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 |
| 4 | anxiety/depression | These are the permanent side effects I experience: excessive sweating, bizarre dreams(fascinating)dry mouth,weird brain "shivers" if I skip a dose and premature ejauculation | This was a "last" chance anti-depressant for me as many other I have tried were'nt effective!-So only take it if you absolutly have to because even if you can eventually taper off of it someday you go through Hellish withdrawl symptoms! Looks like I'm on it for life cause I feel like shit whenever I've tried to taper off | M | 47 | 14 years | 10/24/2006 | 1 | Anxiety | Vertigo, severe depression, became suicidal, severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, difficulty staying asleep, nightmares, moodiness, lack of energy, horrific withdrawal symptoms, etc... | I would never ever recommend anyone take this stuff. I was on it from Dec. 2005-Feb. 2006 and finally completely stopped taking it when I became so unconcerned with others and depressed I wanted to kill myself. Sure it helped my anxiety, I didn't care about anything or anyone. It was absolutely horrible. The withdrawal was hell on earth. I stopped cold turkey because I couldn't afford to buy more of the prescription at a lower dosage (I have no insurance) and I dealt with vomiting, weight loss, severe headaches, severe moodiness (I snapped at everybody... Not like me at all), etc... for 3 months! It was brutal. | F | 24 | 3 months | 10/22/2006 | 1 | Panic Disorder | Weight Loss. The drug caused depression - a great side effect for someone with panic disorder. | Here is what cured both my panic disorder, my depression, and the withdrawal symptoms - Jesus Christ. Two years fter becomming a born again Christian, I have no desire for ANY drugs of any kind. Prayer is all I need now, and IT WORKS!!! | M | 65 | 3 years | 10/21/2006 | 1 | depression | Flat affect, change in personality, short-term memory loss, feelings of death | F | 27 | 45 days | 10/20/2006 | 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 | 2 | anxiety , panic attacks,depression | night sweats, headache, severe agitation, severe anxiety. | used 75 mg for about six weeks, tried to titrate up, but side effects were horrible(blackouts). This is the worst antidepressant ever, have tried lex, zoloft,paxil and prozac. The only one that seemed to work was prozac-although it stoppped after awhile, will try again. Effexor has done nothing to alleviate the anxiety; in fact it makes it worse. I decided to quit cold turkey and don't believe the hype- you will experience brain tremors for a little while ,but they are nowhere near as bad as quitting prozac, b/c prozac's half-life is soooo long. This medicine is overrated!!! | F | 33 | 7 weeks | 10/13/2006 | 5 | depression/social anxiety | I wake each night at around 3 or 4, only been on for 4 days but I feel different already. My heart doesn't race when I get upset, I talk and smile more at work and don't feel soooo self concious!! | F | 33 | 4 days | 10/12/2006 | 3 | Depression & Anxiety | None on 75mg, 150 caused sleeplessness, hot flushes and weightloss, 225 caused the same plus severe bruising - woke up one morning with my legs covered in unexplained bruises. | The drug initially worked for 2 weeks, then the benefits wore off, it worked again when increased but similarly wore off and now has no benefit at all and side effects like bruising and night sweats cause me more discomfort than there were benefits. | F | 20 | 8 months | 10/12/2006 | 3 | Generalized Anxiety | Not taking this yet | I started on wellbutrin xl for anxiety (uncontrollable thinking and worrying) and I took it for 18 days. For the first 14 days I kept telling myself that the crazy thoughts will pass after two weeks but they did not. By the 18th day I had such a panic attack driving home for work that I drove right to the doctor. He gave me effexor xr and I am to start it tonight. Does anyone else take it for anxiety? How long does it take to kick in? And also, does your sex drive decrease? Thanks | F | 36 | | 10/9/2006 | 5 | Trauma related Depression | I do not know of any side effects at all. All I know is when I started Effexor I was like night and day. | Sometimes no matter how strong a person one thinks they are along the way something breaks down. That is what happened to me. I am currently on 225 mg a day. It took every ounce of my being to try each day to get my feet from the bed to the floor. I knew I was in trouble so I called my doctor. He tried me on Wellbutrin...didn't work after 2 weeks I went back and he put me on Effexor XR. I was and am a new woman. I have no sexual problems, no nightmares basically no problems at all. This medication literally saved me I feel so whole within myself and I am truly very happy with life. | F | 49 | 6 days | 10/5/2006 | 3 | Psychotic depression/ Skitzophrenia | Unsure. Short periods, nausea? | It has helped along with music I think to improve mood. Not sure. Used in combination with seroquel, has helped, still get lows sometimes. Ups and downs. | F | 24 | 3 years | 10/2/2006 | 2 | DEPRESSION | WORMS CRAWLING FEELING IN HEAD | F | 36 | 2 years | 10/2/2006 | 4 | General Anxiety | Dizziness if I didn't take it at the same time every day. | I had many things going on in my life in 2005 ...changed jobs, daughter (last child) going off to college, son moved 500 miles away, lost our beloved dog the week before daughter left for college and I was out of town. Perimenopause. My OB/GYN prescribed the drug for me when I broke down during a routine visit and couldn't stop crying. After being on for about 10 months, I started forgeting to take the pill at the same time or would accidently skip a day. I found that I would become severely dizzy and felt sick. I actually thought I was having symptoms of a heart attack. I now take it at the same time every day (75 MG in the AM so I don't forget)and haven't had any bad side effects. Generally keeps my anxiety in order, and I don't overreact to simple bumps in the road any longer. I am generally happy and wouldn't consider going off at this point in my life. | F | 47 | 18 months | 9/30/2006 | 5 | Anxiety and Depression | I wake up around 2-3 AM for an hour almost every night. Switching taking the pills to AM or to PM does not change this (so that release times differ). I also have a tremor or shaking in my lower back and legs when I am resting. I tend to move a little slowly - procrastinate more than usual. My skin is more sensitive, and cuts or scratches remain for a very long time. Vivid dreams. Decreased ability to orgasm. LOST weight - at the right dose for me, if I stay away from carbohydrates, then I don't think so much about food. Lost 20 pounds and that feels GREAT! | I was extremely depressed and taking effexor may well have saved my life. Within 2 hours of the first dose, symptoms of anxiety disappeared. Within 3 days - 2 weeks, the depression went away. However, it was less affective after 2 weeks, so the dose was increased. Eventually went to 150mg - this was too high for me. I was tired all the time, not thinking very fast or clearly, and going through emotional swings. Reduced to 112.5mg - experienced about 3 days of side effects tapering the dose, however, this is much better. Can function very well, still a little tired, probably from waking at night. Social anxiety is COMPLETELY GONE!! Still have up days and depressing days, but no where as severe as the depression before I started on effexor xr. | F | 41 | 6 months | 9/27/2006 | 4 | Anxiety and Depression | I wake up around 2-3 AM for an hour almost every night. Switching taking the pills to AM or to PM does not change this (so that release times differ). I also have a tremor or shaking in my lower back and legs when I am resting. I tend to move a little slowly - procrastinate more than usual. My skin is more sensitive, and cuts or scratches remain for a very long time. Vivid dreams. Decreased ability to orgasim. LOST weight - at the right dose for me, if I stay away from carbohydrates, then I don't think so much about food. Lost 20 pounds and that feels GREAT! | I was extremely depressed and taking effexor may well have saved my life. Within 2 hours of the first dose, symptoms of anxiety disappeared. Within 3 days - 2 weeks, the depression went away. However, it was less affective after 2 weeks, so the dose was increased. Eventually went to 150mg - this was too high for me. I was tired all the time, not thinking very fast or clearly, and going through emotional swings. Reduced to 112.5mg - experienced about 3 days of side effects tapering the dose, however, this is much better. Can function very well, still a little tired, probably from waking at night. Social anxiety is COMPLETELY GONE!! Still have up days and depressing days, but no where as severe as the depression before I started on effexor xr. | F | 41 | 6 months | 9/27/2006 | 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 | 2 | Depression /lack of energy | Side effects MAJOR sweating, some weight gain (WHY! I run every day!) Makes ma TALK ton. In fact, too much, I find myself rammbling on to whoever will lisen. Depression is still there, but I appear happy. | Not sure this will work for me. | F | 32 | 1 months | 9/26/2006 | 2 | anxiety | Major memory loss, fearful I might forget how to drive, how to react. Can't remember words, people's names, how to do things. Becoming worse ... very frightening - I'm afraid I might put myself or somebody else in danger. My emotions are definately hiding - I didn't even cry at my sister-in-law's funeral the other day. Feel emotionless. | Have been taking it for about 3 years. Forgot to get it refilled on the weekend and couldn't get it for 2 days. BADDDDDDD - feeling of nausea, doom, like a major hangover, only worse. Now I'm afraid to go off of it, but I know I must - I want my memory back! | F | 49 | 3 days | 9/23/2006 | 4 | gen anxiety disorder | In the beginning, I was tired during the day,but now I sleep like a baby at night instead of having insomnia. | I do feel this med is working very well and would encourage anyone to take it. I am a little concerned about withdrawl though. I did go through absolute hell trying to get off Paxil. I thought I had a brain tumor. I couldnt get out of bed I had so much dizziness and nausea. My doctor did recommend switching to Prozac when I want to get off. | F | 38 | 3 weeks | 9/22/2006 | 3 | suicidal | anorgasmia, restlessness, nightmares, problems with concentration, abnormal vision | i could go on...but my depression was still there | F | 26 | 14 months | 9/22/2006 |