Effexor Class Action Lawsuit

PLEASE let us know how it goes. I have stopped over a year ago and my head has never felt the same.

All my doctor told me was that there are terrible withdrawal, so don't miss a dose, but i was never told that it would ruin my life while on it. I think it needs to be recalled and we need compensation for the damage.

I was first prescribed Effexor XR 75 mg in 2008 when I was 27 years old and I remained on it until the fall of 2015. I started seeing shadows and movement that was not there in my final months of taking the medicine which was scary. As soon as I got off the medication, after the days of migraines and vertigo the shadows were gone. However the "PING" in my ears and head are still relevant today in 2017.
When I lay down at night I still get the waves of pressure in my head and ears, the throbbing. And then PING! That's the worst because you feel like your whole head just exploded.
Considering how long I took this medication, the suffering while on it, the pain coming off it, and the long lasting effects years later... I too would like to join in on this.

I would like to join in on this class action lawsuit against Effexor too. My family and friends noticed a change in behavior ie much more easily agitated than before I was prescribed it. I would fly off the handle for the most trivial of reasons.

Does anyone have head pressure or just the general feeling their head is in a blender? Been four years of this.

OMG - I am exactly in the position you just described. Every time I try to get off, it is the worst kind of sick. Horrible headaches, nausea, fatigue, and blurry vision. I end up going back on again. I have to work and take care of my family. Also, this drug has caused me tremendous weight gain. What a complete nightmare! My doctor gave me no forewarning on this. It appears to be virtually impossible to quit.

i tried twice to wean off venlafaxine ( effexor ) . Besides the brain zaps and severe mood swings, i was also vomiting continually whether i had eaten or not, I honestly don't think i can get off of this stuff without professional help. My Dr
claims to have never heard of the withdrawal symptoms and wants me to take another drug together with effexor so that when the effexor is gone i'll have another drug in my system to replace it. Sounds like a vicious circle.

I am so interested in this topic due to my several times to withdrawal from EFFEXOR, I have lost marriages, my children were distressed, cant keep a job, and I am filled with frightening side affects such as suicidal thoughts.
My psych doc wont take me off, she starts then says, you better get back on them. My whole reason for seeing her was for help getting off...over a year ago. Just keeps collecting $ and tiptoeing around.

Yes I am a diagnosed depressed personality, and I'd be willing to take another med along with my supplements, to help with moods, if I have any. Help if you can offer a suggestion. Interested in developing a support of people like us AND begin a class action suit.

I have been on effexor xr 300mg for many years. I have tried a couple of times to wean myself off only to have to go back on. The withdrawl symtoms were horrible. I wish I had know ahead of time that it was impossible to wean off. I would never have started.

PattiAnn. There is a support group of sorts online (probably several). Look for forum discussions. I'm not allowed to give web addresses here, but google for surviving antidepressants. Good luck to you.

You are right. I am not depressed but having terrible withdrawal symptoms; nausea, confusion, fatigue, dizziness, just don't feel right to the point my 7 year old asked me if I was going to be okay driving us because she didn't want to die if I passed out. I am only on 25 my and missed my follow up so ran out of pills. I have not had any in 3 days and have called and begged the doctor to refill until I can come for a follow up. Nobody ever told me this medication would cause all of this if you ever stopped taking it.

Effexor is the devil! My seventeen year old daughter was given effexor for depression and anxiety and quickly raised to a dosage of 150mg a day. Her changes began about a month after taking it until about 2 months after weaning off-about a year. First the effexor didn't help much with depression and worsened her anxiety. She was a straugh this a student prior to taking this med during the year she took it she failed classes and almost didn't graduate. She started shoplifting. She racked up multiple driving tickets. Got in plenty of car accidents. She started craving alcohol. She basically became completely wreckless and manic. She was angry and hostile. She dis not care about anything or any conciquences. She became a completely different person. When she told psychiatrist the med wasn't working they upped it to 225mg which brought on her first panic attack and she knew at that point this medication was doing more harm than good and she made her plan to wean. She did other things out of character while on this med but I will not go into them all. Now after weaning-which was another nightmare,she is no longer wreckless, angry, craving alcohol or doing all other out of character things she did while on effexor. I feel like I can blame the med for her bad behaviour and year because it coincides perfectly. She also lost her scholorship, license and is on probation due to all the things that happened while taking this horrible med. im certain she would not have gotten in trouble, lost license or scholarship if she had never taken this medication. Yes she still has depression and now worse anxiety but would rather work through these without the effects of effexor. I forgot to mention she started self harming and major increase in suicidal thoughts while on effexor. It really was like she became someone else and horrible to witness as her mother. So happy she she off those meds and hope no perms ant damage done. Her concenration was also non existent and she's still having trouble getting her ability to concentrate back.

Sorry typo. Ment she was straight a student 4.2 gpa until effexor

I've died...can't feel an ounce of happiness.

I've taken venlafaxine for ptsd I was with the 101st airborne 2002-2009 ,,,,I took it for about 7 years.. i was taking 4 pills I think it was 100 megs each..my vision went to sh*t.. needless to say the withdrawls are really bad...im down to join in a law sue....feel very free to email me