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The ultimate guide to Effexor: Expert insights revealed

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    Everybody.
    Welcome to another episode
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    The Anxious Resistance.
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    Today I am going to be talking
    about Effexor,
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    also known by its 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 such as
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    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,
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    it was the 43rd most prescribed medication
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    in the United States
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    with 15 million prescriptions.
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    So, this is a very common medication.
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    So, let's talk a little bit about
    the history of Effexor.
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    So, Effexor was approved for use
    in the United States in 1993.
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    So, it's been around for 30 years now.
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    How does Effexor work?
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    Effexor, or Venlafaxine, is a serotonin
    norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.
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    So, it selectively inhibits the reuptake
    of both norepinephrine 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
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    when taking Effexor?
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    So, side effects may include,
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    but are not limited to this list of
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    asthenia, headache, somnolence,
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    dizziness, nervousness, insomnia,
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    anxiety, tremor, abnormal dreams, pain
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    Paresthesia, agitation, weakness, syncope,
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    taste alteration, apathy, confusion,
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    hypertension, hypotension, tachycardia,
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    Vasod… Okay, there's a lot, y'all.
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    There's a lot of side effects
    to this medication.
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    A lot of these can be only experienced
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    at really high doses.
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    A lot of these you may get initially,
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    and then will go away
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    So really, there's a lot of side effects.
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    It's like one of those medications like,
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    where they blabber on the gibberish for,
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    five minutes of side effects.
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    Chances of you getting most of these,
    is very slim
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    So, there's a few that maybe you'll get,
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    maybe you'll get some dizziness,
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The ultimate guide to Effexor: Expert insights revealed
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