Searching online and I found this site. My stomach has been a mess since increasing my dosage of Effexor XR.
Bloating, gas, constipation. Uggghh, it's awful. I'm asking my doctor if there is another solution, I just can't take all of these stomach issues anymore.
Bloating, gas, constipation. Uggghh, it's awful. I'm asking my doctor if there is another solution, I just can't take all of these stomach issues anymore.
I have the exact problem and worse. Started throwing up a year ago as well. The doctor is useless, kept increasing my effexor dosage.
All of your symptoms are common side effects. Stop working yourself up,
I'm having the same problems, never had it before taking Effexor. Hate docs who think everything they don't understand is in our heads. Arrogant.
i've used effexor off and on for a couple years ... originally i had tried the xr which was fine on my stomach but as soon as my doc switched to non-xr (with no real explanation, probably a money thing) i started getting an upset stomach to the point where i had to lie down & sometimes vomit within the first hour or so after taking the pill. i've found that if i break the pill (non-xr) in half and be sure to always take with a meal (half in a.m. & half in evening) i'm usually fine. occasionally if i don't eat i still get nausea. not a pleasant side effect of this drug but otherwise it's the most effective in treating depression for me at least. just always take it with food.
I quit taking it after having extreme stomach pains. The only way that I know how to discribe it is if I had swallowed rocks and they are tumbling around a rock polisher. It has never been the. same sense and had never experienced this prior to the medication. It's now been since 2012 that I have been off of it
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I was taking Effexor for 13 years up until a year ago then was weaned off with Prozac till September 2015. I experienced everything that everyone has talked about. October and November seemed to be going well and then December developed SEVERE stomach pain and burning with GERD/GI issues. I went to the doctor and have since been on Prilosec 2x a day which isn't doing sh*t for me. I am completely terrified. They ran the basic tests of ultrasounds and blood work and came back normal. I am terrified of having the scope although that is what's next when I go for a follow up in a few weeks. I know that's what's needed to get a better look but I've never been put under and it sounds terrifying. Not sure if these are delayed withdrawals??? I was tapered with Prozac till 5 months ago and now this horrible stomach pain and acid. Has anyone experienced this? I noticed everyone posts but nobody really comments on people's posts :/ Has anyone felt better or had relief?
I was taking Effexor for 13 years up until a year ago then was weaned off with Prozac till September 2015. I experienced everything that everyone has talked about. October and November seemed to be going well and then December developed SEVERE stomach pain and burning with GERD/GI issues. I went to the doctor and have since been on Prilosec 2x a day which isn't doing sh*t for me. I am completely terrified. They ran the basic tests of ultrasounds and blood work and came back normal. I am terrified of having the scope although that is what's next when I go for a follow up in a few weeks. I know that's what's needed to get a better look but I've never been put under and it sounds terrifying. Not sure if these are delayed withdrawals??? I was tapered with Prozac till 5 months ago and now this horrible stomach pain and acid. Has anyone experienced this? I noticed everyone posts but nobody really comments on people's posts :/ Has anyone felt better or had relief?
I started Effexor and have some stomach pain. I stopped it for five days and pain went away. Black on for three day and pain is back.
Thats stuff is real. I took my first pill of effexor and imediately began to feel the above described stomach ache. I took the second pill the next day and knowing it is bad I never took them again. It took only 2 pills for this pain to apear and it's been a month since. I still have this pain.
I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND HAVE ALSO HAD A OAIN ON RIGHT HAND SIDE BELOW THE SIDE OF MY RIBS AND HAVE READ ALTHOUGH THIS IS RARE IT IS A SIDE EFFECT OF TAKING THE DRUG SO I WOULDNT WORRY BUT IF YOU ARE STIL WORRING CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING THATS WORRIES YOU AND COULD THEY INVESTIGATE FURTHER ,IM SURE YOU WILL BE OK .
My son was on Effexor and had the same pains. You had better find a good gastroenterologist that will check your pancreas and liver. My son, after 3 months of pain and several tests now has just a few days to live.
IT IS EFFEXOR THESE DOCTORS NO NOTHING
DRS WANT TO KEEP YOU ON MEDICINE AS SOME GET PAID FOR HOW MANY PERSCRIPTIONS THEY WRITE
I was on effexor for 4 yrs at 375 MG. Now I can only eat bits and pieces. I feel so sick and the pain and acid reflex. I thought I would just look up to see if the effexor had this side effects. Now I'm glad I made a dr appt. It also caused me to lose my hair and got really bad sores that scarred my body
I have abdominal wall pain, deeper abdominal pain and spasming or throbbing on right side just below ribcage. I believe it is a side effect. I stopped Gabapetin and it eased up. But, for me, antidepressants caused it, narcotics, blood pressure meds, all cause it. I've become sensitive in this way to any med that has this as a side effect. I have no pre-ulcer, no reflux, no internal stomach issues. I've had 3 MRI's, gall badder test, colonoscopy, endoscopy, ultrasound, pancreas test, all normal. What helps me is steroids, but I can't take them because of blood pressure side effects. Other than that, I was helped by a combination of muscle relaxer, baclofen, anti-spasmodic, Bentyl, lidocaine stomach patch, on 12 hours, off 12 hours, wash hands after touching, don't want lidocaine in your eyes. I can't take anti-inflammatory drugs because of chronic kidney disease, but I found STASH Gold Chai tea with Turmeric, an anti-inflammatory. There is a recall on Turmeric right now, I believe mostly from India. Stash's turmeric is from Indonesia. Good luck all.