User Reviews for venlafaxine oral

I have been on Effexor XR for many years. my DR> retired and I have been seeing the new Dr. that replaced her. She prescribed this drug for me and I have had terrible results. I know it is the generic for Effexor,but believe me it doesn't do it for me. Terrible withdrawal symptoms achy and tiredness. unable to cope with alot of things. My Dr. is putting me back on Effexor XR.

This drug has helped me tremendously. I would recommend trying it. No side effects at all.Will stay on iy the rest of my life.

taking v75mg for anxiety and clonazepam 1mg for panic attacks notice im real tired and have muscle aches and headaches also family say im not the same person I dont care about anyone anymore sleep alot.anybody else taking these two been on them 3 years?

I have questions about withdrawal symptoms and I can not find any about this drug. I have not taken this for 7 days. No brain zaps, but I am having diarrhea, racing/irregular heart beat, night sweats, bad dreams, etc....... Can anyone relate? Please help!!!!!

I've been on the drug since I was 14. While it helped with my depression, it has had long lasting side effects. Whenever I miss a dosage I go through crippling withdrawals. One time i ran out of a refill and went 2 days without it. I slept for 20 hours straight and wasn't able to wake up. Now I'm 22 and I've been trying to get off this drug for over a year. Its taking so long because my body goes through withdrawals every time the decrease the dosage. This worked for my depression. This drug is psychoactive and alters your brain chemistry. This drug alleviates your depression but only masks the actual issue.Read More Read Less

I have been on this for a few years now. I took lexapro for 1 month previously and had terrible side effects. This has less mental side effects but I am tiring of the physical side effects(diarrhea, sweating, high blood pressure). Thinking about trying pristiq.

Took my first pill last night and I am walking around my house this morning like I just got out of the bar and I am intoxicated. Have experienced a couple of side affects already this morning.

I took effexor a few years ago, and it was very effective. It even stopped my hot flashes. This time it caused extreme anxiety. I had to stop taking after 3 weeks. Even after I stopped I still experienced the anxiety for another 2 weeks.

Depression. Terrible results.

This medication has helped me tremendously, but the feeling of burning inside my skin is driving me crazy . What other Mede could I take that would not me me seemly or feeling hot. I have taken prozack, but I don't feel like myself. Is effexor better than the generic drug?

The only bad side effect I have had with this drug is excessive weight gain. I have been on it for close to 3 yrs. & recently decided to be weaned off do to weight. I've decided to deal with the weight as opposed to the miserable with draw symptoms, easily irritated, SEVERE leg aches & over emotional. The benefits of effexor out weigh the gaining of weight

Didn't sleep for the first 5 days of taking this drug, then crashed for 2 straight days. Heart pounding out of my chest, sick to my stomach, did not help depression and had all the bad side affects named. Thought I was going to die, really! Weened myself off, bad reaction to that, migraine, always tired, sleepy, just not good for me. Started with 150mg a day. Not good. Haven't had a chance to talk to Dr. yet, but I don't ever want to live like that again, even though it was short, I know better.Read More Read Less

If I did not take this drug I would sit in a puddle of tears 24/7. It gave me my life back.

I've been taking this for 2 months now and I feel like my old self again. I'm sleeping well, have energy again, and am motivated to get things done for the first time in a couple of years. I have finally lost my feelings of not caring about things.

I have been on this med for almost a year. I have made the mistake trusting my doctor and now I find out I should not have been taking this with another medication the same doctor perscribed. Maybe all the side effects as a result. I'm on a very high dose and afraid to stop and will have to wean off slowly.

I have been on this for years and do not feel it is anylonger effective. Dr tried to take me off and the withdrawl is horrible. I would not recomend this to anyone. "Brain zaps" are the worst.

Used for: Depression, mood changes, irritability, hostile/angry feelings/actions. This worked very well for suppressing most of my conditions, but not 100% like I would like it to. I started out on 50 mg, move up over 6 months to 150 mg I am currently at now and have noticed the side effects are drastically effecting my everyday life. It has reduced the overall amount of panic attacks, and my depression to a manageable point. But has worsening my anxiety levels, I get daily hot flashes/sweats, impulsive actions, severe restlessness, and very rapid speech to name a few. I have sever Sleep Apnea and since starting this, my overall amount of sleep has decreased from 6.75 hrs. a night to 4 hrs. or less a night. Even with taking Ambient CR 12.5 mg it doesn't help. As with any medication, it effects everyone differently, I'm only posting this info so it might help someone else. I'm currently researching if I should lower my current 150 mg dose and add BuSpar. Hopefully I can figure out a balance. Read More Read Less