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Venlafaxine
Pronounced ven-lah-FAX-een
Brand names: Effexor
Type: SNRI antidepressant · All Mental Health Medicines
What Venlafaxine is used for
- Depression
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Panic disorder
- Social anxiety disorder
◆ Kidney note
Dose is lowered when kidney function is significantly reduced.
Common side effects
- Nausea
- Headache
- Sweating
- Sexual problems
- Raised blood pressure
Important cautions
- Can raise blood pressure — it is monitored during treatment
- Stopping suddenly causes prominent discontinuation symptoms (dizziness, electric-shock sensations) — it is tapered slowly
- Antidepressants carry a warning about increased suicidal thoughts in young people
How it comes
Tablets, extended-release capsules and tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Mental Health Medicines
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.