User Reviews for venlafaxine oral

This medication did help with my depression and anxiety greatly. But I suffered from the majority of the listed side effects. So much so that I could not tolerate it any longer.

I'm on 75mg per day. I lost my appetite for the first week had so much energy. I didn't know I could be so energetic! My anxiety is calmer. I find my harmons are balaced. However, several months pass weight gain, no control on what I eat. I notice I don't cry on commercials no more. I feel like I lost my feel to feel for someone and no sex drive.

I am taking this medication for fibromyalgia. it works great for pain control and increasing energy level. I have been taking it for over a year. what i have realized is....this medication makes me angry and aggressive in stressful situations. if i feel that i am being threatened by someone, i become angry and want to hurt someone. it also increases my blood pressure and heart rate.

made me very sick when first started, and carried on so when the dosage was increased. but moods have improved!

I was on 80 mg of prozac so my doctor switched me to 75 mg of venlafaxine er for 7 days then upped it to 150 mg. I'm having less crying episodes. I have more motivation but i have severe insomnia. I haven't slept in 3 nights.

Tried several other meds to no avail.

I've only been on this medication a short period of time at this point. However,I'm feeling much better. The hot flashes is gone,sleep well at night and my mood swings is MUCH BETTER, my side effects has been minimum.

I'm very nervous I just started taking this medication and read all the side effects I'm 20 and have had bad anxity and depression for past 5 years is there anything o should be aware of from taking this medication

Feel better and had more energy and interest in things i used to do.

without this I was severely suicidal. Now I have normal emotions. I have been saved by this simple pill.

I was put on this for menopausal syptoms, severe! I have been on it for 4 months now and I am so very happy! I was getting hot flashes at least 10 times a day and at night as well. My hot flashes went away with the first pill, now that I have been on it a while, I do get a hot flash maybe 3 or 4 times a week is all! I am happy again and full of energy. I have read that is lowers your libido, however; I have NOT experienced that at all. (good for my husband!) I had nausea the first time I took it but that was on an empty stomach. I drink a glass of milk or a slimfast shake with it now. I would recommend this to anyone going through menopause. Read More Read Less

Decreased depression improved mood. Decreased anxiety. Improved energy and general daily functioning

I take 225mg a day, and have been for 7 years now. I don't think it is working well and I am always sweating. I still have the same symptoms, but not as sever. I am more irritable and get real grouchy with my roommate. Definitely not a "happy pill".

I just started this medicine yesterday, but I have experienced mild headaches and a little bit of nausea, mild reactions to this medicine. But my hot flashes have been 99% better.

I have been on this drug for approximately 18 months. I started taking because of seasonal depression and am the heaviest I have ever been in my life. I have picked up 35 lbs while taking this drug. When I initially starting taking this, I took it in the morning and it made me VERY tired. I switched to taking it right before bed and that worked out well for me. I have experience a serious increase in sweating and hot flashes. When I miss a dose, get out of my way. Serious dizziness and I have a hairpin trigger for getting pissed off. I have been trying for three weeks to get off of this drug (by a gradual reduction in dosage) during the summer and the only thing I can say is the physical withdrawal I am experiencing is beyond severe. Short temper, episodes of increased anger, dizziness and nausea, sleeplessness, I am contemplating staying on the drug to avoid the withdrawal symptoms. You have to decide which is worse, the depression or the side effects of the drug, if they apply to you. Read More Read Less

The doctor put me on venlafaxine to replace my cymbalta (which I loved but very expensive even with insurance). It did not work as well as Cymbalta. He increased mg. it made everything worse as I was as taking nortripline and clonazepam. It was also getting to expensive to go to him. So I started removing myself off venfaxine. Reducing dosage very slowly. I did nave some withdrawals but nothing with depression. I have been off for a month now. I am a lot happier, and not as tired and sleeping all the time. I know the nortripline is still there but the cost of it is not as bad as the other. I think the cost was also adding to my problem and anxiety. I am going to keep in touch with my GP as he knows what I been taking. I hope I did not make a mistake taking myself off it but I don't feel like I did. Read More Read Less

Initially this drug seemed to work but It got to the point that I could not sleep at night. I then loss my appetite and had to force myself to eat. This was dangerous for me because I am a diabetic. Sometimes I would go all day without eating.