Venlafaxine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Effexor, Effexor XR, PMS-Venlafaxine XR, Venlafaxine XR
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.
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Reasons Taken
436 patients in the community are taking or have taken Venlafaxine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 177 | 42% |
| Depression | 137 | 32% |
| Other | 68 | 16% |
| Anxiety | 17 | 4% |
| disease-related symptoms | 5 | 1% |
| Emotional lability | 4 | <1% |
| Mood swings | 3 | <1% |
| Don't know | 2 | <1% |
| Pain | 2 | <1% |
| Panic attack(s) | 1 | <1% |
| Low blood pressure (hypotension) | 1 | <1% |
| General health | 1 | <1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | <1% |
| Fatigue | 1 | <1% |
| 0 mg day | 24.75 mg day | 37 mg day | 37.5 mg day | 70 mg day | 75 mg day | 78 mg day | 100 mg day | 105 mg day | 110 mg day | 112.5 mg day | 125 mg day | 150 mg day | 175 mg day | 185.5 mg day | 187 mg day | 187.5 mg day | 200 mg day | 220 mg day | 225 mg day | 300 mg day | 337.5 mg day | 375 mg day | 450 mg day | 525 mg day | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Venlafaxine or how long patients were taking Venlafaxine before stopping.
Currently taking Venlafaxine
Stopped taking Venlafaxine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 23 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 36% | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 27% | 3 |
| None | 27% | 3 |
| Can't tell | 9% | 1 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 17% | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 17% | 4 |
| Mild | 30% | 7 |
| None | 35% | 8 |
Top reported side-effects include: Jittery feeling, Suicidal Ideation, brain zaps
Summary results are based on 23 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 23)
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- proudgrammy
- Sensation: moderate
- Overall: mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: mild
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by proudgrammy
Aug 19, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Depression
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0 helpful marks
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- mountabora
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Severe
- 24 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by mountabora
May 19, 2002
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsSevere
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks