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Desvenlafaxine Treatment Report

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

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

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 64 40%
Treat my mood condition(s) 28 17%
Major Depressive Disorder 14 8%
Bipolar Disorder 10 6%
Anxiety 5 3%
Other 5 3%
Pain 4 2%
Support another treatment 3 1%
Fibromyalgia 3 1%
Body Aches 2 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Desvenlafaxine.

  1 mg daily 1 other daily 2 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 g daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 86 Number of Patients: 86 27 Number of Patients: 27 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

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
3
5
27
43
15
1

Stopped Taking Desvenlafaxine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
12
12
8
3
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Desvenlafaxine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 15 43% Did not seem to work: 43%
Side effects too severe 14 40% Side effects too severe: 40%
Expense 6 17% Expense: 17%
Other 6 17% Other: 17%
Doctor's advice 4 11% Doctor's advice: 11%
Personal research 2 6% Personal research: 6%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 36 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 11% 1
Moderate 22% 2
Slight 44% 4
Can't tell 22% 2

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 25% 9
Moderate 11% 4
Mild 36% 13
None 28% 10

Top reported side-effects include: Sedation, Random Tiredness/Energy, Sluggishness

Summary results are based on 36 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 36)

  • lolliegaginde
    Sex: F
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 1
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 1
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Low
    25 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • lolliegaginde
  • by lolliegaginde
    Apr 05, 2009
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Depression
Advice/Tips
I take the medication at night, which helps with the sedation issue.

  • Babystars
    Sex: F
    Flare-up: Moderate
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    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

Report created on November 07, 2009.