Effexor (venlafaxine) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Venlafaxine
What is Effexor?
EFFEXOR is a brand name of the drug venlaflaxine, a prescription medicine used to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorder (also called "GAD"), and social anxiety disorder in adults.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | 7 |
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1 | ||||
| Anxiety | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Emotional lability | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 40% |
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Side effects too severe
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2 | 40% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 20% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 20% |
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Report created on November 21, 2009.