Find patient medical information for Effexor XR Oral on WebMD including its uses, side effects and safety, interactions, pictures, warnings and user ratings. How to use Effexor Tablet. Read the Medication Guide provided by your pharmacist before you start using venlafaxine and each time you get a refill. Meilleure réponse: I feel your pain! Although I am not taking citalopram the medication I am taking, Effexor, put a good 30 pounds on me. In a study that parallels an earlier study (and accompanying post – Lexapro for Life), Dr. Martin Keller (presumably a primary investigator on this study) found that long-term venlafaxine (Effexor) use reduces risk for depression. the reason he gave the prozac to offset the effexor side effects is because prozac has a much longer half life than effexor. the serotonin in your brain stays more stable with the prozac in your system, as the drugs gradually comes off you are able to slowly wean off. i hope this helped, please spead the word to other people taking effexor to take the 10mg of prozac it actually helped. Advise patients taking Effexor XR not to use concomitantly other products containing venlafaxine or desvenlafaxine. Healthcare professionals should instruct patients not to take Effexor XR with an MAOI or within 14 days of stopping an MAOI and to allow 7 days after stopping Effexor XR before starting an MAOI [see Contraindications (4.2) ]. Effexor’s half-life is shorter than medications of this nature, and withdrawal symptoms can start anywhere from five to 12 hours after missing one dose or discontinuing Effexor use. Managing Withdrawal Symptoms Of Effexor (Venlafaxine) If for some reason you forget to take your Effexor dose, take the dose as soon as you remember. If it is close to the time for your next dose, just skip the. Although Effexor has not been shown to increase the impairment of mental and motor skills caused by alcohol, patients should be advised to avoid alcohol while taking Effexor. Allergic Reactions Patients should be advised to notify their physician if they develop a rash, hives, or a related allergic phenomenon.