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(also known as Venlafaxine hydrochloride, Efectin, Effexor XR)
Venlafaxine hydrochloride belongs to class of antidepressants called serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI). Generic venlafaxine is available in the United States. It was previously available only under the brand names Effexor and Effexor XR. It is also available in the UK under the name "Efexor XL". Venla... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Depression | 7916 |
61% |
| Fibromyalgia | 1723 |
54% |
| Post-Traumatic Stress D... | 916 |
60% |
| Panic Attacks | 861 |
59% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 713 |
84% |
Overall, 63% (13658
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Effexor Reviews
Working / Worked
Helped make it less severe, but it has taken a bad turn.
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I have been on this medication for 10 yrs
Working / Worked
225mg helps with my social anxiety and helps with my depression. It seems to not be working as well as it has in the past. Having to add other meds to help me cope.
Working / Worked
150 mg reduced from 300 mg recently. Not sure how effective it is.
Working / Worked
worked for a while but stopped working and was hard to get off
Working / Worked
keeps my mood even
Working / Worked
helps as long as it is in conjunction with an atypical antipsychotic
Working / Worked
I had 3 months with NO depression for the first time in my life that I can remember when I first started, but then fell back into my hole
Working / Worked
Weve decided that the side effects aren't worth the help with my depression and pain and will begin tapering off with my doctor's supervision this summer. All of my problems: memory loss, no energy, lack of interest in things I used to love are all related to this med.
Working / Worked
It worked unless you missed a dose or two then the withdraw symptoms start happening.
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Effexor XR? Depression & Anxiety?
Effexor XR,I took for quite a while. TEVI changed the formula. Be very careful of the side effects for this medicine. They very nearly had me committe... [More] -
Effexor XR? Depression & Anxiety?
I took Effexor XR and the higher doses made me dizzy and very lethargic. It took me a long time to realize it was a side-effect of the medication and... [More] -
Effexor XR? Depression & Anxiety?
I take Effexor XR and find it to be very effective. Have been on other meds in the past however find this the best so far. [More] -
Effexor XR? Depression & Anxiety?
I take effexor xr and I haven't had any side effects it works great for me. I take valium for anxiety and I take trazadone for sleep. This is all a ... [More] -
effexor xr and sexual side affects
a month and a half ago my pdoc switched me from pristiq to effexor xr and Wow! i suddenly had a sex drive and could um...finish...for the first time i... [More]
