Effexor

Effexor Reviews



Overall 3 star rating3.24 of 5 (by 17 users)



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Effexor Review Summary

Depression hurts, but Effexor is one prescription drug that helps to eliminate the suffering. Effexor is helpful for reducing mood swings and reviewers like its mood stabilizing abilities and its few noticeable side effects. “Effexor Works Great for Me” and for many others as well, but like most drugs there are those who do not find it very effective, like one who claimed Effexor is “Better Than Nothing”/ It is also bad if you skip a day and there is some physical addiction with withdraw symptoms like vomiting, nausea, and headaches. If you can get past the bad effects, Effexor is a pretty good Prescription Medication that helps get your depression under control.
18% of people rated Effexor as 5 stars
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47% of people rated Effexor as 4 stars
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6% of people rated Effexor as 3 stars
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29% of people rated Effexor as 1 star
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71% 71% of people recommend Effexor 29% of people don't recommend Effexor 29%
 

Effexor Comparison

4 star rating Most Helpful
Favorable Review
Makes me feel normal.
AUG
24
2007

After a personal crisis was resolved, I became extremely distracted and depressed.  Even the smallest dose of Effexor was helpful in clearing my head and allowing me to focus.  I was very slow in increasing the dosage and at each increase got an immediate boost in clear thinking (banishing the fuzziness)...

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reviewer
scientific

Trissa
Elkins Park, PA
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3 star rating Most Helpful
Critical Review
better than nothing
FEB
20
2008

i'm 2 months sober as i write this.  things are going okay and my therapist has me on 150 mg of effexor with 30 mg propranalol.  i have had some suicidal thoughts in the last 2 weeks, but i don't know how much of that is situational.  without these meds, therapy, and AA, i'd probably have died by...

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recovering addict/alcoholic

perkymerk
Rochester, MN
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Effexor Ratings and Reviews

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It has really helped me.

Rated on December 20, 2008

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5 star rating
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kathy75
Rome, GA



1
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Only one of its type, best one I've tried

Rated on November 1, 2008

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4 star rating
reviewer 2008 Writer
secretadm
East Haven, CT



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Long time to work, long time to get off
depression, anxiety sufferer

APR
14
2008
Effexor xr is in the class of meds called SSRI (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitors). It is used to produce a number of desired effects, however the first among them and the most prescribed is for sufferers of depression and anxiety. I have been using Effexor for 2 years now, and I must say it certainly has helped to improve my down and out rattled self after a lengthy divorce. Althoughit takes at least a month of daily oral consuption, the drug seems to slowly but surely work, aleviating me of dreadful panic attacks and feelings of worthlessness which I had experienced before taking it. You... review »
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4 star rating
reviewer 2008 Contributor
ALSKULL
Bethel Park, PA



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It took months to get off of Effexor! The withdrawal was bad!
Every day computer user, married, cost-conscious, Open-minded, willing to pay for quality

NOV
20
2007
I was taking Prozac and Wellburtrin for depression but I was having more and more aneixty. My doctor suggested I take Effexor. That it would help with the aneixty. I took Efferor for 18 months. After a year I noticed I felt agrraivated and angry all the time. I was irriatable. Then I missed a few days of taking the pill. I got very sick with nausea, vomiting, terrible headaches. I decided it was time to get off of this drug. It took 3 months of tapering down to smaller doses. Finally I got down to taking half of a 25 mg tablet once a day. I broke that in half for a few days and then... review »
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1 star rating
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sleepymom72
Drexel Hill, PA



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this is a very poor medication, take with extreme caution.
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FEB
3
2009
I suffered from depression most of my life and took many different medications to help with the symptoms. Effexor was one and the last medications I ever took for my depression. I took the medication as directed but within a couple days of starting the medication I began to suffer from sever migraine headaches which increased my depression. By the end of the 2nd week of taking Effexor I became suicidal and needed to be admitted to a hospital for 1 day. Needless to say, I realized that sometimes Medications can do the oposite to some people (myself being one of them), instead of it controling my... review »
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1 star rating
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Lynx101
Hoffman Estates, IL



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Effexor works great for me!
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NOV
15
2007
I've been on antidepressants since about 1994.  During that time I've been on several different ones and have found that Effexor is the most effective (for me).  I feel 'normal' with Effexor; I feel appropriately sad when sad things happen, not like the bottom of the world has fallen out and taken me with it.  I've found that it doesn't have many side effects as long as it's taken at about the same time each day.  I can go a couple of hours later than usual if needed, but much past that, I start to feel light-headed and sick.  Taking the Effexor quickly returns me to normal.  My initial... review »
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4 star rating
Lookingpast
League City, TX



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great for anxiety
fuel-conscious, ocd sufferer, loving this product, cost-conscious, interested in positive results, not rich, have bi-polar, married

DEC
8
2007
I have been taking Effexor xr for over 3 years now. I have severe anxiety disorder, panic disorder, anxiety disorder and recently dignosted with bi-polar depression. Effexor had me lose almost 50 pounds when I started it but when another med was added I gained almost all back. I felt great until it was time to up it. At a high level I lost my memory, concentration and some other little things. Back down to 150 mg plus other meds and I believe I am where it needs to be. I believe in this med although it is pricey if you do not have insurance.
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4 star rating
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jkresl
Omaha, NE



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im calling in sick
depressed!!

APR
29
2008

This product gave me serious withdraws if I didnt take it exactly at the same time everyday. Even within 30 minutes before I was scheduled to take it I would start getting dizzy, sick and headachey.

Trying to quit this drug was hard!!! I started taking it again just because it made me so physically ill trying to quit.

While on it my symptoms got so much worst. Before I was sad and depressed daily but after I thought about ending my life DAILY. I would not recommend although everybody is different..
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1 star rating
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nopenopeno
Kingwood, TX



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Stops panic attacks
a worrier

DEC
8
2007
I've been taking this medication for the past six months and I no longer have panic attacks.  Right before a meeting at work, my heart would race and I would begin to sweat but not anymore.  I'm more relaxed and handle stress a lot better.  Wish I had talked to my doctor about this years ago.
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5 star rating
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citdiane
Pittsburgh, PA



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Works very well with no lasting side effects.

APR
10
2009
I have been on Effexor for about a year now and it has helped me tremendously. At first there were mild sexual side effects but that didn't last more than a week or two. After trying several different meds, I am happy to have finally found one that works so well.
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4 star rating
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colorado74
Grand Junction, CO



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My daughter has been taking this for years and it works great!

JUL
24
2009

My daughter began taking Effexor when she was about 20 years old. She is now 26 and is still effective for eleviating symptoms. It has helped her depression immensely.
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5 star rating
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teddimae
Escondido, CA



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didnt work
Bi-polar, panic attack sufferer

MAR
17
2008
I maxed out at 300mgs a day within two weeks of starting and stayed on it for two months with no results
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1 star rating
2008 Contributor
xbabygurlx2369x
New Haven, MI



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Helps some, not as much as I woud like at the max dose.

Rated on September 24, 2009

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4 star rating
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Peglet0333
Stayton, OR



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