User Reviews for venlafaxine oral

This medication has been a life saver for me. I have been on several medications before this, and none have been as helpful as Effexor. (I also take Wellbutrin.) I've been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, Manic/ Depressive, General Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Seasonal Anxiety, Major Depressive Disorder, PTSD and I show signs of Schizophrenia. Effexor does have many negative side effects. The side effects that I suffer from are nausea, loss of balance, sweating, dry mouth, no sex drive, constipation, tremors and excessively yawning (in the beginning but no longer). If I accidentally miss a dose, the withdrawals are intense. Mania, tremors, headaches, extreme sweating. But it clearly states in the medication description that this will happen if you miss a dose, and it directs you to NOT quit this medication suddenly. If you complain about the side effects of quitting cold turkey, that's your own fault. You were clearly instructed not to do so. While the negative side effects can be harsh, the positives are worth it. I can keep my intrusive thoughts to a minimum, my mind doesn't race a mile a minute, my impulsive behaviors are very minimal and controllable. I have control over my outbursts of anger and I no longer lay in bed all day. I now have the motivation to cook a meal, actually partake in activities with my children, to clean my house and visit with friends and family. I don't have sudden suicidal urges, I can think rationally. I go to work everyday instead of hiding in my home and going ghost on everyone for weeks at a time. I am generally happy. Do I have my moments? Yes, absolutely. But they are far and few between and can be easily identified and diffused. My marriage and my family life have been positively impacted. My overall quality of life has greatly improved. I can go through some uncomfortable side effects if it means I have a higher quality of life. Best of luck to anyone suffering. Read More Read Less

My Dr. put me on 75 mg 1 a day take in the AM. I took my first pill yesterday and it was HORRIBLE!! Nausea, Vomiting dizziness extremely tired beyond all day could not go to sleep I finally went to sleep this morning from 10 AM to 11am only for one hour!! Racing thoughts... he told me to give it 3 days unless to see how it fits me... but I have to take care of my 3 kids and this medicine is not good for me AT ALL!!!!

I had no adverse reactions to this medication and I generally react to most meds. I had none of the withdrawal symptoms coming off of it and no side effects. I think others may have been on a dose to high for them and the withdrawals were because of the amount they were taking. This was the one medication that helped me cope through the sudden death of our daughter as the other drugs they gave me to try caused most of the reactions the people making comments below but I didn’t have anything using this drug. I hope those that did try it give it another try at a lower dose. Read More Read Less

I am taking this medication for hot flashes and while that has gotten better the side effects are not worth it. I have had to deal with constipation, nausea, and headaches but the worst for me is the intense itching I am experiencing after sitting in the sun for about 30 minutes 4 days ago. I am having this terrible itching wherever the sun had touched but I did not get sunburned and there is not sign of a rash just the intense itching. This happened while I was on this medication about a year ago and the itching went away within a couple days but this time it just won’t quit and I am miserable. I quit taking this pill the day after the itching started because I remembered what happened last year and I will be talking to my pharmacist tomorrow to see what can help me find some relief. Read More Read Less

This is the first time I took medication for anxiety and it was absolute HELL. Made me feel extremely nauseous, weak and sweaty. I felt ten times worse. Had suicidal thoughts. I even had hallucinations only 3 days in!! Completely HORRIBLE. Also the withdrawals made me feel like a crack head :(

I hate this medication. The withdrawal symptoms are enough to push you off the edge.

It works well for me but I still have major episodes from time to time. But the withdrawal is horrible, it felt like I was dying.ngl

Withdrawals are TERRIBLE, even if your does is only late, and not missed. Not worth it at all.

For the last 6 years I have been taking this at 150 mg. My panic attacks are nonexistent. Taking this helped me to also seek out a therapist and combined with my medication I feel like I am finally normal. To anyone reading this I hope you find what works for you and do not give up. I wish you all the best.

I've had depression and anxiety since I was a small child. I've tried several different medications for my mental health. Most have not worked for me, and Venlafaxine is one of them. Not a big surprise there, as we're all different and medications don't work for everyone. What I truly hated about this medication was the withdrawal symptoms. Even weaning off while slowly upping the dose of a new medication made me extremely sick.

I have been taking this medication for about a year. I do notice, if I forget to take it 1 or 2 days. I become VERY sick. Nausea and vomiting really bad. I'm scared to go off of this medication. But, I hate being dependent on it.

Bipolar diagnosis since 2002. Lots of meds. Just started 2 weeks ago. Game changer. I feel like a different person so far. Just happier I think. But haven't gone into manic yet. So we will see. But why did we not start with thus one?

I'm suffering from depression from age of 14. I recently started taking this medicine. My doctor advised me to quarter of tablet for first week then half for next week then whole 75mg tablet once a day for a year. It has little side effects like I'm suffering from constipation

My Dr. started me out at 50mg a day until I reached 300mg a day, I did not feel or see any changes until I reached 300mg. I am worried it won’t last but happy for the moment. I suffer from combat PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depression. I only want to be able to function normally and this is working now.

I have really bad anxiety and serve depression. It started around 9 yrs old till now. This drug has helped me somewhat and I've been taking 150mg every day for about 6 months

This medication has been a life-saver for me thus far. I originally started on a 150 mg dosage which was effective for several months when combined with therapy and other mental health treatments, but a bump up to 225 mg was necessary. Side effects included some difficulty sleeping, nearly constant yawning, and reduced appetite, but my body adjusted to them around 2 weeks into treatment. Great medication for both depression and anxiety.

I had suffered from dysthymia since i was 14. At the age of 20 i went to seek help for my condition. Been taking diffrent types of SSRI for one yearand Due to many side effects i was put on venlafaxine 150 mg. After a while my life became wonderful. I was flourishing and most of my bad feelings just went away. My self esteem went up. I felt normal, woke up every morning with good energies. First time for years i was happy.actually happy. Thats been the best days at my life. And then everything deteriorated as i decided to stop. First i was put on 75 mg, after that 37.5 mg. It was very hard quitting this drug. My dysthymia came back. Been feeling bad for 1 year after i quit, so i decided to take this drug, that changed my life, again. But it didn't work. I guess im thankful for this drug for breaking my illness. This drug actually stopped my dysthymia for a while. After seeing it didnt work,Been trying diffrent types of snri,ssri, vitamins, b12 supplys but none of them worked. Im desperate. Read More Read Less

It was really life changing for me taking this. Iâ??ve been on so so so many other things when this finally worked it made such a difference

I have been on a low dose of venlafaxine for several years now, and feel great. Rarely do I suffer from any anxiety or feel down like I did in the past.