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Drugs	Dose	Duration	Condition	Side Effect (severity)	Comment	Age	Gender	Created	Abuse
Effexor XR (venlafaxine) 150 1 days			Intestine problems Muscle twitching Body pain Involuntary eye movements Headache	Nystagmus	I am just now finding out all the side effects to this drug. I am slowly coming off of Effexor. I tried to come off Effexor by supplementing a different drug Savela but the rapid eye movement became worse. I have lost several days of work. Over the past few years I have spent so much money trying to find out what is wrong with me. I had no sexual libido (inability to achieve an orgasm), muscle spasms, pain in every part of my body, sever fatigue, migraines. I have taken so much medications to counter the symptoms I was just going around and around in a circle. I truly hope that I am on the road to recovery. I have been given several dosages to slowly taper off of Effexor. Once off I hope and pray this circle I am on will end. Going in circles in Georgia	51	Female	11/17
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Effexor XR (venlafaxine) 150mg 7 years			Bone pain Muscle twitching Coordination problems ("ataxia") SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome (occurs when certain antidepressants are stopped too quickly - may include: nausea, dizziness, tremors, sweating, diarrhea, anxiety, agitation, headaches, numbness or tingling)	Ulcer of the esophagus Bleeding sores Bleeding esophageal varices Abdominal bloating Severe diarrhea Drug withdrawal symptoms Vomiting up blood Muscle twitching Back pain Bleeding gums Suicidal thoughts Mania Coordination problems Reflux Muscle tension Parkinson-like symptoms Vaginal bleeding Eosinophilic pneumonia Restless legs syndrome Type II thrombocytopenia Serotonin syndrome Toxic psychosis Compulsive shopping/spending money Racing thoughts Esophageal spasm Systemic fungal infections	I have been off this drug for 23 months and still have not healed withdrawal is long and horrid I have lost everything I owned my health all but my life and if I do live and it now looks like I will there is not much left to live for thanks for nothing fda. There is no place on this form to put in tolerance where you enter withdrawal because the drug is no longer working that is what happend to me and no doctor could figure it out so I sufferred for years till I broke. There is not enough information given to doctors and the small bit they do have does not get to the patient. That is wrecking peoples live and needs to change.	50	Female	11/06
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Effexor (venlafaxine)   Adapin (doxepin)   Luvox (fluvoxamine)   Xanax (alprazolam)   Soma (carisoprodol) 350 mg 2 years Zyban (buPROPion)   amitriptyline   alprazolam 1 mg 3 years fluoxetine   omeprazole 20 mg 5 years sertraline   paroxetine   gabapentin 300 mg 3 days citalopram 20 mg 3 years oxycodone-acetaminophen (acetaminophen-oxycodone) 15 mg 1 years Sarafem (fluoxetine)   Rapiflux (fluoxetine)   escitalopram   Lexapro (escitalopram)   Abilify (aripiprazole)   Pexeva (paroxetine)   Cymbalta (duloxetine)   desvenlafaxine   Selfemra (fluoxetine)			Bursitis (inflammation of the joint lining) Back pain Fibromyalgia (condition with chronic muscle, tissue and joint pain; fatigue; and tenderness of specific body areas) Chronic fatigue syndrome (postviral fatigue syndrome - a condition with long-lasting significant fatigue/tiredness - may also cause headaches, sore throat, tender or painful areas around the neck and armpits, muscle soreness, joint pains, memory loss, trouble with sleep and concentration, extreme tiredness after exercise)	Decreased sex drive Memory loss Increased energy Headache	I just started the gabapentin a few days ago. I'm pretty impressed so far after just a few days. I can feel some relief from the pain. It gives me a "high", "wired" feeling but it doesn't bother me enough to stop taking it. I have tried soooooo many different types of drugs trying to find relief. My fingers are crossed so far so good.	41	Female	10/22
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Effexor XR (venlafaxine) 150 1 days Arthrotec (diclofenac-misoprostol)			Depression	No Side Effects		50	Female	10/16
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venlafaxine 75mg			Anger or hostility	Ejaculation problems	The drug works great for anger/depression problems and I'm sleeping better, but have not been able to ejaculate after taking venlafaxine for 30 days	51	Male	09/30
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Effexor (venlafaxine) 112.5 1 years			Panic attacks (sudden, time-limited experience of extreme anxiety that may cause racing/pounding heart; light-headedness; nausea; sweating; trouble catching breath; hyperventilation/rapid breathing; numbness/tingling; sensation of doom; trembling/shaking; people having panic attacks can feel as though they are dying, going insane or, having a heart attack) Depression	Blood clots		42	Female	09/25
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Effexor XR (venlafaxine) 75mg 5 years			Anxiety (fear or dread out of proportion to situation - often with restlessness, tension, pounding/rapid heartbeats, or rapid breathing)	Abdominal bloating Enlarged salivary glands	i STOPPED TAKING EFFEXOR 2MONTHS AGO AND THE SWELLING IN MY SALIVARY GLANDS HAS DECREASED CONSIDERABLY	53	Female	09/24
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Inderal LA (propranolol) 40mg 4 years Effexor XR (venlafaxine) 300mg 3 years Viagra (sildenafil) 250mg 3 days Ecotrin (aspirin) 40mg 4 years clonazepam .5mg 3 years simvastatin 40mg 4 years Garlic (garlic) 250mg 2 years omega 3 fatty acids-doxycycline (doxycycline-omega 3 fatty acids) 250mg 2 years			Bipolar disorder (psychiatry diagnosis with rapidly changing moods - from depression to abnormal mood elevations) High cholesterol Irregular/abnormal heart rate	Itching Problems involving sexual drive/performance Headache Joint pain		36	Male	09/23
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Synthroid (levothyroxine) 100MCG 1 days verapamil 180MG ER 1 days venlafaxine 150MGE 1 days			Rapid weight gain Leg pain Sweats	Rapid weight gain Sleep disturbances Leg pain Joint pain Sweats	F ONE YEAR FEEL REALLY BD IN THE MORNING CAN NOT SLEEP	50	Female	09/11
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Effexor XR (venlafaxine) 150mg			Depression	Low white blood cell count Increased lymphocyte count Low white blood cell count Low granulocyte count	Been on Effexor for YEARS and it's a WONDERFUL medication........finally helped me to STOP CRYING at church....that was one of the only lingering symptoms of depression..............after many years, noticed a modest low white count.......no biggie, just interesting	55	Female	09/06
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Effexor XR (venlafaxine) 37.5 1 months			Panic attacks (sudden, time-limited experience of extreme anxiety that may cause racing/pounding heart; light-headedness; nausea; sweating; trouble catching breath; hyperventilation/rapid breathing; numbness/tingling; sensation of doom; trembling/shaking; people having panic attacks can feel as though they are dying, going insane or, having a heart attack)	Heart palpitations Fast pulse/rapid heart rate		25	Female	09/02
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Effexor (venlafaxine) 150 3 years			Depression/mood changes Severe anxiety/nervousness Obsessive-compulsive symptoms	Decreased effect of medication over time Sensitivity to light Miscellaneous eye problems	This is the first medication EVER that has worked effectively both for the depression/OCD AND the anxiety! Who cares about side effects when you finally feel "normal"?	38	Female	08/29
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Effexor (venlafaxine) 37.5 4 days			Globus (feeling that something is stuck in the throat)	Burning in chest	was on it for 4 days for globus sensation, felt horrible from forst day with burning in chest which led to dystonia in right arm, stomach muscle, or diaphram, and stiff jaw	46	Female	08/25
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venlafaxine 150mg 11 months			Depression	Increased thirst Cough Night sweats		32		08/24
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Effexor XR (venlafaxine)   atenolol 50 1 days			Heart contractions alternate from strong to weak (pulsus alternans) Increased energy	No Side Effects	notgood	41	Male	08/12
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venlafaxine			Depression			53	Female	08/08
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Effexor XR (venlafaxine)			Depression	Tardive dyskinesia Nystagmus Guillain-Barre syndrome Tics/jerking movements Bruxism				08/08
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Effexor XR (venlafaxine) 350 3 days			Jaw tightness					07/26
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Lamictal (lamotrigine) 300 1 days Seroquel (quetiapine) 300 1 days Effexor XR (venlafaxine) 450 1 days Allegra-D 12 Hour (fexofenadine-pseudoephedrine) 2 days diazepam 10 1 days traZODONE 100 1 days cabergoline .25 2 weeks Nexium (esomeprazole) 40 1 days Treximet (naproxen-sumatriptan) 850/500 1 weeks			Headache	Dry mouth Eye fatigue Worsening of psychiatric illnessess Lack of energy/fatigue Fever Stomach problems Drowsiness Fatigue with exertion Diarrhea		45	Female	07/10
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Seroquel (quetiapine) 25 mg 3 days Nasonex (mometasone nasal) 2 sprays 8 years clonazepam 0.625 mg 6 years levothyroxine 0.05 mg 9 months venlafaxine 262.5 mg 6 years			Panic disorder (condition with sudden, time-limited experience of extreme anxiety that may cause racing/pounding heart; light-headedness; nausea; sweating; trouble catching breath; hyperventilation/rapid breathing; numbness/tingling; sensation of doom; trembling/shaking; people having panic attacks can feel as though they are dying, going insane or, having a heart attack)	Neck stiffness Dry throat Yeast infection of the vagina Light-headedness/faintness Yeast infections Dizziness	I just started taking seroquel this past week. I am feeling quite wary about it after reading about its many side effects. I am most concerned about the risk for diabetes (I have a strong family history of diabetes), high cholesterol (which I already have from the venlafaxine) and weight gain (I am already overweight from the venlafaxine).	38	Female	07/08
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