horrible medication. | I have lost complete faith and trust in my psychiatrist, I feel completely betrayed that she would ever put someone on this. I gained 20 pounds in 2 months and with starvation and extreme excercise I have only been able to take off 3 pound. This drug took a miserable situation and made it so much worse I can't think about it without crying. This medication should never ever have been approved!!!! | F | 34 | 2 months | 6/9/2005 | 3 | Depression and Anxiety | Weight gain, loss of sex drive, vivid dreams, drowsiness. | Besides the weight gain, these are things I eventually got used to. This drug made me feel less sad but it didn't make me happier either. Trying to get off but bad withdrawls, if my doctor had told me about the withdrawls I would not have started this drug. | F | 30 | 9 months | 5/27/2005 | 3 | depression | no sex drive whats so ever... | i noticed a huge improvement at 1st but it seems like i am getting more depressed again w/ time... i am up to 300 mg a day | F | 27 | 9 months | 5/22/2005 | 1 | anxiety | muscle twitching | major withdrawl when getting off | F | 44 | 8 months | 5/20/2005 | 3 | Anxeity | Sexual problems, extreme weight gain (nearly 100 pounds) trouble concentrating, strange dreams. Very nasty shock sensations if missed a dose by 12 hours. Also extreme agression if I missed a dose. Withdrawal - I have been unable to purchase my effexor for 4 days, and have decided not to continue taking it. Am very irritable/aggressive(beat up a german shepard that bit me yesterday....) Having extreme/weird dreams(not mightmares). Very hard time sleeping. Hard time swallowing. Restless...cannot concentrate on my work. Generally feel like crap. | i would not recommend starting this drug. Very expensive, and the side effects and withdrawal symptoms are terrible....It did help the anxeity/irritability it was prescribed for. | M | 22 | 2 years | 5/17/2005 | 2 | Migraines/Angioma in Brain | Extreme fatigue, confusion, Unable to concentrate, abnormal appetite, trembling hands | I am sure that this drug works for some people, but it has not helped me. I do not like the side effects and want to change my med. | F | 19 | 3 months | 5/17/2005 | 1 | depression | headaches, heart rate increases, sweating, high blood pressure | i developed high blood pressure on effexor. how long does it take for the meds to leave the body? | 3 weeks | 5/17/2005 | 1 | depression | I am having extreme problems right now I'm on 300mgs of Effexor and I forgot to take it at 6 am as usually and NOW I'm going through hell just for not taking it on time What am I suppose to do I feel like I'm going to die from this I can barely sit here and type it hurts so badly Anyone got any advise? | F | 25 | 7 years | 5/6/2005 | 1 | depression | I am having extreme problems right now I'm on 300mgs of Effexor and I forgot to take it at 6 am as usually and NOW I'm going through hell just for not taking it on time What am I suppose to do I feel like I'm going to die from this I can barely sit here and type it hurts so badly Anyone got any advise? | F | 25 | 7 years | 5/6/2005 | 3 | Anxiety/Fibromyalgia | The drug helps in general. I feel better,less anxious,and less tired. HOWEVER, and it's a big one...I was recently out of the prescription for 3 DAYS,(pharmacy-fax-DR.-fax-pharmacy),and I began having withdrawal symptoms.I was cold, shivering, nauseous,vertigo-dizzy,and most importantly..very,very..ANGRY/RAGING..INCONSOLABLE/CRYING...It was very frightening. To add insult to injury, I had called my prescription in 3 DAYS before I ran out, my doctor's office had to be called several times by myself and the pharmacy, before faxing the prescription. I feel much better now....but am wondering just how addictive this drug really is. | Take ONLY under the supervision of a physician who you trust, and whose office,support,and nursing staff are well-trained, caring and efficient. My whole escapade happened because the prescription-nurse decided arbitrarily that other things needed her attention for a couple of days and NO ONE checked up after her in a daily report, etc. | F | 38 | 4 years | 4/30/2005 | 5 | Depression | a slight jazzy feeling the first two weeks, some minor nausea, minor sleep disturbances. No side effects after the initial few weeks. | I have tried several antidepressants over the last 20 years. I was skeptical about another drug but this one has changed my life. I realize that anxiety was the major cause of my depressive symptoms, effexor effectively eliminated the daily anxiety letting me face problems and challenges with a clear head and see things with appropriate perspective. Everything in my life is moving forward again, I can make good decisions, I have optimism about recent changes in my life: a new career, a wonderful love (and sex) life and the future. Keep trying to get help, don't give up, even if effexor is not for you, there are so many other possibilities if tried under the supervision of a trusted psychiatrist. | F | 44 | 7 months | 4/27/2005 | 3 | Depression; AD | Brain Zaps when moving too fast or just moving my eyes. It feels like a small shock. I thought I was going pre-stroke. Crying for no reason. Immediately pissed off for the dumbest things. Back to swearing at stupid drivers on the freeway. Feeling of vertigo and flu like symptoms. Caught me completely by surprise after weening off of 150mg, then to 75mg, and finally to 37.5mg. Doc's never told me about the withdrawals, only about effects if missing a day or two. Decided to get off of it because of weight gain, high blood pressure, and lethargic blahs. At 49, I played soccer two to three times a week until the last 6 months. No drive to get back. I've never been a drug user/abuser. But now I know, even by the littlest of margins, what withdrawal does to someone. How can something that so many people on the net have had negative effects that have hampered their lives, be FDA approved and fit for humans. I tried to explain it to my kids as like having an electric shock, while crab fishing and having the stomache flu all at the same time. I hope my kids will forgive me while I go thru this phase. See, tearing up right now. Pisses me off.... | Ask a qualified doctor, not some | M | 49 | 16 months | 4/25/2005 | 1 | depression | severe withdrawl symptoms | F | 19 | 9 months | 4/24/2005 | 4 | SAD | Decreased sex drive, could not orgasm. Very hyper and restless. | I loved this medicine but the sexual side effects were horrible. It took away my appetite and helped my depression but I can't take it because my insurance won't pay for it and plus the sex. side effects were horrible. | F | 28 | 90 days | 4/20/2005 | 2 | Depression | Loss of appitite, ringing in ears, muscle cramps, fogginess, trouble concentrating, clinching of jaw, fatigue | I have only taken effexor 10 days, feel less depressed but I can not take the ringing in my ears and fatigue. Will not take any more, Hope withdrawl effects not bad | F | 46 | 10 days | 4/20/2005 | 1 | anxiety | rapid heart beart 170 beats per minute headache couldn't sleep | worse medication I have ever taken | F | 40 | 2 days | 4/10/2005 | 4 | Anxiety brought on by stress | If missing the drug for just a few days l have severely awful dreams with night sweats that wake me up freezing, bad fuzzy head that feels like l have been at a computer for weeks or a hangover, agitation at the smallest of things, a little paranoid, | I now realise why l need to continue taking them (75mg daily)as the anxiety soon comes back! The withdrawal syptoms are the worst though!!!! | F | 33 | 8 months | 4/6/2005 | 4 | Anxiety brought on by stress | If missing the drug for just a few days l have severely awful dreams with night sweats that wake me up freezing, bad fuzzy head that feels like l have been at a computer for weeks or a hangover, agitation at the smallest of things, a little paranoid, | I now realise why l need to continue taking them (75mg daily)as the anxiety soon comes back! The withdrawal syptoms are the worst though!!!! | F | 33 | 8 months | 4/6/2005 |