User Reviews for venlafaxine oral

I am guessing my weight gain is from this medicine. I have taken Effexor XR for years and have not had any problem with weight but since my insurance won't cover Effexor I now have to take this medication and I have gained 7-10 pounds and I am on a strict diet plus take topamax. I can not drop the extra weight gain! They just moved my dosage up to 150 mg. think I will go back to my 75 mg. to see if that makes a difference.

I have been on this drug and have gained weight, but the reviews says a side effect is weight loss??? My depression and grief was getting worse and my doctor increases to 50mg twice a day. I have had gastric bypass several yrs ago and fight my weight. Now I eat very little about 1000-1200 calories a day. I have increased the dose 2 weeks ago, and have gained 13 lbs. this makes me MORE depressed. but the med is not helping and making me very sick to my stomach, dizzy and i now itch all over. I am going to wean myself off.Read More Read Less

I HATE this drug! Not only has it not helped me in anyway whatsoever with depression and anxiety disorder after a year of taking it but I have gained 25 pounds all in the belly area. I have never been this overweight even while pregnant! Got help you if you miss a dose. I get headaches and "brain zaps" something horrible. I'm trying to wean myself off of this medication slowly.

The side effects of this medicine are terrible, but after trying almost everything else, it's the only thing that works. Mentally I feel like myself again. I have been taking it for about 5 years and I'm up to 225mg. I have trouble sleeping and terrible night sweats. Also if I'm even a couple hours late taking it in the morning I feel nauseous, dizzy and anxious. I tried to go off it once and it was horrible. I'm sort of worried about the long term effects of my high dosage. As for drinking, the only weird reaction I have is that i don't feel the alcohol as much. Read More Read Less

i just want to know what the side effects are?

Convenient dosage - one a day. Slight side effects, tolerable. Trial has been 6 months and counting, better than the Citalopram use before.

This medicine makes me nervous, angry, empty feeling inside, I have been on it for a month. Can someone PLEASE tell me how to get my self off of this, I am scared of the side effects. I take 75 mg. Please Help me..

as it is mandatory to rate this medication i have put 4stars in hope,as i started it only yesterday,i have been ill since 1998,tried so many meds its not funny,&at last been offered something entirely different in efexor XL.after all verions of fluoxitine based meds to mitrazapine i believed i may as well be dead,but i now have hope,regardless of the negative comments re side-effects reported by users,partly by desperation,partly thru knowing everyone is different.although i am apprehensive starting this therapy,i am of the opinion'nothing ventured nothing gained'. anything is worth a try as life as i know it cannot be so much worse for giving efexor a trial at least surely?my doctor has given me 28 pills modified release 1x75mg daily,and thank you all for your feedback i am at least pre-warned of possible problems i may encounter from side-effects to sudden withdrawal.to everybody who has taken time out to comment on this drug may i thank you for your selflessness,and may you find some peace &harmony in your futures,bless you,cathie liverpool,UKRead More Read Less

Everyone is unique, but I have been on this med for just over a month and it has been by far the most effective one I've tried. I've been on (and occasionally off) various meds for about 19 years now. As far as the occasional alcoholic drink, I have limited myself to drinking at only one meal per week thus far, and have felt no impact whatsoever from those drinks.

it work great i was haveing painic attacks every day for 1 1/2 the 1st 2 week where tuff but 3 yrs now and still doing great at 75 mg xr doing great

I had taken this medication in the past, and just recently started taking it again. Started out with 37.5 MG and I am now taking 75 MG a day. The only real side effect I am experiencing is sweating. My palms and my arm pits are constanly wet.

started this drug about 4 months ago and getting on fine, feel in a much better mood and happy to be doing things now, however forgot to take the pills with me while away for 2 days ( on 150mg) and then noticed side affects, severe dizzieness (no way you could drive) unable to sleep and totally soaked through with sweat during the night, nice.

I have just started this medication. I am getting married next weekend and was wondering if you can have a few drinks while on this. Can someone let me know if they drink while taking this medication. Thank you..

I have been taking this for about 4-5 months. i have noticed a difference in my mood and i am definetly not living in a fog anymore, however the side effects have take some time to get used . I sweat alot more, i'm dizzy, had loss of appetite. I feel sometimes that i could close my eyes and fall asleep at any given moment. i also notice that if i miss two days i have withdrawal symptoms. i just wonder if that means i will have to be on this forever. it seems very strong.

ok to take regular

I have worked with my family practitioner and neurologist trying to find an effective combination of antidepressant drugs. I continue to feel very depressed on the inside, but outwardly I think I pull of a pretty good cover. It's as if there are no other options. I suffer from epilepsy (controlled with meds for 18 yrs.) and migraine headaches. I do believe that there is a huge difference in some of the name brand drugs and generic drugs with regard to effectiveness, but pharmacists, my doctors and insurance company continually state that all these drugs have the same active ingredients and one is just as effective as the other, but at lower costs; I disagree. I think it has more to do with money than my actual well being. I've complained for years of low libido and increased weight (about 75 lbs. over the last 10 years) and no one seems interested in assisting me with these problems. Yet, if I complained of chest pain, you can bet, I'd get all kinds of tests to get to the bottom of that problem. Depression, over eating, lack of exercise - "you just need to eat better and get out there and exercise" Wow~ I never thought of that.....! How do you get doctors to take your concerns seriously? Read More Read Less

I just dont feel right almost as if im comming out of my skin..i feel restless cant sit still at times, very tired, sick to my stomach and iv only been taking it for 3 days!

i fine this pill very usefull. i had in the past tied others that did not help. my hot my mood is better. and im able to cope better. and am a much happy person. . it been two weeks and i have see a great diffence in me. i have read some of the comment about this pill. i found some people have action to this pill. but people can have side affect from any med. so please beware that not not everyone have side affects. this drug has work wonderful for me

8 year on venlafaxine fine in the beginning but in the recent 3 years i have been suffering ill-effects. Pain when trying to do general chores like walking up stairs etc. Doctors have diagnosised me with fibromyalgia i am concern it may be the venlafaxine as muscle and joint pain are listed as a side effect. Am i alone? please let me know