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purplecat asked in HealthOther - Health · 1 decade ago

is anyone taking venaflaxine?

i just started taking vanaflaxine for hot flashes----if anyone out there is taking this could you tell me your side affects?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    , in our opinion, that venlafaxine should be considered as a second line antidepressant for resistant depression.

    Caution should be used in the elderly, those at risk of CVAs or the hypertensive.

    Withdrawal syndrome - sometimes severe and prolonged. Characterised by:

    headaches

    nausea

    dizziness

    mood lability

    Gastrointestinal upset

    recurrence of depression

    bizarre dreams

    paraesthesiae

    auditory hallucinations

    Nausea

    Vomiting

    Dizziness

    Sexual dysfunction

    Hypotension

    Constipation

    Sweating

    Anxiety

    Convulsions

    Sleeplessness

    Palpitations

    Tremor

    Abdominal pain

    Rash

    Hypertension

    About 40% of patients taking venlafaxine suffer nausea and vomiting; thought to be dose related i.e. more severe with higher doses

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