User Reviews for venlafaxine oral

I've been on it for 7 years and I'm happy with it. My life has changed and I would highly recommend it to everyone with depression, anxiety and social phobias.

end up in the ER with chest pain ? It Was a panic attack !Not happy at all! I'm not depressed at all just pain with my legs

I was on fluoxitine for five years but wasn't that effective, I have now been on venlafaxine for 18 months and it has been really affective, I feel normal again YaY!

I have been using this medication for approx. 16 yrs. It has saved my life. I have severe depression and anxiety. Have tried multiple medications. Have gotten worse, gotten better. Have always come back to this.

My doc put me on Venlafaxine Oral after Lyrica and Cymbalta caused muscle pain and severe swelling of my ankles. I have very severe pain with Idiopathic Neuropathy, especially on my toes and end of both feet. On the other hand toes are very numb, but extremely sensitive to touch. Things I can no longer feel with my feet- if bath water is too hot, could not feel pain from five fire ant bites!, if wet on floor or carpet, I can't tell. Cut foot or bump- don't know it. But that little corn between my little toe and next one still hurts bad if not padded. The Venlafaxine works only a little, and I am religious to take it twice daily at same time. Doc finally gave me Lidocaine patches for severe pain days...that helps some too. I do not understand if so many people have this condition, why don't they have a good effective treatment for it. The pain has really effected my lifestyle. Can't go to the store anymore cause walking around is just too painful. Vacation to stroll around and look, no way. Entertaining clients in my work, doesn't happen any more. I hate this and my neurologist seems to not hear my complaints. Do I really have to use the wheelchair I recently bought to be able to go grocery shopping for the rest of my life? More research is needed to find an effective drug for this very painful and dangerous condition. Help!Read More Read Less

I was very depressed for about 10 months. Just started meds and didn't notice any change in mood for 1 & 1/2 weeks. Its been a month now and i wish i felt a little better but definitely better then when i started. Only side effect noticeable is dry mouth.

This drug is very effective for treating my depression. HOWEVER, the withdrawal effects are HORRIBLE. Whenever I have accidentally forgotten to take a dose, one of the first things I experience is what could best be described as an "electric pulse" going up the back of my neck to the base of my skull. I then begin to feel physically ill, and eventually will vomit. Weakness, fatigue and a lack of sex drive are all side effects I have dealt with while taking this medication. I have slowly been decreasing the dosage (with my doctor's help) from 100 mg to 75 mg, and am now at 50 mg. My goal is to stop taking it altogether at some point, but I can't simply "quit" this drug.Read More Read Less

I have been taking Effexor ER 75mg. 3xday for at lease 4 years, when you also take other psych. drugs it's often hard to tell whats working and whats not, at least for me. I would have to say as far as my depression being lessened on Effexor, my depression is the same

I am 56. This Drug has helped me. Hot Flashes are not as bad. I was taking 35.mg and then my Doctor increased dosage to the 75.mg. I am calm and relaxed not as anxious. I don't have as much trouble sleeping. This drug works for me.

my heart rate is high. my blood pressure is high, i have numbness. blurred vision, tired and many more bad symptoms

I took one dose before bed last night and woke two hours later feeling nauseous and unable to fall back to sleep. I see others have similar reactions. I guess this is not the treatment I need.

Has worked very well for my depression. It has caused a decrease in my sexual desire and has caused a problem with being able to ejaculate during sexual intercourse.

I have been on this medication for a little more than a year now and I have seen tremendous strides in my anxiety. The medicine works in that it takes the edge off of my anxiety while keeping all other aspects of my life normal. I have seen very slight side effects, including minor weight loss and strange dreams. Overall, the benefits completely outweigh the negatives. Regarding all the negative reviews, I think that this drug works very well for very specific people - if you think it might work for you at least try it out (with assistance from your doctor, in case you need to ween yourself back off) because it has been a god send for me. Read More Read Less

Been on this for about a year. 37.5mg worked great for a while, then hot flashes came back, so we upped the dose to 75mg and I haven't had a hot flash since. No side effects, except the "anti-depressant" keeps me calm, nothing upsets me and that helps keep my blood pressure in check. Love this stuff.