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 taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 18 |
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3 | |||
| Other | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| Anxiety | 2 |
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1 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 25% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 25% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 25% |
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Other
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1 | 25% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Excclussive
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: none
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate
- 540
- VL < 50
- See profile
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- Excclussive
- 600 mg daily
- since Jun 01, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Depression
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips the initial side effects subsides after a few weeks. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 23, 2009.