115 patient evaluations for Venlafaxine

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Mar 14, 2012 (Started Feb 14, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for post-surgical pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (sleep disturbances, aggressive behavior, agitation with irritability, cognitive confusion, suicidal thoughts or urges, depressed mood)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
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

Mar 13, 2012 (Started Feb 14, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for post-surgical pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (sleep disturbances, aggressive behavior, agitation with irritability, cognitive confusion, suicidal thoughts or urges, depressed mood)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
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

Mar 7, 2012 (Started Feb 14, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for post-surgical pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (sleep disturbances, aggressive behavior, agitation with irritability, cognitive confusion, suicidal thoughts or urges, depressed mood)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
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
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 1, 2010 (Started May 27, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 37.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: this caused chronic constipation,
Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 10, 2008 (Started Feb 04, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 275 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Effexor worked miracles for me for the first couple of years--or maybe just a year. Then it pooped out. It seems likely to me that when I combined Effexor with a heavy running regimen I frequently got a true "runner's high". When it stopped working, I went off it in a week. This was a BIG mistake. Effexor is THE MOST DIFFICULT antidepressant to get off of. Withdrawal symptoms can be very intense and include dizziness, shaking, uncontrollable laughing and/or crying, and etc. This lasted for several months.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 15, 2011 (Started Mar 05, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for mild depression)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (flu like symptoms)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 10, 2006 (Started Jan 12, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: i feel adicted to it i dislike phama believe that natural treatment is the only real answer but quiting the effexxor is all but impossible if anyone can help me get off it would apreciate
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 8, 2011 (Started Oct 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bipolar II disorder)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 37.5 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 10, 2010 (Started Jan 02, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 225 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Caused uncontrollable tremors
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 10, 2009 (Started Aug 12, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (decreased appetite, decreased sex drive (libido), suicidal thoughts or urges, drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 37.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I was always tired and sluggish and it did not help the depression.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, suicidal thoughts or urges, decreased sex drive (libido), decreased appetite

Oct 21, 2009 (Started Aug 12, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (decreased appetite, decreased sex drive (libido), suicidal thoughts or urges, drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 37.5 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, suicidal thoughts or urges, decreased sex drive (libido), decreased appetite

Sep 22, 2009 (Started Aug 12, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (decreased appetite, decreased sex drive (libido), suicidal thoughts or urges, drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I started on 75 mg the up to 150 then up to 225 mg. All XR once daily. It did stop my panic and anxiety but I had no energy and felt sleepy most of the day until when I went to bed. Then I felt awake. So now down to 75 mg XR and 300mg of Wellbutrin XR that is much more effective fore me. I have more energy and don't feel drugged as on Effexor. But everyone reacts differently.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, suicidal thoughts or urges, decreased sex drive (libido), decreased appetite

Aug 27, 2009 (Started Aug 12, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (decreased appetite, suicidal thoughts or urges, drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It is very hard to get off Effexor so I would try other AD treatments first.
Side effects: drowsiness, suicidal thoughts or urges, decreased sex drive (libido), decreased appetite

Aug 21, 2009 (Started Aug 12, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Effewir just didn't work for me. I felt sluggish and tired all the time.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness, suicidal thoughts or urges, decreased sex drive (libido), decreased appetite
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 26, 2010 (Started Sep 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for short term memory problems)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Apr 19, 2010 (Started Sep 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for short term memory problems)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: 1. took at night, no problems. 2. made me feel more awake and energized, helped me sleep more. did not however remove any symptoms just helped a little. 3. helped my thought process, slowed my rambling thoughts, helped me remember stuff and calmed my nerves.
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Mar 1, 2009 (Started Sep 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for short term memory problems)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: The best thing ever for depression, confusion, memory loss! This is equally as important as Lyrica!
  • 1 helpful mark

Jul 4, 2011 (Started Jun 25, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for emotional lability)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 37.5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: My perception is this mild anti-depressant has perhaps relaxed me to the point where my speech has improved. It has been very effective in stopping the crying. Haven't had a crying jag since the medication was first taken.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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