any experience with venlafaxine (effexor xr)?

[niletaki]

I've been taking it for 3 days and I've been having a lot of annoying symptoms like nausea, headache, very dilated pupils, sort of high feeling, etc. Does this go away and do you think this drug is worth the side effects?

[violetgenie]

Hi niletaki! Those side effects sound pretty typical. They will subside and hopefully go away. They suck, I know

It can take 6 weeks, or even longer, to be sure a medication is going to be the right one for you. The waiting and side effects are the hardest part.

I hope you feel much better soon!

[Vickiejane]

Been taking it for over 10 yrs have no problems taking a high dose. Call doctor maybe need a new dose. But it takes about three weeks to get use to.

[jrcnpg]

I took venlafaxine for almost ten years and the symptoms you mention are side-effects and although they are unfortunate once you begin taking them, they do diminish and eventually disappear. I found venlafaxine to be one of the best anti-depressants currently around and I stopped taking them only on my psychiatrist's advice since he began treating me with a drug which could fatally interact with the new drug. Persevere and good luck.

John