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Taking Venlafaxine
846 Patients currently take Venlafaxine
219 Patients stopped taking Venlafaxine
Hestia58 Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Hestia58 Venlafaxine XR, 112.5 mg daily since Apr 20, 2006
QuietGuy Sex: M Depression: 1 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 1 Anxiety: 1 Mania: 1 Physical: 1 External Stress: Severe 59 M Function: Moderate Distress: Low See profile QuietGuy Venlafaxine XR, 37.5 mg daily since Oct 04, 2009
rodolptte24 Sex: F Depression: 1 Emotional: 0 Compulsion: 0 Anxiety: 0 Mania: 0 Physical: 0 External Stress: None 31 F Function: High Distress: Low See profile rodolptte24 Effexor XR, 300 mg daily since Oct 10, 2003

Venlafaxine Treatment Report

Brand Names: Effexor XR, Effexor, Venlafaxine XR, Novo-Venlafaxine XR, Viepax, PMS-Venlafaxine XR

What is Venlafaxine? Venlafaxine is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs). It affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression. It is used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety, and panic disorder.

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Jump to:: Reasons taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons taken

1065 patients in the community are taking or have taken Venlafaxine.

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Depression	425	39%
Treat my mood condition(s)	236	22%
Anxiety	61	5%
Other	55	5%
Fibromyalgia	24	2%
Major Depressive Disorder	23	2%
Mood swings	11	1%
Pain	10	<1%
Hot flashes	6	<1%
Support another treatment	6	<1%
Emotional lability	5	<1%
psychotic symptoms mostly, anxiety depression a whole tons of fear	5	<1%
disease-related symptoms	4	<1%
Bipolar Disorder	4	<1%
Fatigue	3	<1%
General health	3	<1%
Anxiety and frustration	3	<1%
Don't know	3	<1%
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)	2	<1%
Depression/Anxiety/Mood Swings	2	<1%
To reduce anxiety and depression	1	<1%
Low blood pressure (hypotension)	1	<1%
Stress	1	<1%
Migraine Headaches	1	<1%
Depression, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety	1	<1%
Headaches	1	<1%
Anxiety attacks	1	<1%
Depression with anxiety	1	<1%
Bipolar, mixed episodes	1	<1%
Depression, Anxiety, Mood Swings, Fatigue and Emotional Liability	1	<1%
Peripheral Neuropathy	1	<1%
Anxiety and Depression	1	<1%
severe anxiety	1	<1%
Stress/anxiety	1	<1%
physican states it helps the effects of the lyrica	1	<1%
Improve cognition	1	<1%
Obsessive compulsive disorder OCD	1	<1%
Anxiety and mood swings, it's amasing how well effexor is working for me!!!	1	<1%
Treat Parkinson's	1	<1%
relieve depression	1	<1%
Irritability	1	<1%
Immunomodulation	1	<1%
Major Depressive Episode	1	<1%
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD	1	<1%
Sleeplessness	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Venlafaxine.

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All (Show top 10)

18.75 mg as needed	daily	1 mg daily	37.5 mg daily	25 mg daily	37 mg daily	37.5 mg daily	50 mg daily	75 mcg daily	75 mg daily	78 mg daily	100 mg daily	105 mg daily	110 mg daily	112.5 mg daily	125 mg daily	150 mg daily	175 mg daily	185.5 mg daily	187 mg daily	187.5 mg daily	200 mg daily	220 mg daily	225 mg daily	250 mg daily	275 mg daily	300 mg daily	337.5 mg daily	375 mg daily	400 mg daily	450 mg daily	487.5 mg daily	600 mg daily	750 mg daily	900 mg daily
1	14	1	1	5	1	69	6	1	207	1	17	1	1	10	1	270	2	1	1	4	6	1	103	3	1	116	1	11	2	10	1	1	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Venlafaxine or how long patients were taking Venlafaxine before stopping.

Currently Taking Venlafaxine

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
9	13	29	85	85	196

Stopped Taking Venlafaxine

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
25	33	21	30	38	73

Why Patients Stopped Taking Venlafaxine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe	83	37%
Did not seem to work	68	30%
Doctor's advice	62	27%
Other	46	20%
Expense	25	11%
Personal research	8	4%
Course of treatment ended	8	4%
Not indicated	4	2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 202 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	43%	24
Moderate	32%	18
Slight	7%	4
None	7%	4
Can't tell	11%	6

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	12%	25
Moderate	26%	52
Mild	30%	60
None	32%	65

Top reported side-effects include: Weight gain, Agitation/restlessness, Drowsiness

Summary results are based on 202 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 202)

sumbutterfly

Pain: All

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Most

external_stress: Little

Stickman: all

Description:

FM:3y Dx

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by sumbutterfly
Mar 01, 2009

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsNone

Short term memory problems

Advice/Tips: The best thing ever for depression, confusion, memory loss! This is equally as important as Lyrica!

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jmscout

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by jmscout
Aug 22, 2008

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