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Reviewer: Erin, 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Horrible experience for me. I took ONE PILL, the 37.5 mg dose as prescribed, for depression. Through the day I felt ok, maybe a little loopy, with some tension in the neck, slight headache, grinding of teeth. Went to sleep, then woke up in the middle of the night sweating profusely, extremely nauseas and hallucinating!! I had horrible, vivid thoughts, felt completely out of body and "compelle
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Reviewer: 13-18 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I asked my doctor to prescribe me antidepressants and he prescribed me venlafaxine. I did experience insomnia, headaches, and small appetite in the beginning when taking this medicine. I started off with the minimum 37.5mg dose and increased it to 75mg after a month. The sudden increase led to suicidal thoughts and intense physical side effects. Though my doctor insisted that I take the drug for l
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Reviewer: Jim, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had to be hospitalized for 2 weeks in an mental health facility. The Psychiatrist switched my depression drug I had been taking from a Prozac derivative to Venlafaxine (Efexor} because she had had such positive results in patients than any other depression medication. Within a week I could tell a huge difference in relief from depression and anxiety. I truly feel great now and highly recommend t
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Reviewer: Mytiggertiger, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Four years ago I injured my hamstring and pretty much every near-by body part on my left middle quadrant (hip, ALL my glute muscles, IT band, hamstring, etc) and fell into what my Doctor referred to as "pain induced depression". He explained that if I were not in pain, I would not be depressed. My injury caused permanent nerve and muscle damage, so I had to make drastic life-style ch
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Reviewer: 25-34 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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After getting this prescribed and not noticing any positive effects on my mood or energy levels, the psychiatrist suggested taking a higher dose and I have done so over the months up to 225mg. Even at that dosage I did not notice anything positive. The negative effects were less energy and a slight reduction in getting stuff done (which was already at a low level). Also lost my sex drive complet
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