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Everybody welcome to another episode.
The Anxious Resistance.
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Today I'm going to be talking about.
Effexor, also known by its generic name.
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"Venlafaxine".
Effexor is an antidepressant SNRI class.
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It's been used to treat.
Multiple conditions. Such as major.
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Depressive disorder, generalized anxiety.
, disorder, panic disorder,
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social anxiety disorder, chronic pain,
And hot flashes.
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2020 was the 43rd most prescribed.
Medication in the United States.
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With 15 million prescriptions.
This is a very commonly used medication.
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Let's talk a little bit.
About the history of Effexor.
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Effexor was approved for use.
In the United States in 1993.
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I'ts been around for 30 years now.
How does Effexor work?
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Effexor, or Venlafaxine is a serotonin.
Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.
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It's selectively inhibits.
The reuptake of both norepinephrine, and.
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serotonin. This increases.
The levels of these neurotransmitters.
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In a synaptic cleft. The higher.
Levels of these neurotransmitters.
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Are linked to better mood, and less.
Depressions. What kind of side effects.
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Are there when taking Effexor?
Side effects may include.
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But are not limited to this list.
Asthenia, headache, somnolence, dizziness.
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, nervousness, insomnia, anxiety, tremor.
, abnormal dreams, paresthesia.
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, agitation, weakness, syncope.
, taste alteration, apathy, confusion.
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, hypertension, hypotension, tachycardia.
Okay, there's a lot y'all.
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There are a lot of side effects
To this medication. Now, a lot.
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Of these can be only.
Experienced at really
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At really high doses a lot.
Of these you
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May get initially and then will
Go away. So really there's a lot
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Of side effects. It´s like one.
Of those medications where.
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They just babble on gibberish for.
Like five minutes.
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Of side effects. Chances of you.
Getting most of these.
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Are very slim. So there´s a few
that maybe you´ll.
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Get. Maybe you´ll get some dizziness.
Maybe you´ll
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Get some tiredness. Definitely.
With all these kind.
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Of SSRI. SNRI medications you may.
Have difficulty with your.
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Libido. You may have difficulty
Reaching orgasm. That.
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Kind of things. You need to be.
Aware of a couple specific.
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Like dangerous things when it.
Comes to these medications.
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The first being serotonin syndrome.
So drugs that work on.
