Effexor is approved to treat depression and general anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder. Choosing the best medication for you depends on many factors and should be ...

The announcement was welcome news for those with major depressive disorder, affecting an estimated 8.3% of the adult population.

Lexapro (escitalopram) has potential interactions with other medications ... and venlafaxine (Effexor XR). Lexapro is used to treat major depressive disorder (depression) in adults and certain ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: Our 16-year-old son has been on venlafaxine for six months for depression ... Going off the drug gave my son terrible side effects, so he went back on it.

SNRIs, such as desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), duloxetine (Cymbalta), levomilnacipran (Fetzima) and venlafaxine (Effexor XR ... Our guide to depression medications provides more information on these ...

Though they were developed for depression ... inhibitors (SNRIs), which include venlafaxine (Effexor) and duloxetine (Cymbalta). These drugs act on brain chemicals called neurotransmitters ...

My primary care doctor prescribed the antiviral drug Valtrex to treat them ... Our 16-year-old son has been on venlafaxine for six months for depression. Now the doctor wants to change him ...

and venlafaxine (Effexor). They have been widely studied, and most clinicians find that, as in depression, such drugs have limited efficacy and limited duration of effects—largely because they ...

Sometimes, treatment with one medication isn’t enough to help with symptoms of depression. You may experience a partial ... options being SSRIs like Lexapro (escitalopram) and SNRIs like Effexor ...

So, SNRIs may be of help to those with chronic pain (particularly nerve pain) as well as depression. Drugs in this class include duloxetine (Cymbalta) and venlafaxine (Effexor). Some people also take ...