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Venlafaxine Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Effexor XR, Effexor, Venlafaxine XR (Show all)

Generic Name: Venlafaxine

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podpeople

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 2

Mania: 1

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Severe

Rx Therapy

61 M

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and Anxious mood *(Started Jan 15, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 16, 2009	150 mg Daily	Moderate	Major	Moderate	Always	Somewhat

Date: Apr 16, 2009
Advice & Tips: avoid getting on this treatment , even though it is efective somewhat in helping my depression ( and I have tried many type's of meds for over 20 years ) and at this time after changing from Lexapro to Effexor ( since Lexapro stopped helping ) Effexor seemed to be much more effective until I forgot once to take my daily dose for several days ....I started to experience the brain flops and did not know why ...well after doing some research I found out why! Now I " never leave home without it"

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