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 |
| 2 | depression and anxiety | Headaches; sleeplessness; teeth chattering; tremors; restlessness; loss of appetite; eyes hurt; yawning; tired mentally but physically restless | I took one 75mg XR and for 2 days did not feel myself. I think it was too strong for me but maybe I just need to work on issues instead of taking a pill. It's not for me, this medicine. | F | 37 | 1 days | 6/4/2007 | 2 | depression | i continued to feel more and more depressed and suicidal as my dose was increased | i have been coming off it for last two weeks, from 225mg, down now to 75mg, and i am feeling like my old self. i am waiting for these dreadful side effects i have read about to kick in, but at the moment i feel so much better than i did two weeks ago. | F | 53 | 8 months | 6/4/2007 | 3 | dysthymia (chronic low-grade depres | The first time I took 450 mg/day. I got depressed faster than it worked. Psychiatrist kicked me off cold turkey. I went psychotic, shaked uncontrollably, threw up anything I ate, had horrific nightmares. Went back on to kick Paxil. Now at 300 mg, I have started tapering off. So far, just itchy and sleepy. On SSRIs I've gained 65 pounds, raised body temp, raised cholesterol, heavy sweating, yawning - I can't take it anymore. Am going back to tricyclics, but the cold turkey was so scary I insisted on starting the new one while tapering off. | I've been prescribed over the daily maximum, and cold turkeyed by a psychiatrist. The one who put me back on it had Effexor freebies all over her office. Do the doctors even read the monographs? | 2 years | 6/3/2007 | 5 | depression & anxiety | NONE. Before taking effexor I had severe depression & anxiety... so once I started, it only took a couple of weeks for my symptoms to calm down. | I think this is the best medicine I've ever taken. | F | 30 | 1 years | 6/1/2007 | 5 | STRESS AND NIGHT SWEATS | I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE SIDE EFFECTS WHILE TAKING EFFEXOR XR 75MG I HAVEN'T HAD A PERIOD FOR 3 MONTHS, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT IS DUE TO THIS MEDICATION.I AM GOING THROUGH MENOPAUSE. | F | 52 | 3 days | 6/1/2007 | 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 | 5 | anxiety/ panic attacks | very vivid dreams, sweating, it is very hard to reach climax | when i first started this medicine 9 months ago- I felt like I was going crazy. I prayed to feel normal again. I was always in a daze, dizzy, panicy, inability to sleep but doc and girlfriend kept urging me to give it a chance. Now I am normal again. Hardly ever experience the anxiety anymore. Has definitly made things better. I don't want to be on effexor forever, but right now it is working great and like our Lord says 'do not borrow from tomorrow, today has it's own trouble'. To all the people that keep saying 'DONT EVER TRY THIS DRUG'- that's not fair. I know alot of people who take Lexapro and says it works for them like effexor works for me. But when I was taking it, first time in my life I had ever thought about suicide- and i am not suicidal or depressed and never have been. HMMMM? could it be that every one is different. Please tell us your stories but let us decide ourselves. God bless you all. | F | 34 | 10 months | 5/30/2007 | 1 | Depression | Tinnitus and no sex drive. | F | 58 | 7 days | 5/30/2007 | 4 | GAD | First few weeks on effexor 75 mg, worked very well little side effects except insomnia. As time progressed almost 6 months now I am weaning off the medicine, it has helped a lot but side effects are horrible as a 19 year old. NO SEX DRIVE, Weight gain from 120 to 132 in 6 months. Where on wellbutrin I lost weight, down to around 110 I normally weigh 120. VIVID dreams recently. As the doses lower now I am feeling the withdrawl symptoms of sadness, unexplained crying and such. But works differently on every person, did help me tremendously while going through therapy for anxiety. Recommend but stay on the least amount of time possible. | F | 19 | 6 months | 5/29/2007 | 5 | Suicidality, MDD recurrent, PPD | Starting: Sudden easing of depression, followed by too quick increase (for my body) causing severe dizziness, vomiting, and migraine leading to dehydration requiring IV fluids. Restart did same on 75 mg. Restart on lowest dose 37.5 OK. Now: Little tingles and still slight blurred vision but nothing like before and SEX OKAY!!! (couldn't say that much with the depression) | Effexor has saved my life. Literally. I recently came home from the hospital after a suicide attempt during a profound chemical postpartum depression from 2 back-to-back miscarriages. I've dealt with depression since my abusive childhood, but this was by far the worst. I have now "failed" on all the other classes of meds, so it was Effexor or shock therapy. I was willing to put up with a lot at that point. MAJOR POSITIVE EFFECTS for me are that I can now move and think and talk at near-regular speed, I have facial and voice expression again, I can give and receive love, and I'm actually alive and not planning my next suicide attempt. There's no substitute for that. My husband and my 2 year old daughter are also darned glad this medicine exists. Effexor produces more remission than any other modern antidepressant (I actually DID do the research), and it's #1 for PPD, but it's still a chemical and not a guarantee. I, for one, am VERY glad it was an option. Rough start aside | F | 36 | 1 months | 5/28/2007 | 5 | life improvement | At first minor breif headaches,now none, sex drive back..I have put myself on a normal diet lost that 30 lbs my other SSRI packed on me.Right now feel like I will see 170 again. ((Another SSRI killed my sex/ejaculation and I gained 30 pounds 261 heavy weight)) | Funny how one SSRI may cause certain side effects on one person and completely different ones on another,weird stuff ain't it. I tried five meds before I hit gold with effexor 75 mg.per day,keep on tring maybe you'll find one that does your mind good..... | M | 43 | 5 months | 5/28/2007 | 3 | Anxiety, Depression | Inability to orgasm, lethargy. | I've noticed myself taking more naps lately. Overall my emotional state is better. I'm not a robot, I can still feel, it's just not as intense as it was before. HOWEVER, I can't have an orgasm and this is a definite problem...does this go away? I think I'd rather be depressed than not be able to have an orgasm! | F | 24 | 15 days | 5/28/2007 | 5 | Major Depression | Dry mouth, diarheea, nausea, weight gain and suicidal feelings, but they all passed in a couple of weeks and at 300 mg I was doing OK. But then the withdrawal came????? | I tapered off over 3 weeks and added Welbutrin instead. I am having dreams where I am running for my life, being shot at and somneone trying to kill me. I have headache, nausea, feel like crap, dizzy. I have been rendered useless!!!! The positive thing is...I want sex! My husband is VERY happy about that! Stopped taking effexor on Tuesday and by Sunday I had to take some or lose my mind! This isn't just a withdrawal...this should be monitered and I want to be put into a coma until it passes! | F | 46 | 5 years | 5/27/2007 | 2 | GAD | real sleeply but can't go to sleep not good only day 3 | F | 30 | 3 days | 5/27/2007 | 4 | social anxiety | very few when first started. mild dizziness and decreased appetite. | DO NOT STOP TAKING without first talking to your doctor. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE side effects when you stop taking it suddenly. | F | 20 | 2 years | 5/25/2007 | 3 | menopausal depression | night sweats, insomnia but when I did fall asleep vivid dreams, teeth clenching, decreased motivation, irratibility | Crying bouts improved | F | 50 | 6 days | 5/25/2007 | 4 | anxiety and depression | Ringing ears, lack of sexual desire, insomnia. | I have been severely depressed for a year. I feel MUCH better now! I feel a little happier everyday. But, if I had not read everyone elses' side effects, I would not have noticed that I was experiencing any of them myself! (the ringing in my ears is very mild and I had insomnia to begin with). But gone is the anxiety I had w/the insomnia. Sometimes I take xanax for the insomnia and severe anxiety and that also helps. | F | 27 | 7 weeks | 5/24/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | light headed/dizziness, leg twitches, Yawning - lots of yawing (but not so much now) | I started taking Effexor about a year ago, I am on 75mg/day. Many responses I see deal with the side effects. They were pretty considerable at first, but went away once my body adjusted, which was about a month or so. It has helped me a lot. I was so tightly wound, and having anxiety attacks all the time. Now not-so-much. I like it because I still feel things, I am not completely numb to the world, I cry, I can laugh, and I can get mad. I was really worried I wouldn't knowing that Effexor treats anxiety and depression. Anyway, let the medicine adjust to your system. You'll take a low dose for a week or two, then start a higher dose, so until you are on that higher dose for a couple of weeks, you might feel those side effects. | F | 36 | 1 years | 5/24/2007 | 5 | Major depression | Have been on intro dose of 37.5mg for last two weeks. Had nausea in mornings until I ate a full breakfast with pill, now it's gone. Have noticed decreased libido and difficulty achieving orgasm in sexual relations (but not masturbating). Sorry for TMI, but want everyone reading to know what I experienced. | I've been on variety of depression medications for almost two years, with minimal result. At therapist suggestion, switched psychiatrists (I stopped using my GP for depression meds when it was clear he was just "going down the list.") He got to try Effexor, but I balked due to side effect comments. I tried Remeron instead and was a zombie for 48 hours. So back on Effexor. I am delighted with results. I am hopeful for the first time in years. Haven't figured out how to deal with sex side effects yet, but not having 1000 lb. weight of depression on me is a good start. | M | 40 | 15 days | 5/22/2007 | 3 | Depression | so far no side effects | i am in the 1st week at 37.5mg - but after seeing this site im so freaked out I am thinking of stopping the pills!!!! | F | 51 | 2 days | 5/22/2007 |