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Hi everybody
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and welcome to another episode
with The Anxious Resistance
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Today I'm going to be talking about
Effexor
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also known by it's generic name
of venlafaxine
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So Effexor is an antidepressant
of the SNRI class
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It has been used to treat
multiple conditions
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Such as major depressive disorder,
generalized anxiety disorder,
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panic disorder, social anxiety disorder,
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chronic pain and hot flashes
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In 2020 it was the 43rd
most prescribed medication
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in the USA with 15M prescriptions
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so this is a very commonly
used medication.
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So lets talk a little bit about
the history of effexor
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Effexor was approved for use
in the USA in 1993,
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so it's been around 30 years now.
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How does Effexor work?
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Effexor or venlafaxine
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is a serotonin norepinephrine
reuptake inhibitor,
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so it's selectively inhibits the
reuptake of both norepinephrine
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and serotonin.
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This increases the levels of these
neurotransmitters
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in the synaptic cleft.
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The higher levels of these
neurotransmitters
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are linked to better mood and
less depression
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What kind of side effects are there
when taking effexor?
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So side effects may include
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but are not limited to this list are
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asplenium, headache, somnolence,
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izziness, nerviousness, insomnia,
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anxiety, tremor, abnormal dreams
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paresthesia, agitation, weakness
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syncope, taste alteration, apathy,
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confusion, hypertension, hypotension,
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tachycardia, vasodilation...
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Ok, there is a lot y'all.
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There's lot side effects this medication
lots of this can experienced really high
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doses lots of these you get initially
they'll go away there's lots side effects,
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it's one of those medications where
they just blabber the gibberish for
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5 minutes side side effects chances
you getting most these is very slim.
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There's a few maybe you'll get some
dizziness, you'll get some tiredness.
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Definitely with these kind SSRI, SNRI
medications you may have difficulty
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with your libido, may have difficulty
reaching orgasm, that kind of thing.
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You need to be aware couple specific
dangerous things when it comes to these
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medications, being serotonin syndrome.
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Drugs work serotonin venlafaxine increase
someone risk develope serotonin syndrome.
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Occurs when there's too much serotonin
symptoms high heart rate, sweating,
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headache, agitation, restlessness,
anxiety, goosebumps and rigid muscles.
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There are some severe symptoms if gets
bad too much which includes high fever.
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You suspect that you're having serotonin
syndrome, you should go to hospital
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or be checked out by your provider.
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So again, you should specially be careful
with serotonin syndrome you're on multiple
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medications, increase levels serotonin
like SSRI, SNRI medications, Buspirone,
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hydroxyzine, other antidepressants,
antipsychotics, there's a few, careful.
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This is effective medication it's used
long time treat anxiety, treat depression
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to treat conditions I mentioned before.
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Don't be dissuaded possible side effects.
These are possible, not guaranteed.
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side effects. These are possible, not
guaranteed. So also with Effexor, there's
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a bit of withdrawal syndrome into
depression medications venlafaxine
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need to be tapered off in order to avoid
or mitigate withdrawal. Symptoms of
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withdrawal include dizzness, aches, chills,
and headaches. You need to come off
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of this slowly if you're coming off of it,
especially if you've been on it for a
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while. Especially if you're on a high dose
So what are some positives of animal
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faxing? You've heard some negatives, some
side effects. Again, if your doctor, and
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you patient, maybe way worth it to put up
with some of these side effects, which
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likely you won't experience many, you'll
experience maby a few, and a lot of them
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will date. Over time, positive and pros of
Velafaxine is a very effective medication
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for anxiety and depression, and it's been
around for several decades, so it's very
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well researched and can be used to great
effect. So what are some negatives or
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cons of venlafaxine? Like other
antidepressants that can cause sexual
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dysfunction, it can also make suicidal
ideaction or depression worst and, this is
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more likely in young adults and children.
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So overall, what's our take Venlafaxine
use? Is a well established treatment for
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anxiety and depression as well as several
other conditions and it's considered a
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second line treatment. So usually you go
to the SSI's first and then you go to SNRI
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effects are like Prisyiq, like Cymbalta,
couple others out there depending on what
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country you live in good medication. If
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