Venlafaxine for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder User Reviews (Page 2)

• lol...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 7, 2023

"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."

• 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."

• Bab...
• September 25, 2020

"Venlafaxine is excellent for social anxiety, hypervigilance, and PTSD."

• 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."

• 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!"

• 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."