Effexor and other medications

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Avatar f tn Pristiq is kind of a funny SNRI. Remember it was released just before Effexor XR ended it's 7 year patent protection. Effexor and Pristiq are 99% the same drug in terms of active chemical. Pristiq being Desvenlafaxine and Effexor being Venlafaxine. In fact if you look at the molecular chart for the two drugs they even bind the same. Funny thing is you know why Weith pharm released Pristiq?
483818 tn?1232684772 At this point I am just sick and tired of the medications. I am sick of the doctors and all of the different opinions. The most recent medication I was on was lamotrigine, i was up to 200 mg/day i broke out in tiny itchy bumps everywhere. I stopped taking these pills and the bumps have started to go away. I am not sure if it was an allergic reaction, or what it was. Every pill I have been put on has cause such bad side effects that my life seems pointless and hopeless.
Avatar m tn would not take lexapro and effexor together. for effexor withdrawal i take omega3 fish oil caps twice a day//benadryl as needed for dizzyness\\ b12 sublingualtwice a day\\st. johns wort twice a day// vitamin d3 twice a day ---ibuprofen(motrin) as needed for muscle pain. as far as i am concerned, i will never take a prescription rx. for anxiety and depression again. i also have ptsd. i am sticking to st. johns wort and omega 3 fish oil caps. both will treat depression.
Avatar n tn 05 mg but then I started obsessing about other things and my therapist and I decided to try wellbutrin 100 mg with clonazopam .05 mg instead to see if that would work! Right now I am wishing that I had never switched because I felt great on effexor and went through hell with withdrawal and now I am miserable on this new drug! I should have just increased what was working as long as both docs agree that it is best for you!
Avatar n tn I am on Effexor right now and the only thing that I have noticed is sweating and my sleep patterns. However, I was on Wellbutrin last year for some time and I experienced a lot of your symptoms. I felt like I was having major anxiety attacks or like I was going to pass out. I don't know why you are experiencing all of this right now as opposed to closer to when you started the two meds, but I would get it checked out.
Avatar f tn I suppose it would be best to add that I have taken Effexor XR on and off for the last 5 years, went up and down from 75 to 150. I have a love/hate relationship with this medication. It works better than anything else but coming off makes me a crazy person. Recently I have tappered it as my doctor requested, started the Wellbutrin and Metformin just as I was supposed to..
Avatar m tn I have been weaning of 37.5 mg of Effexor for a week and a half taking it every other day. When can I start taking 25-50mg of 5Htp. Will this be safe to do? The Effexor is driving me crazy (sweating, fatigue, nausea..etc)..
Avatar n tn I switched from effexor to wellbutrin. I had to be on both medications at the same time for a long time because of the effexor withdrawal... it was so hard to come off the effexor, I was at the lowest dose for a very long time, 25mg, because I couldn't get off of it the withdrawal symptoms were too bad for me.
Avatar f tn yesterday—he hates all my medicine and can’t believe what they have me on. So he wants me to start taking effexor xr 150 every other day, prozac every other day for about 4 days then just come off. xanax to kolonopin-take one xanax and next dose kolonopin for a few days then just kolonopin. He wants seroquel xr one night and then trazadone the next night at 75mg or up to 150mg and then let go of the seroquel xr. I am scared to death with all these medicine changes. Can I have some input here.
Avatar m tn What do you recommend I do to ask my doctor to increase dosages on neurontin and effexor xr for anxiety? Do you recommend to take Seroquel XR and other recommend medications to me sleep at night and to help ith severe anxiety attacks? I need something to knock me out.
1336302 tn?1275685585 Hello, I've been on Venlafaxine(Effexor) 75mg in the morning and also olanzipine 2.5mg at night. My doctors and I now feel I'm ready to come off these and be happy and health naturally. However I've tried coming off these before and I experienced weight loss, nausea, loss of appetite, insomnia and in general awful effects. Any suggestions as to how to get off these safely?
Avatar m tn My husband was on cellexa for 60 days and switched to Effexor 30 days ago. Prior to starting these is sex drive was high. Since starting these it has gone to almost nothing. We are lucky if something happens once in 2 weeks. Prior to all this it was almost every night or every other night. Any advise or med advise?
1100837 tn?1267668675 m experiencing from the RA and FMS with Provigil (for fatigue) and Effexor XR (for pain). What do you all think?
1810386 tn?1405549577 I would stay away from xanax and all those other benzos. They are addicting and, in my experience, cause depression and can be harder to get off of then even opiates.
Avatar f tn I take Effexor with Clonazepam. I take 1 mg of clonazepam in the morning together with Effexor and my anxiety is stable all day long. I even went through a separation which would not be possible if i stayed on my previous meds such as celexa and paxil. You can take Clonazepam before zoloft why not? But if zoloft doesn't work ask your doctor about effexor. Just be carefull because effexor shouldn't be mixed with other antidepressants. Do it only under your doctors supervision.
Avatar n tn I recently had a severe case of myoclonic jerking. I am taking effexor and took a dose of nyquil the previous night. Could this combination of drugs and cold medicine cause this condition?
Avatar n tn My doctor has suggested that I come off effexor (which i have been on for over 2 years) and start taking Wellbutrin XL. I was to take both of them for 1 week and then stop the effexor and take Wellbutrin only. I have not been feeling very good very tense, anxious, lightheaded and chest pains. I spoke to a pharmasist who suggested stopping the effexor straight away and continuing with the Wellbutrin.
Avatar n tn put her on Zoloft without wheening her off of the Effexor XR. She is experience symptoms that include feeling very dizzy and nausea. Is this Dr. correct prescribing her this new medicine without slowly wheening her off of the Effexor XR. Are these symptoms due to her going "Cold Turkey" with the Effexor XR? Please advised.
Avatar f tn If you took them for longer time then try celexa, celexa works well with many people and has fewer side effects. If that doesnt help try effexor but be aware that it is very hard to withdraw from it. Also keep in mind that sexual side effects are common with almost all AD. I have GAD and take effexoe and klonopin. Might go back to celexa in the future though.
Avatar m tn My doctor said that I had GAD so I was just wondering as well what other medications could be suitable for this other than lexapro. I really want something to work because I really want to try to get off the xanax as soon as I can.
501792 tn?1261111106 Since I have tried many IC treatments and medications. I have tried Installments, a distention and IC mediactions OTC and prescribed. I have always prefered an all natural approach to medicine but my pain has not responded to those options enough to stop taking the narcotic pain meds. I eat as naturally and organically as possible and follow an IC diet. I have SVT which interferes with alot of the options I've tried like Lupron and being able to consitantly use NSAIDS.
Avatar f tn So I've been posting under Anxiety, but my psych has diagnosed me with severe depression which I'm not surprised. I'm 21 and I can say I've been depressed for most of my life, im constantly crying over things in my past because of violence and other things I experienced. I feel like i want to let go of my past and start a new future but my mind keeps torturing things. It makes me remember specific events and I cant get them out of my head.
Avatar f tn Also at his next psychiatrist appointment just days later, his psychiatrist discontinued the Effexor and Depakote and changed his Prozac dose to 20 mg three times daily, and added Valium 5 mg prn. He is not any better since returning from the hospital after four days other than his blood pressure.
1110049 tn?1409402144 I know we all react differently to drugs, but I have seen a few npostings, here and on other sites, that states doctors prescribe Effexor, and other anti-depressants to help relieve the intensity of hot flashes. If this is so, why do I get the side effect of hot flashes? I am in my 70s, so long time since I stopped having menopausal hot flashes. How come doctors know that anti-depressant help with hot flashes?
Avatar m tn http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/celexa-with-inderal-679-335-1956-1266.html As both Metoprolol Tartrate and Citaprolam are metabolized in the liver, the Citaprolam can increase the effects of the Metoprolol Tartrate causing "bradycardia, hypotension, and complete heart block following the addition of a SSRI, subsequently requiring discontinuation of one or both agents and/or institution of a permanent pacemaker.
Avatar n tn You may need to have the dose changed up or down (with your doctor of course) Your doctor could add another anti-anxiety agent TO your Effexor. I have been on Effexor 13 years and my doctor added BuSpar to it-I have no anxiety unless I'm REALLY stressed out & that's more circumstantial. There is a list of many drugs used for anxiety on WebMd or Drugs.com.