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Can Effexor Be Taken For Depression?

hello I was just to a psychiatrist for depression. he is taking me off sertraline and putting me on effexor. i just read up on effexor, all of the negative effects of it i already have. all of the positive benefits of it i dont have a problem with. i am worried...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017

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General & Family Physician, Dr. Arihant Pandey's Response

Hi,

Effexor is sometime given in patients who don't respond well to Sertralin group of drugs. if you are not having desirous outcome with Sertralin then its better to have Effexor. Also the adverse reactions profile is more or less similar to Sertralin. However if you want you can just ask your psychiatrist the reason of putting you on it, when you visit him next time. Till then take medicine and be happy.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Arihant Pandey

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Can Effexor Be Taken For Depression?

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