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7 patient evaluations for Venlafaxine

  • Arnie
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 1
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Moderate
    68 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • by Arnie
    Nov 05, 2008
dosage:
300mg daily
time on dosage:
about 2 months
purpose:
Treat my mood condition(s)
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNone
  • Treat my mood condition(s)
Advice/Tips
It took at least 4 weeks for me to feel ANY improvement. I'm so happy that after trying so many other meds, I kept on trying :-)
Cost
less than $25 monthly
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  • Beez
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: none
    Chest: none
    Legs: mild
  • by Beez
    Oct 28, 2008
dosage:
150mg daily
time on dosage:
about 1 day
purpose:
Depression
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  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Depression
Specific side-effects
Weight gain
Drowsiness
Cost
less than $25 monthly
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  • essay
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
  • essay
  • by essay
    Oct 09, 2008
dosage:
75mg daily
time on dosage:
about 9 months
purpose:
Depression
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  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenModerate
  • Depression
Specific side-effects
palpatations
Weight gain
Suicidal Ideation
Burden
weight gain
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks

  • jbphotonut
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
  • jbphotonut
  • by jbphotonut
    Oct 03, 2008
dosage:
75mg daily
time on dosage:
about 1 month
purpose:
Depression
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  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Depression
Advice/Tips
START THE DRUG SLOWLY! Get all of the facts before you decide to take this or any antidepressant.
Burden
Just having to take medication 10 times per day and remembering when to take what.
Cost
less than $25 monthly
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks

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