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Brand Names: Effexor, Effexor XR, I called it my MS vacation-3/year, pms-VENLAFAXINE XR, XR
Venlafaxine is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) used to treat depression.
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| slow my disease's progress | |
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| Depression | |
| Other | |
| Anxiety | |
| Emotional lability | |
| Disease-related symptoms | |
| Mood swings | |
| Not indicated | |
| Fatigue | |
| Pain | |
| Panic attack(s) | |
| General health |
| 37.5 mg daily | 37 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 75 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 110 mg daily | 112.5 mg daily | 125 mg daily | 150 mg daily | 175 mg daily | 185.5 mg daily | 187 mg daily | 187.5 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 215 mg daily | 220 mg daily | 225 mg daily | 300 mg daily | 325 mg daily | 337.5 mg daily | 375 mg daily | 450 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | N/A | ||
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12
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1
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1
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73
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3
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1
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2
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1
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98
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4
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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2
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24
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34
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1
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1
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6
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5
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1
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14
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| Did not seem to work | |
| Doctor's advice | |
| Expense | |
| Other | |
| Personal research | |
| Not indicated | |
| Course of treatment ended |
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