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Brand Names: Pristiq

What is Desvenlafaxine? Desvenlafaxine is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). It is an extended release formulation believed to treat depression by affecting the levels of serotonin and norepinephrine, two neurotransmitters associated with depression.


Reasons Taken

39 patients in the community are taking or have taken Desvenlafaxine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my mood condition(s) 16 41%
Depression 9 23%
Major Depression 3 7%
Anxiety 2 5%
Other 2 5%
bipolar disorder 1 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Desvenlafaxine.

  50 g Daily 50 mg Daily 100 mg Daily 150 mg Daily 200 mg Daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 26 Number of Patients: 26 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Duration

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

Currently taking Desvenlafaxine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
11
14
3
1
1

Stopped taking Desvenlafaxine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
2
0
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Desvenlafaxine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 3 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Did not seem to work 2 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice 1 17% Doctor's advice: 17%
Other 1 17% Other: 17%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Slight 33% 1
Can't tell 67% 2

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 50% 3
Moderate 17% 1
Mild 0% 0
None 33% 2

Top reported side-effects include: Sedation, Abnormal dreams, Sexual Side Effects

Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 6)

  • Babystars
    Sex: F
    Flare-up: Moderate
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • Babystars
  • by Babystars
    Nov 28, 2008
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsSevere
  • Other
Advice/Tips
As soon as you notice depression setting in contact doctor and demand to be taken off and put on something else.Don't wait til it gets bad.

See all evaluation results for Desvenlafaxine



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