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 |
| 3 | anxiety | -incredibly vivid, complex, bizarre dreams, often nightmares -loss ability to maintain erection, lowered sex drive | I was prescribed Effexor for anxiety related to hypochondria. After the first month it seemed to be working quite well, aside from a lowered sex drive, which i underestimated. Tonight I had a hot date with a girl I really like. I brought her into my room for the second time only to find myself becoming aroused and then not aroused in a cycle. After 4 or 5 times I was becoming confused, needlesstosay so was she. To make a long story short: I'm a bit disappointed with the drug (and my doctor whom told me there would be no sexual side effects) - very not cool. I could of lived with the dreams as they actually provide some interesting creative content, but I don't think I can deal with having to patch up another mojo destructive situation like this. Effexor for sex poor. | M | 22 | 1 months | 9/18/2004 | 2 | Anxiety and Depression | Vivid nightmares, night sweats, sleepy during the day | not working anymore. | F | 20 | 6 months | 9/17/2004 | 4 | Anxiety, Depression, OCD, ADHD | During first few weeks, nausea, sweating, fatigue. | I've been on Effexor XR for 3 months, and it's helped me have a life. Before taking the Effexor, I had constant anxiety and irrational responses to stress. Howver, don't miss a dose. I missed one yesterday, for the first time, and it has taken me all day to recover. I've been sleeping off and on all day trying to releive the dizziness and headache. Once I took my dose today, took several hours for the symptoms to go away. | F | 38 | 3 months | 9/16/2004 | 5 | Panic Disorder | Occasional night sweats and increased sweating. Lightheadedness, if I forgot to take it. | Effexor is terrible to get off of - but does its job for controlling panic and anxiety. Wonderful drug! | F | 28 | 3 years | 9/15/2004 | 3 | Depression | Nausea in morning, Dizziness, Heart rate increases quickly with exertion, occasional head rush, most distressing aspect is foggy thinking - sluggish thoughts | I am only on 37.5 mg of Effexor XR and have taken it for 6 days. The first day I was extremely nauseous and almost fainted when lifting a heavy object. Since then, it has improved my mood greatly but I think this is due to my inability to think about many things at once...my slowed mindset has prevented excessive worrying which caused my feeling sad and pessimistic in the first place. Unfortunately, I am being told by my physician that I am going to be gradually increased to 150mg/day since this is the typical treatment regime. I am nervous about this as I am uncomfortable with the loss of my cognitive capacity with this drug. This is the first time I have been treated medically for depression and I have not been diagnosed by a specialist. | F | 34 | 6 days | 9/15/2004 | 5 | Combo anxiety/depression | increased sweating, slight reduction of libido | After two apathy-producing, weight-gaining rounds of Zoloft, I was intoduced to Effexor. I felt immediate relief from anxiety without sedation. This med lets me feel like me and function like normal. I started at 150mg. and increased to 300mg a year ago. Have not needed a dosage increase since. | F | 42 | 2 years | 9/14/2004 | 5 | severe depression | When I first began the medication, I was very dizzy and sick to my stomach. This lasted for one week. These side effects subsided and I've been successfully taking the medication for six months. I believe that this medication saved my life. | F | 47 | 6 months | 9/14/2004 | 3 | anxiety and depression | headache, nausea, dizziness, nervousness | M | 15 days | 9/14/2004 | 3 | Depression | Heavy sweating - weight gain of 38lbs, diagniosed with hypothyroidism since taking it | F | 44 | 18 months | 9/13/2004 | 5 | major depressive disorder- unipolar | echymosis, sweating and possibly a bowel condition as yet unidentified as a side effect | although effexor xr has helped me a great deal, I have not been able to discontinue it and have been on a steadily rsing dose since 1997 and am now taking 450mg daily. | F | 51 | 7 years | 9/12/2004 | 2 | neurogenic depression | extreme dependancy | F | 33 | 2 years | 9/11/2004 | 2 | depression/anxiety | inability to get erection | took 75 mg daily. it did help reduce anxiety/depression, but not being able to perform sexually caused me to withdraw from romantic relationships so it was like 2 steps forward and 2 steps backward. not everyone has this side affect, so you just have to experiment with the drug. i'm going to try remeron because i heard it doesn't have sexual side effects.. | M | 30 | 6 months | 9/11/2004 | 1 | | 9/10/2004 | 1 | Anxiety/Panic Disorder | Tired all of the time...could barely get out of bed in morning to go to work; had no desire to exercise thus I gained weight. Dry mouth, very vivid dreams, but the very worst was the urinary frequency which really debilatated me. | I started Effexor XR early April 2004 at 37.50 for two weeks; increased to 75 mg. for two more weeks and was increased to 150 mg. which was when the urinary frequency began with a vengeance overnight! I thought I had a bladder infection and was treated for such with no relief twice. I finally went to a urologist and had two cultures done and both were clear; he said that the Effexor was causing the problem. My family doctor pretty much said I need to get to a specialist who can deal more with the anxiety issue so I made an appt. with a psychiatrist who was wonderful! Prior to the visit I had already weaned myself down to 37.50 mg. and so the doctor took me off the Effexor XR that day which then began the week from HELL. I began throwing furniture, slamming doors, yelling at people, crying all the time. THIS IS NOT ME!!! This is day 6 off the medicine and am to begin Lamictal tomorrow. The psychiatrist said that depression, anxiety, seisures, obsessive/compulsive, etc. all stem from the same area of the brain and that the Lamictal is actually an anti-seisure medicine that she believes will calm that part of the brain down; hope she's right. The bladder is not back to normal yet and if it doesn't get better I am going back to the urologist for tests to see if the medicine did some damage to my bladder. I hate the anxiety attacks but coming off of this medicine is the worst I have felt in my entire life!!! DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE and if you have any problems such as depression, anxiety, etc. don't rely on your family doctor. If you can afford it, or if your insurance covers this, see someone who knows the brain and the medicines that are out there to help bring your life back in order. GOD BLESS!! | F | 59 | 5 days | 9/8/2004 | 2 | anxiety, loss of sleep | First I didn't eat and lost about 20 lbs (yay!) but then started to notice numbness in scalp, heart racing, and not sleeping again (which is why I went on effexor). I felt like I was on speed all the time. Didn't seem to care about anything either way. Total loss of emotions, good and bad. Major withdrawal symptoms when trying to get off of it. | I slowly weaned myself off Effexor over 4 months. If I forgot to take it, I became shaky and felt like I was going to vomit. I had asked my HMO Md about getting off of it and he said, | M | 33 | 1.5 years | 8/31/2004 | 2 | anxiety, loss of sleep | First I didn't eat and lost about 20 lbs (yay!) but then started to notice numbness in scalp, heart racing, and not sleeping again (which is why I went on effexor). Clenching jaw, TERRIBLE ACNE (which I constantly picked at) and loss of ability to reach orgasm (VERY BAD!) Felt like the top of my head wasn't attached to the rest of my body. Weird dreams. I felt like I was on speed all the time. Didn't seem to care about anything either way. Total loss of emotions, good and bad. Major withdrawal symptoms when trying to get off of it. | I slowly weaned myself off Effexor over 4 months. If I forgot to take it, I became shaky and felt like I was going to vomit. I had asked my HMO Md about getting off of it and he said, | M | 33 | 1.5 years | 8/31/2004 | 5 | Severe Anxiety/Depression | Eyes dialated, Sweating, Nausea, Insomnia, Loss of Appetite, Weight loss-40 lbs in less than 2 months, Tremors. | I almost lost everyone in my life that I loved and cared for simply because I let the pain of depression eat away at me and my relationships with others. This medicine's side effects are not as bad as living a life filled with doubt. I can still have emotions and feelings but not in the roller coaster effect that I once lived with. Therapy along side of this medication have not only changed my life but saved it. However missing a dose can bring on a huge change immediately...along with severe nausea, sweating and dizziness. | F | 24 | 2 months | 8/30/2004 | 4 | depression - bipolar | 300 mg a day ... excessive sweating, very vivid dreams. | F | 20 | 10 months | 8/28/2004 | 2 | stress | hip pain, weight gain, zombie feeling | M | 41 | 21 days | 8/28/2004 | 3 | depression and anxiety | severe dry mouth, night sweats, wierd and vivid dreams, some weight gain, feeling stupid-slow mental process, no short term memory, difficulty finding words, despondant, not really caring, mood swings | not sure if i would recommend this pill. it helped at first. now I'mon 300 mg, which I take in the morning, and I don't know if I like it anymore. It doesn't seem to make much of a difference, but that could be because I don't are anymore. the nigt sweats are horrible. i'm also have photosensitivity in that my eyes don't adjust to bright lite well. I ate the feeling stupid part too. | F | 28 | 8 months | 8/25/2004 |