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  ...Note in particular the following adverse events that occurred in at least 5% of the Effexor XR patients and at a rate at least twice that of the placebo group for 4 placebo-controlled trials for the panic disorder indication (Table 6): gastrointestinal complaints (anorexia, constipation, dry mouth), CNS complaints (somnolence, tremor), abnormalities of sexual function (abnormal ejaculation), and sweating. Since I began taking Effexor, I am more assertive and confident, and I no longer ruminate over negative or troubling thoughts. Cases with serum sodium lower than 110 mmol/L have been reported. Effexor withdrawal - Blood Cholesterol Increased – An abnormal condition where there is a greater amount in the blood of the oily/fatty substances known as cholesterol. " Pardon the frank talk, but with Effexor I can get a rock hard onsomething that did not occur on Zoloft. The prescriber or health professional should instruct patients, their families, and their caregivers to read the Medication Guide and should assist them in understanding its contents. ...
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  ...Drug-induced hypertension free - no effexor or lexapro. I also like that I have no appetite during the first week or so of taking this drug, and as a result, I was able to take control of my appetite, and lost a few pounds, however, now my appetite has returned. Honestly, my biggest fear is that I live alone and I don't know how going cold-turkey would affect my mental state. Effexor XR has been a miracle drug for me. I was taking Effexor with Lithium for my bi-polar. For the first week, pretty much stayed on the sofa all day and slept there too. Somedays it is so bad it makes me wince. I was able to think more rationally and calmly with out worring so much about everything. in my cupboard and prozac NEVER hurt me (in 15 years!) like Effexor has. Your health care professional may want to slowly decrease your dose of EFFEXOR XR to help avoid these kinds of symptoms. After the surgery I noticed that Zoloft caused a burning in my stomache so I stopped taking it.

Didn't seem to care about anything either way.

  ...Venlafaxine is not highly bound to plasma proteins; therefore, administration of Effexor XR to a patient taking another drug that is highly protein bound should not cause increased free concentrations of the other drug. 5, GAD is a thing of the past, dont want to stop cause im scared it may come back. Effexor must be taken 2 or 3 times daily. I wanted to use the Effexor to help me get into more intimate relationships - feel better about myself, more open and approachable to others etc. With that being said, I believe that I've had anxiety driven depression for a long, long time, where some of my side-effects from my anxiety and depression have been weight gain, aggression, anxiety, depression, insomnia, brain zaps, hypochondria, socialphobia, and suicidal thoughts. I'm so glad I found this site just for that phrase "brain zaps", because I could never accurately describe what they felt like, but that describes it perfectly.

Hypertension is known as the “silent killer”.

  ...Of course, I'm back on it and have endured the side-effects because the cure is much more tolerable than the disease. I started taking Effexor XR when I was 18 years old. Creatinine plays a major role in energy production in muscles. I would not reccommend EffexorXR to anyone with high blood pressure or children. Almost on a regular basis I would wake up soaking wet. If this helps just one person that is thinking of going off of it, it is worth posting. At the time I did not know what anti-depressent he was taking. I've never experienced sexual side effects while taking this medicine and the initial side effects disappeared after a few weeks. I finally decided, 3 months ago, after 5 years on Effexor, that it was time to discontinue. Involvement of family in awareness of risk factors is highlighted in Wyeth information sheets on Effexor. During the eight-week placebo-controlled MDD studies, Effexor XR-treated patients grew an average of 0. I still have 20 pounds to go; it is like my metabolism has completely stopped. Think about keeping a ...
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  ...I just wanted to share a recent experience I had with Effexor. I've been off Effexor for 5 months now; have been militant with food, lots of walking, going to the gym EVERY DAY. 5 mg of effexor xr, I feel as though I am still experiencing withdrawl symptoms from the zoloft, is that possible I have horrible headaches, dry mouth, extreme tiredness!! Will these symptoms go away I start 75mg of effexor xr in a few days, I hope this works and these side effects go away, I am desperately seeking a medicine that will work for me!! Taking this drug was well worth the minor side effects I experienced. As a result, the eyeball and inside of the eyelid thickens and hardens sometimes causing the vision to be less sharp. The core of this site is a library consisting of hundreds of articles from newspapers and medical journals. No problems during the transition, except for a bit of agitation. The positive reports here sound like they were written by drug reps. The Wellbutrin was added to improve the effexor I'm not sure it did. Said it is "redundant" of another drug I take (Wellbutrin ), so off I went (slower than he recommended I do know a few things about these drugs). As soon as I had health insurance again (I had recently graduated college and hadn't yet found a job), I switched to Zoloft. I will never go off again and am just hoping I did not screw myself up and I don't respond to it it as well. Effexor isn't a cure-all, but I guess it's better than nothing. ...
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  ...Frankly, I have been on Effexor XR so long that it is hard to tell what side effects I do have. Its possible i spose, and if it's true Wyeth has known about it, and exactly why for a long time i'd bet. I suffer from daily extreme mood swings from sad & suicidal to ridiculously irritable, argumentative and loud, followed by extreme remorse and sorrow, then forgetting all about it. I took a half every other day, then every three days. Of cousre i will try something else (I believe cipramil is ok), but i would rather go without than use effexor ever again.

the withdrawels are nothing compared to effexor.

  ...Effexor withdrawal Reproductive Disorder Female Symptoms of Effexor overdose include: Sleepiness, vertigo, rapid or slow heartbeat, low blood pressure, seizures, coma For both depression and anxiety, the usual starting dose is 75 milligrams once daily taken with food, although some people begin with a dose of 37. I quit my long-time job, divorced my husband of 17 years and moved out of state all in that first year! I highly recommend that you do not make any life changing decisions until you and your doctor see how this medication affects you at the onset of taking this drug. I had went to my Dr and she told me that is one of the side effects of effexor- Slows down your metabolism regardless of ...
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  ...Effexor withdrawal Bilirubin Increased - Bilirubin is a waste product of the breakdown of old blood cells.

I was then gradually increased to 225mg per day.

Now after an over-dose of effexor xl and having severe memory loss,weight gain, loss of concentration, irritability and having no sex drive what-so-ever I have decided its time to slowly reduce my medication. Unfortunately, side effects (especially the decreased sex drive) are very common with each one. Effexor has worked well for mewhile I don't feel "happy", I do feel very balanced. placebo-controlled trials for GAD, the following were also common events leading to discontinuation and were considered to be drug-related for Effexor XR-treated patients (% Effexor XR n = 476 ), % Placebo n = 201 : headache (4%, 1%); vasodilatation (1%, 0%); anorexia (2%, 1%); dizziness (4%, 1%); thinking abnormal (1%, 0%); and abnormal vision (1%, 0%). Before taking Effexor, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any medications, or if you have: ...
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  ...Amazing, but within only two days we were (sorry again, has to be said like it was) fucking again. The rule for including events was to enumerate those that occurred at an incidence of 5% or more for at least one of the venlafaxine groups and for which the incidence was at least twice the placebo incidence for at least one Effexor group. Effexor did improve my mood but the headaches were so dibilating that, for me, the side effect outweighed the benefit. Reported adverse events were classified using a standard COSTART-based Dictionary terminology. So far this is not too miserable - except that the hot flashes last all day long, and everyone in my office stays cold, so I sit on top of a fan all day. I didn't even know I felt that way until I went down in dosage. Experience with the immediate-release venlafaxine showed that sustained hypertension was dose-related, increasing from 3% to 7% at 100 to 300 mg/day to 13% at doses above 300 mg/day. ...
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  ...Usually I am not affected by side effects so I was not worried about effexor even though I read many negative comments about it. Effexor withdrawal Rash - A skin eruption or discoloration that may or may not be itching, tingling, burning, or painful. I went with the way Effexor effected just me and it worked. Started on 75mg which brought feelings of nausea and dizziness, tiredness and forgetfulness, hot sweats and I felt like a zombie - in a world of my own and not thinking properly. After reading others comments I realized that some of what I was feeling was "normal". I was very depressed and my doctor felt stongly that I needed something as he said to take the edge off and help me deal with life. I went to the bank the other day and I swear the people thought I was drunk in there, I stumbled and back up and hit the wall, I couldn't focus, it was sickening. My boyfriend has recently (few months) been given effexor. ...
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As the Wyeth l I can't give a long-term review of this medication because I'm on my 7th day and I'm about to up my dosage from 37. Effexor will work well for some people, and not so well for others. That sense of someone pushing me along from the outside was unexpected and unpleasant; I'd much prefer to feel better from the inside out. The only thing I didn't like and made me wean off of it was the weight gain. The DR is working me down off of the drug (from 150, 75, 37. Very few patients have had to discontinue the medication because of side effects. I've heard of people complaining that the pill does not work as effectively over time. ...
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  ...More Links Related to Effexor Oral Weight loss and age, I have been off effexor for almost 2 months and excersise regularly and have not lost pound ! ! ! Effexor can cause tinnitus (as well as being prescribed for it), and tinnitus is also one of the withdrawal effects asociated with this class of antidepressants. They were pretty considerable at first, but went away once my body adjusted, which was about a month or so. Effexor literally has saved my life. Thought maybe I was perimenopausal, or going a little crazy! Depression in children. So common that you should have been informed in advance (various studies put the figures at 60%+, and that can go up to about 90%). I was taking 150mg at one point but decided I wanted to get off of it. Before taking the Effexor, I had constant anxiety and irrational responses to stress. It is not the kind of feeling where I feel drugged or altered. When he missed his dosage for a few days (unintentionally), he wound up going to the Emergency Room, as he thought he was having a heart attack! (the diagnosis was "Effexor withdrawal"!) Does anyone else have this problem with this drug, or lives with someone that does He refuses to see that this drug is doing this to him. i guarantee anyone that if i had not ever been placed on this drug, i would have committed suicide, thats how bad it was. I also didn't have alot of the side effects that I experienced on other anti-depressants. I had been on the drug for over 8 months and my doctors ensured me I would have experienced an allergy to the drug months ago. its taken me so long to be comfortable at the weight i am. The difference between observed weight gain and expected weight gain was larger for children (12 years old) than for adolescents (12 years old). I challenge Wyeth to publish the tests or at least post to this blog and point to a link where we can view it. I’m waiting to see a neurological specialist and have to endure a colonoscopy in two weeks time. Effexor XR works very well to date at 225mg/day but I an concerned that over the long term the drug may not continue to be effective. The main benefits for me are the reduction of anxiety and the improvement in my energy levels. At first I thought it was a miracle drug. Just as a lot of people are complaing by not being able to sleep, i have never slept better on this stuff and i wake up feeling refreshed. ...
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these anti-anxiety meds simply take the edge off.

  ...I would commonly experience 'brain zaps' (see wikipedia's effexor page) if I missed a dose. I bought one of those Welcome to the Effexor section of FindLaw for the Public. My only side effect has been yawning, which I have experienced with being on Paxil and Zoloft previuosly. My memory is so bad, Im unable to hold a decent conversation at times, and forget things from moment to moment. I thought I was lucky because I was not experiencing severe hot flashes. I have been on effexor for less than a month and i have to tell you, i don't feel a damn bit better. Effexor withdrawal Increased Weight - A concentration and storage of fat in the body accumulating over a period of time caused by unhealthy eating patterns, that can predispose the body to many disorders and diseases. Detailed Patient/Parent Information on Effexor Finally googled Effexor and Si l'oubli de EFFEXOR date de moins de 2 heures, prenez la dose habituelle. After an initial 30 lbs weight loss, I started gaining weightafter 18 months.

But I know it will fade in a week or so and work.

  ...I, too, have dealt with withdrawal symptoms on several occasions (prev. Clenching jaw, TERRIBLE ACNE (which I constantly picked at) and loss of ability to reach orgasm (VERY BAD!) Felt like the top of my head wasn't attached to the rest of my body. I have terrible balance now to I have a question.

I beleive the Effexor is resulting in my "fuzzines," my "lack of motivation," my "bad memory," and my "lack of confidence. Perhaps higher doses of the medication is what is causing this I am staying on a 1/2 pill a day, no matter what is suggested. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A FLU THAT WILL KILL ME. After 25 years of almost constant panic and agitation, Effexor has given me the ability to BREATHE, you know I can actually approach the world and see it as manageable, instead of as this difficult monster I always had to negotiate and cower from. By the way I've returned home and I'm so glad to be back here, yet my depression has not lifted. Head "sparks" would make me more depressed and anxious. it is very effective in controlling my GAD, which had made life miserable for more than a decade and is now essentially in abeyance; it is very effective in maintaining me in a robust remission of major depression.

I took Zoloft 10 years ago, which worked fine.

The neurologists never even questioned this area.

  ...I was put on effexor last year, and one year ago at this time i was 120 lbs, now I am 150+. Google on 'Health Canada' and then head over to the site. I may go onto another type of antidepressant, this remains to be seen. I was totally turned off SSRI's and then tried remeron which did nothing AT ALL for my mental state but gave me the most painful, bloody diharrea that I've ever had in my life. 0% for patients receiving Effexor XR and placebo, respectively; the discontinuation rates for weight loss were 0.

Effexor was the drug that changed everything.

That said, I am a happy and positive person now.

  ...Effexor withdrawal Amnesia - Long term or short term, partial or full memory loss created by emotional or physical shock, severe illness, or a blow to the head where the person was caused pain and became unconsciousness. The first few months coming off of the drug (December '06 - July '07) were emotional Hell, and prayer and trusting in God is the only thing that got me through. Don't try to "make up" for the missed dose by taking two doses the next day. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor. I don't recommend or unrecommend this drug. Gained about 10 lbs since starting antidepressants. The withdraw from Effexor is the worst I have ever experienced. ...
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  ...I have been on zoloft for about 8 years now. I am able to enjoy life and hang out with people without feeling weird. PLUS, I WAS ABLE TO TITRATE UP TO 75 MG B. Do you're research before taking this drug or any other antidepressant. Effexor withdrawal - Sleep Disorder – These are a list of sleep disorders such as teeth grinding, insomnia, jet lag, sleep walking, abnormally falling asleep during the middle of a conversation after a full night’s rest, uncontrolled body motions keeping one awake, etc. Overall, Effexor is effective for lifting depression and is one of the best I have tried. Increased dose helped but I have no interest in sex, I am more irritable and moody. Effexor withdrawal Disorientation - A loss of sense of direction, place, time or surroundings as well as mental confusion on personal identity. DO NOT START TAKING THIS MEDICATION UNLESS YOU PLAN ON STAYING ON IT THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. ...
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Treatment includes dietary and lifestyle changes.

still depressed and still have suicidal thoughts.

  ...cholesterol concentration of approximately 1. Now I'm completely off SSRI's and SNRI's (Effexor) and I will never go back on one. I do worry about stopping this medication because of the hell I went through with Paxil. Naturally some of the teachers have not responded friendly to this so Ive had to reluctently explain my personal situation. I keep reminding myself that it will eventually be better and every day I ask God to help me through it - one day at a time, just like an addict. My depression and anxiety are usualy pretty mild, so these side effects are not worth what little good this medication can offer. I suffer from migraines and have read that its used to treat them, well i've had my usual dose of migraines - Effexor did nothing to stop them. I’m worried about taking them but can’t go on feeling like this. ...
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  ...Effexor withdrawal Dysuria - Difficult or painful urination. One solid day of sleeping, another solid day of throwing up and feeling like I was going to die. All I know is when I started Effexor I was like night and day. 150 mg, dark orange cap and body with W and “Effexor XR” on the cap and “150” on the body. My Doctor bumped me up to 300 mg of Effexor and 150 mg of Wellbutrin and this was the solution for me. Even though I have lost 25lbs in 15 days. Switched to Lexipro - worked for a couple months then the anxiety/anger problems started again. In fact since I have been off Effexor and taking the cherry extract I have stopped having the bizarre dreams that have been a part of my life for so long. (I think an example of this kind of drug is the beta blocker, used to block the action of beta adrenoceptors in a number of situations, like heart conditions and anxiety, through the preventing binding of adrenaline to the beta receptors). Advice: If you are taking antidepressents make sure someone explains the treatment process thoroghly to your "important other" so they won't take out their frustrations on you. Take it a lot and it's a one-way ticket to the rubber room.

I haven't even tried quitting in about 3 years.

  ...Eating disorders - resources is one of the most serious side effects of taking Effexor. Depression and anxiety is well controlled and no longer a problem and I have a life! I ocassionally get stressed from work but then who doesn't. I was just lucky that it's a perfect chemical fit for me. I took the effexor as prescribed for a while and then felt the need to take more which stupidly I did. 5 mg, first few days felt pretty gross: groggy, nauseous, "out-of-it" kinds of feelings. This drug changed my life! I suffered from extreme depression for 3 years and nothing worked. In a 16-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, flexible dose outpatient trial for Social Anxiety Disorder, Effexor XR-treated patients lost an average of 0. PDR states that rare/infrequent cases of altered thyroid function have been documented as a result of taking Effexor. ...
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  ...Sweating - absent. I got ulcers, heartburn, those damm electric jolts in my head, (oh yeah everytime i tried to smoke i got even worse, so i quit smoking, WOOHOO.

IT WORTH PUTTING UP WITH THE MILD SIDE EFFECTS.