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Hi you guys
Ive received some questions about this so I wanted to post
1) Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) is made by Wyeth the same drug company that makes Effexor XR (which as you know is now generic)
2) It is an SNRI and is NOT metabolized in the liver..so it is basically the active component of Effexor XR without having to go through the liver
3) Received FDA approval for the treatment of Depression and Anxiety and awaiting approval for indication of hot flashes related to menopause.
4) It does NOT require titration so can be started at 50 mg a day which is the therapeutic dose
5) Side effect profile was better than Effexor XR with nausea/dizziness/insomnia being the main side effects reported.
6) Skeptical view: Wyeth's new drug very similar to Effexor and allows it to keep its hand in this very lucrative market.
Likely wont be covered by insurance companies since the generic Effexor XR is available.
Optimistic view: Nice that its not metabolized in the liver, better side effect profile than Effexor XR. Im in the middle....
Dr O.
Ive received some questions about this so I wanted to post
1) Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) is made by Wyeth the same drug company that makes Effexor XR (which as you know is now generic)
2) It is an SNRI and is NOT metabolized in the liver..so it is basically the active component of Effexor XR without having to go through the liver
3) Received FDA approval for the treatment of Depression and Anxiety and awaiting approval for indication of hot flashes related to menopause.
4) It does NOT require titration so can be started at 50 mg a day which is the therapeutic dose
5) Side effect profile was better than Effexor XR with nausea/dizziness/insomnia being the main side effects reported.
6) Skeptical view: Wyeth's new drug very similar to Effexor and allows it to keep its hand in this very lucrative market.
Likely wont be covered by insurance companies since the generic Effexor XR is available.
Optimistic view: Nice that its not metabolized in the liver, better side effect profile than Effexor XR. Im in the middle....
Dr O.
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
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wow, I wonder how long ill have to wait for it to filter in.
Dr O.
as i ahd to come off effexor due to very nasty side effects
intresting.