What are the side-effects of venlafaxine?
Side-effect Patients Nausea 37% Headache 25% Sleepiness 23% Dry mouth 22% Dizziness 19% Insomnia 18% Constipation 15% Nervousness 13% Raised blood pressure 13%* Fatigue 12% Sweating 12% Decreased appetite 11% Male sexual dysfunction 12% Female sexual dysfunction 2% * While the manufacturer says that hypertension only occurs in patients receiving over 300 mg/day, there have been reports of moderately severe hypertension in patients taking smaller doses. • Which side-effects force people to stop taking venlafaxine? In the premarketing studies 19% (537 out of the 2897) of depressed patients taking venlafaxine discontinued the medication because of side-effects. The side-effects and the percentages of total patients who dropped out for each are: Side-effect Patients Nausea 6% Sleepiness 3% Insomnia 3% Dizziness 3% Male sexual dysfunction 3% Headache 2% Nervousness 2% Anxiety 2% Dry mouth 2% Fatigue 2% Sweating 2% • Are there any special hazards for people with bipolar disorder? As with oth
