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97 patient evaluations for Venlafaxine

  • suzzie
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 39 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
  • suzzie
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Purpose: Depressed mood (Started Jul 19, 2010)
Date Dosage Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 18, 2012 300 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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  • CutiePengu
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    • Sex: F
    • Age: 49y
    • Diagnosis: ENOS
    • Duration: 43 yrs
    PRO survey: PRO 2
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Mild
    • Physical: Mild
    Seizures:
    • 0 To
    • 0 TC
    • 0 At
    • 0 SP
    • 0 CP
    • 0 GTC
    • +4… Additional Seizures
  • CutiePengu
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Purpose: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Started Nov 04, 2003)
Date Dosage Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 16, 2012 150 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Started Apr 30, 2012)
Date Dosage Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 07, 2012 25 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
May 07, 2012
Advice & Tips
I would have kept taking Effexor if could, despite not being effective for anxiety, because I had no appetite and could have easily lost weight, but the sleepiness was too severe.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • prplpnk
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    • Sex: Female
    • Age: 40y
    Condition: Asthma 15 additional condition(s)
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Moderate
    • Physical: Moderate
    I am: Bad
  • prplpnk
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Purposes: Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Started May 05, 2009)
Date Dosage Major Depressive Disorder Efficacy Generalized Anxiety Disorder Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 13, 2012   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Apr 13, 2012
Advice & Tips
Also got rid of my panic attacks.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purposes: severe post-op pain with fibromyalgia and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Started Feb 14, 2012)
Date Dosage severe post-op pain with fibromyalgia Efficacy Generalized Anxiety Disorder Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 14, 2012   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere NeverNeverNeverNeverNever VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Mar 13, 2012 75 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Mar 07, 2012 75 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Mar 14, 2012
Advice & Tips
I am no longer taking Effexor due to overwhelming side effects for me. It did a great job dialing down the fibro pain, but made me too crazy to continue with it.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Mar 13, 2012
Advice & Tips
Really works on FM pain, but beware the side effects...it left me very depressed, thinking about suicide, made it hard to think logically (or at all, for that matter); I would highly recommend trying it, because it really does knock out most of the FM pain, just watch the side effects.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Mar 07, 2012
Advice & Tips
Currently in the process of stepping off Effexor and back onto Paxil; side effects were too severe; Only positive side effect was relaxed inhibitions during counseling sessions
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • desi12
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Purposes: Depressed mood and Major Depressive Disorder (Started Jun 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Depressed mood Efficacy Major Depressive Disorder Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 09, 2012 112.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Nov 10, 2011 75 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Feb 22, 2011 75 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Sep 20, 2010 75 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Apr 22, 2010 75 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jan 09, 2012
Advice & Tips
The anxiety came on the scene with an increase in the dosage. If you have an anxiety disorder, I guess I would use this at an increased dose cautiously.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
Date
Nov 10, 2011
Advice & Tips
Withdrawal is a bitch!
Cost
$25-49 monthly
Date
Sep 20, 2010
Advice & Tips
Doesnt' help with fibro pain, just depression.
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Purposes: Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Started Mar 17, 2007)
Date Dosage Major Depressive Disorder Efficacy Generalized Anxiety Disorder Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 12, 2011 75 mg M,W,F Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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  • djarum
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    Bipolar II
    Depression: 3
    Mania: 0
    Emotional: 3
    Anxiety: 4
    Compulsion: 1
    External Stress: Overwhelming
    Rx Therapy
    18 F
    Function: Low
    Distress: High
  • djarum
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Purposes: Depressed mood and Bipolar II Disorder (Started Oct 01, 2011)
Date Dosage Depressed mood Efficacy Bipolar II Disorder Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 08, 2011 37.5 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Jan 13, 2011)
Date Dosage Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 15, 2011   ?Can't tell SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Feb 17, 2011   ?Can't tell SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Aug 15, 2011
Advice & Tips
Do not take w/ Trazodone! Caused "Rage" - read up before mixing any meds -docs can't remember everything....
Date
Feb 17, 2011
Advice & Tips
nausea too severe to continue
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  • tucats
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    • Sex: Female
    • Age: 55y
    Condition: Spondylosis 28 additional condition(s)
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Mild
    • Physical: Severe
    I am: Very bad
  • tucats
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Purposes: Depressed mood and Fibromyalgia (Started Oct 10, 2011)
Date Dosage Depressed mood Efficacy Fibromyalgia Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 15, 2011   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Aug 15, 2011
Advice & Tips
I decided to stop taking Venlafaxine as my emotions were being artificially supressed and I was unable to feel them, as I needed to work through them in therapy. Long term antidepressant use is also linked to weight gain and my weight gain is adding to my pain levels, especially in my knees. I want to reduce these.
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