Effexor Class Action Lawsuit

Please contact me if you have experienced life altering Effexor withdrawal symptoms... 

 ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** private e-mails not allowed*** Please read our Terms of Use

I am having the same problems as you are with trying to get off of it

How do I get in contact with you regarding the class action?

Contact info is removed by the moderator. (I am new to this site). How do you suggest I get in contact?

I was on 50-150mg of effexor for approx 7 years.. complained to my doctors about dizziness, ringing in ears (which I still have)could never loose weight but gain to where it was stressing my heart, and my one tooth turned black, and rest are just ditiriating. Just went to dentist to find out what i could do.. 25,000.00 to replace entire top teeth, does not include the bottom that needs to be done as well. I am finally off it now and it was HARD and yes thought I was dying, crying irritable to point i secluded myself, missed work.. almost ruined me. I was put on another med which was horriable and am now on something that actually works. I have lost 30 lbs last check since change over in Feb.. I changed NOTHING except med. now dr said oh yeah this one is better for that but when i complained it was , age metabolism, watch what i eat, cut out sugar on and on. dentist said no all teeth issues are from med.

Any information is greatly appreciated. I've been taking venlafaxine for many years only to realize recently that ihave been neglecting what's most important to me and that's my family...Being on it was horrible, recently stopped taking and the withdraws are ridiculous. Again any information would be great! Thank you

dude im rite with ya. did you find a lawyer my man cause were scopin hard

What the hell ru you talking about geust

I am VERY INTERESTED in becoming involved with a class action lawsuit against Wyeth for Effexor.
I was on Effexor for 15 years. It was helpful for many, but after 15 years I decided I would like to come off the drug and see how I did. My psychiatrist weaned off over a few months, but soon after termination, I started to have severe panic and anxiety that lasted from morning until night. It was a living hell. The psychiatrist tried several medications over 2 years – Latuda, Viibryd, Seroquel, Trazadone, Lexapro, Zyprexa, Wellbutrin, and Neurontin – to stop this reaction but nothing worked. This anxiety and ‘fight-or-flight’ inner experience was only temporarily reduced with Klonopin, given a year after going off of Effexor. FYI, I NEVER was prescribed a benzo in my life before this because even though I have bipolar disorder and OCD, I never needed it. However, my tolerance continues to increase so I’m having terrible memory problems from these awful benzos. I also suffer hours and hours a day with heart palpitations and neck throbbing, which adding Xanax hasn’t helped. I had an EKG and have been checked by a cardiologist, but I’m in perfect physical health. Since this all started when I came off of long-term Effexor use, I believe that this physical trigger is brain related – I absolutely believe I’ve had irreversible brain damage from going off of Effexor. Eventually I went back on it (a side note: According to the FDA, if you have severe reactions after going off of an antidepressant, you should go back on it immediately and reevaluate going off). I did, in an effort to see if it would help me, but it was years too late. The psychiatrist should’ve put me back on Effexor immediately when the reactions started, but he didn’t.
My life has been totally destroyed by this evil drug. It’s been over 4 years now that I’ve come off Effexor, and I’m seeing a new Psychiatrist who doesn’t know how to help me. I live in a strange state of emotional torture because I can’t function socially and struggle to function at work, barely keeping my job so far, from the stress a, devastation and continuing physical symptoms I suffer. My emotions are flat-lined, I have no interests or passion for life, and I no longer can feel happiness, contentment or joy. Depression is severe and the 300 mg of Effexor I went back on is useless. I have never wanted to kill myself like I have in these past 4 years because existence has become so intolerable. In fact, the only reason I stay alive is because I have 2 children who don’t deserve to grow up without a mother. My life is a living hell and after 4 years, I don’t have much hope that that will ever change.

I am a Canadian woman, 66 years old, have been on the drug for almost 10 years. I started taking it about August 2007, before the birth of my first grandchild.
I have never been able to completely withdraw from this horrific drug. Right now I am taking 150 mg alternate days. Having been on this high a dose for so long is brutal. I know there is a book out there in this as my sister read it years ago: she knows how hard it is. I am ready to ask her for the name of the book.
The affect of this drug on my skin has been brutal: as it is very dry here in Calgary , Canada. I have serious seborrhoea as a result of this drug.
I am thiinking that I could join a class action suit: do you know the legalities? Good luck and thank-you.

Hi, thanks for your reply. I'm so sorry you are going through this horrible life change as a result of going off an antidepressant. I continue to suffer everyday even after 4 years. My life will never be the same even though I went back on Effexor two years ago it doesn't help. The damage is done.
I don't know anything about starting a class action lawsuit but really would love to get involved if one exists. If I hear of anything I'll let you know. Good luck.

My name is Lori, I started taking Effexor 110mg 6 yrs ago. I took it for depression. But the side affects, quick to Anger ruined my life. I feel like this drug took over my life. I wanted to die, thought about it every day. I would get so angry, made some really bad choices. I lost 2 jobs, the first one I worked at for 19 years 5 months. But the Anger, and the inability to make good choices , I lost everything. But the anger continued, I could not see that the Effexor was ruining my life. So one day I started reading about this pill I was prescribed by my Dr. I did not even finish reading the side affects before I knew I was in trouble. If I did not stop taking it, I was going to kill myself. So I started the process, of tapering off. It was not an easy process. I had brain lag, emotional mess, angry. But the hope is in view, I finally got of it, but the trail of destruction it did to my life, I am still feeling. But I am OFF IT. Thank you God. Lori Cable

I too am suffering with horrible side effects from Effexor and would like to get off the med but if I go 1 day without it, I suffer terrible withdrawal symptoms and most violent horrific nightmares! I'm looking for suit against this company. When I was placed on my his drug well over 10 years ago, they didn't tell me it was addicting. Now they tell me they didn't know this until later. I think this drug co misrepresented this medication side effects, c
Is there any current suits going on about this? This is greatly affecting my life!

Im on 225mg xr and if i miss a dose i go into sever withdrawl within only 5hrs of not taking the medication. At 24hr mark i hallucinate cant stand or walk properly on top of other problems like remember where i am or whats going on. I notice my short term memory is now imparied even when i take the medication at ut proper time. I cant multitask without feeling under pressure. I feel dead most days and sometimes do dangerous and irrational things that seem fun. Im affraid to miss a dose because of the withdrawls. My medication is controling my life.

Read Julia Ross's "The Mind Cure." It helped me with withdrawal of symptoms when I was getting off my meds. Also, be sure to taper down. Go to 150, then 75, then 37.5. Don't just cold turkey off of 225. Please don't. I am praying for you right now.