FETZIMA Reviews (LEVOMILNACIPRAN HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.8 (51 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FETZIMA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FETZIMA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Depression & OCD | First week on 40 mgs. - manic like episode. Hyper, racing thoughts, laughing hysterically...couldn't sleep. Doctor reduced dosage to 20 mgs. - Crying jags everyday, severe sudden depression, feeling hopeless, even suicidal. Angry, agitated, feel like I'm starving all the time. Binge eating | I really wanted Fetzima to work, after being on Lexapro for 17 yrs and feeling like it had stopped working for me. I'm going off this though, I don't think I'll survive another month if I stay on this horrible drug. It's been unbearable. Going back on Lexapro! | F | 50 | 1 months 40 MG | 8/28/2016 | 1 | Major depression | SEVERE constipation SEVERE anger Increased headaches, continuing even after being off med for several months | This is NASTY. I had severe constipation & abdominal pain. Fiber & miralax didn't help. Needed 2 laxatives. I was also very angry & irritable all the time. No patience or tolerance. I have always been extremely patient. Felt like throwing things almost all the time. I feared I would throw things & hurt my cats. Thankfully I did neither. I am still VERY quick to anger & impatience. NOT me at all. Will this ever stop? Migraines & tension headaches increased in severity & frequency. STILL increased after several months off this crap. Good thing I'm disabled or I would have been fired for missing too much work. As it is, my volunteer position has cut my hours, so I guess that's being demoted. Grrrrrr :( :( | F | 58 | 3 weeks 40 mg | 7/25/2016 | 1 | nerve pain | blurred vision, irritable, heart pounding, | This has not helped the pain at all and I can't stand the side effects. Maybe if not already taking other meds it would be fine. | M | 54 | 12 days 20 mg 1X day | 6/22/2016 | 3 | Severe depression | Sweats. Weight gain. Slight increase in energy. | Before fetzima I could not concentrate,focus, have interest in doing anything, could not follow instructions. Now I'm able to do all. I can have an intellectual conversation, a whitty conversation, focus, concentrate, do simple task. However I still cannot retain information well, nor trust myself with house hold bills. The weight gain is at 50lbs, sex- no interest what so ever. Not even cuddling, the sweats have gotten worse. Been thinking about switching meds but so nervous to lose what I have gotten back. | F | 52 | 1 years 80mg | 4/27/2016 | 5 | Major depression | I've tried several antidepressants and this one has been way more effective than any others. My doctor has said that fetzima "may" give you a slight boost in energy or cause weight loss but it's been the opposite for me. I've gained about 35 lbs in a years time. Also causes excessive sweating with even slight activity. I look past these side effects though (even though the weight gain is a nightmare) because the drug itself has really helped me a great deal. | F | 40 | 1 years 120 | 4/10/2016 | 2 | Major depression/Anxiety | Extreme sweating after any little exertion..intolerable. Gained 22 lb in 3 mo. time. Rapid heart rate. Absolutely no sex drive. Eyesight problems. | I have been on several antidepressants and I can say this med does help with the depression better than some but not the anxiety. I have had eyesight problems.. Blurry,dry eyes and thought it was due to age but reading these reviews I see more than half have the same issue. Time to see my doc for a change in meds. | 45 | 3 months 20mg,1 x d | 3/30/2016 | 2 | Depression & Anxiety | This medication helped with depression moderately. I was able to wake up and perform activities of daily living, such as cooking, cleaning, and homework. However, my energy did not increase with Fetizma. My energy remained the same: average. I have noticed a significant decrease in my sex drive. I do not even want to kiss or be physically intimate with my husband. However, I am not sure if any other women have complained of this side effect. | F | 25 | 3 months 80mg | 1/27/2016 | 1 | Major depression | Higher BP and heart rate, ice cold hands and feet all the time. Extreme sweating during the least little activity. Bad night sweats. Horrible dreams. Really bad aggression into month 2. | Would not recommend taking this med. Not only is it incredibly expensive, the side effects I experienced did not out weigh the benefits. I did have a bit more energy in wanting to get up but the side effects took me down. | F | 40 | 2 months 40 mg | 12/5/2015 | 1 | Pain in feet and toes | Excessive sweating, constipation, headaches, anger, weight gain | Most of the comments say weight loss and my doctor told me this drug is weight nutral but I have been on it for seventeen days and have gained 17 lbs! No thank you! Will take the pain in feet over weight gain any day! | F | 51 | 3 weeks 120 | 11/28/2015 | 1 | Pain in feet and toes | Excessive sweating, constipation, headaches, anger, weight gain | Most of the comments say weight loss and my doctor told me this drug is weight nutral but I have been on it for seventeen days and have gained 17 lbs! No thank you! Will take the pain in feet over weight gain any day! | F | 51 | 3 weeks 120 | 11/28/2015 | 5 | severe depression and anxiety | At first I sweat a LOT and my heart rate increased a little bit. That pretty much went away after a month. I had some issues with being grouchy and aggressive so my pdoc added 100 mg of Zoloft and that helped. | For me the combination of Fetzima and Zoloft has brought me out of a very deep depression. I can laugh again, not crying all the time, I have motivation again, and I wake up ready to face the day rather than dread getting out of bed. There is hope!!! | F | 38 | 3 months 40 mg | 10/18/2015 | 3 | Depression, anxiety | Erectile dysfunction, insomnia | Energising and seemed effective on my depression. Had good dreams -when I was able to sleep but sleeping more than 5 hours was next to impossible. ED was severe. I don't think I had a full erection for the entire time I was on this med. Seemed to relieve my arthritis pain. My wife ordered me stop taking because of the E.D. | M | 58 | 3 weeks 40 1X day | 10/11/2015 | 2 | Major Depression, General Anxiety | Delayed urination, discomfort during orgasm, difficulty sleeping through the night. | Fetzima didn't really seem to help with my depression, and it made my anxiety worse. Shortly after beginning the 80mg dose, I began waking up feeling panicked every morning. After 2-3 weeks of this, I knew it was time to try something else. | M | 39 | 1 months 80 MG 1X day | 9/18/2015 | 2 | Depression | At first I had high hopes for this medication until the side effects finally overwhelmed the benefits. I did feel less depressed the first month. The worst side effects were headache, eye pain and very affected vision problems that still persist over a month after stopping treatment. I had some of the other dysfunction you can read under side effects, but it was the vision issue that prompted me to stop the med. Also, the 2nd and 3rd months on this medication I noticed the depression coming back with a vengeance. I finally decided to stop when I could no longer read my books or even the print on this computer which I did enlarge. I also developed liver symptoms which have gotten better since I stopped the med.. | I guess many of these drugs are highly individual in their response both good and bad. I really wanted this drug to work and I did hang in there with it, but ultimately I had to let it go. | M | 67 | 3 months 40 MG 1X day | 9/15/2015 | 5 | Major Depression/Anxiety | Need to take this medication with food otherwise you will have nausea. Excessive sweating. But tolerable. | This medication has helped me a great deal. I am more happy and have a more positive outlook on life. My anxiety has decreased and I am more confident. One of the best medications I have tried so far. And I have tried over 15 medications in the past 10 years. | F | 31 | 3 months 40 1X day | 9/5/2015 | 1 | Depression | Stroke like activity that quickly turned into seizure activity. Two Days of this med and I thought I was going to die! Doctor immediately dc'd med and 5 months later still have the seizure like activity. | Stay away from this drug! | M | 30 | 2 days 1 x a day | 9/4/2015 | 2 | Major depressive disorder | Agitation. Sweating | Did not work for depression | F | 51 | 6 months 80 MG 1X day | 8/8/2015 | 3 | major depression | Severe leg and feet cramps especially in the middle of the night so bad they wake me, I have to jump up and start trying to put my feet flat on floor til it eases up . also I have noticed that I am having headaches with noted blurred vision/broken blood vessels with bright red spots in eye onside H/A was. | F | 60 | 3 months 20mg BID | 8/6/2015 | 2 | mdd | Anger irritability upset stomach after I ate, very tired vision disturbances. | 30 | 4 weeks 80mg 1xday | 7/5/2015 | 2 | Neck pain | Sweating hot | M | 65 | 40 1X day | 6/28/2015 |