According to official research, Venlafaxine (Effexor®) has been shown to cause weight gain but not as severe as has been reported with the SSRIs paroxetine (Paxil®), fuoxetine (Prozac®), and sertraline (Zoloft®).
Despite this fact, members of the Venlafaxine Forum have serious issues with weight gain:
been on effexor 11 years varying from 75mg and 150mg. at the moment im on 75mg. no one seems to want to help just want to keep me on them. have taken 2 overdoses in the last 2 years. when i have treis to come off effexor i get terrible feeling of ‘not being here’ blurred vision and headaches. also if the doctor gives me less amount tablets i end up doubling up the tablets ! so im not coming off them at all!! do i need hospitalization to come off effexor as it has been so long? last time i tried to come off was one of the suicide attempts. please help!!! Also, it seems that I gain weight slowly but surely …
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