Venlafaxine for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder User Reviews (Page 2)
Brand names: Effexor, Effexor XR
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- Sop...
- December 20, 2020
"I was prescribed the drug and at first, it seemed to work. Felt like a dream when I came home, like it wasn't real. Then, reality set in. I started having flashbacks of the last trauma I endured, and it kept going backwards, showing me all the horrible stuff I went through as a child. Everywhere I looked, that's what I saw. I couldn't stand to be home, I was terrified for my life. I couldn't stop crying for a whole week. I couldn't even work, eat, or sleep. I'm scared to take antidepressants now. Like it really messed with my head. I didn't take it anymore after my best friend told me to stop taking it."
- Leo...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 30, 2024
"I feel like my old self after just 2 days. The side effects lasted about 2 days, nausea and drowsiness. But so worth it. I have serious PTSD and was really bad off, but this drug saved me!"
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- 45P...
- November 22, 2016
"I was diagnosed with delayed onset, chronic PTSD. Symptoms were severe. This medication has helped me more than just SSRIs. I'm on the lowest dose, and I feel better than I have in a long time."
- Bab...
- September 25, 2020
"Venlafaxine is excellent for social anxiety, hypervigilance, and PTSD."
- jii...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- January 23, 2018
"This with venlafaxine has done wonders for me. I have successfully used the venlafaxine+mirtazapine combo for years, so far, little side effects and a great overall response to the meds."
- Jay...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 9, 2023
"Extreme halo headaches, 3 days in a row. Quit ASAP. This drug did not work at all but made me into a miserable mess. I wouldn’t wish this drug on anyone."
- Ali...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 22, 2016
"It has made my anxiety worse, and especially now that I am coming off of it, and I was only on it for 3 months! I am going through hell!!! I am now having a lupus flare coming off!"
- emb...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- April 11, 2021
"I still struggle, but things are getting better."
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"On 225 mg for 3 months or so now. I have tried so many other SSRIs, SNRIs, other 'happy pills.' Venlafaxine definitely had the most side effects for me, my appetite was nonexistent, I had dry mouth, I would wake up soaked with sweat, but it goes away after you settle on the dose. Not my fave, only because of the wave of depression and nausea if I miss a day or two."