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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 21 1
Other 8 1
Anxiety 4 0
Emotional lability 4 0
disease-related symptoms 3 0
Hot flashes 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 50%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 50%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

palpatations
1 50%
Slowness of thought/speech
1 50%
Shortness of breath
1 50%
felt flat
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Venlafaxine. See all 12 dosages ►

  daily 37 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 185.5 mg daily 187 mg daily 200 mg daily 225 mg daily 300 mg daily 375 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Venlafaxine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
4 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Did not seem to work
2 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Side effects too severe
2 25% Side effects too severe: 25%
Expense
1 13% Expense: 13%
Course of treatment ended
1 13% Course of treatment ended: 13%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Venlafaxine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Venlafaxine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
4
4
7

Stopped Taking Venlafaxine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 50%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 50%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 50%
< $25
1 50%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.