Antidepressant medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, including depression and other mental/mood disorders. These medications can help prevent suicidal thoughts/attempts and provide other important benefits. However, studies have shown that a small number of people (especially people younger than 25) who take antidepressants for any condition may experience worsening depression, other...
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Are you ready to discuss a new med? I am going for the biggie here, Effexor (venlafaxine). I am telling you that I think I have... Read more »
Generic name: Venlafaxine Effexor is an SNRI (serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) antidepressant, also used for the treatment... Read more »
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This is a study to determine how to best treat adolescents with depression that is resistant to the first SSRI antidepressant they have tried. This... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of Effexor XR (venlafaxine hydrochloride) to treat major depressive... Read more »
A reader gives other People's Pharmacy readers cautionary advice about skipping doses of Effexor. After missing only a few doses of the... Read more »
Some patients are finding that tapering off antidepressants like Paxil, Effexor, and Zoloft does not keep them from suffering difficult physical... Read more »