Venlafaxine is an antidepressant in a gathering of medications called particular serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs). Venlafaxine influences chemicals in the cerebrum that might be unequal in individuals with discouragement.

Before taking this drug

You ought not to take this drug on the off chance that you are oversensitive to venlafaxine or desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), or:

In the event that you have uncontrolled tight point glaucoma; or

In the event that you are being treated with methylene blue infusion.

Try not to utilize venlafaxine in the event that you have taken a MAO inhibitor in the previous 14 days. A risky medication cooperation could happen. MAO inhibitors incorporate isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine. After you quit taking venlafaxine, you should hold up no less than 7 days before you begin taking a MAOI.

To ensure venlafaxine is alright for you, tell your specialist in the event that you have:

Bipolar confusion (hyper misery);
Cirrhosis or other liver ailment;
Kidney ailment;
Coronary illness, hypertension, elevated cholesterol;
Diabetes;
Tight edge glaucoma;
A thyroid issue;
A background marked by seizures;
A draining or blood thickening issue;
Low levels of sodium in your blood; or
In the event that you are changing to venlafaxine from another upper.

Report any new or compounding side effects to your specialist, for example, state of mind or conduct changes, tension, alarm assaults, inconvenience dozing, or on the off chance that you feel rash, touchy, fomented, antagonistic, forceful, eager, hyperactive (rationally or physically), more discouraged, or have considerations about suicide or harming yourself.

Call your specialist without a moment's delay in the event that you have:

Obscured vision, burrow vision, eye torment or swelling, or seeing coronas around lights;

Simple wounding, strange dying (nose, mouth, vagina, or rectum),

Purple or red pinpoint spots under your skin; hack, mid-section snugness, inconvenience relaxing;

seizure (writhings); abnormal amounts of serotonin in the body - disturbance, visualizations, fever, quick heart rate, overactive reflexes, queasiness, spewing, the runs, loss of coordination, blacking out;

Low levels of sodium in the body - migraine, disarray, slurred discourse, serious shortcoming, heaving, loss of coordination, feeling insecure; or

Serious sensory system response - firm (unbending) muscles, high fever, sweating, disarray, quick or uneven heartbeats, tremors, feeling like you may go out.

Basic venlafaxine symptoms may include:

Vision changes;
Queasiness, regurgitating, looseness of the bowels;
Changes in ravenousness or weight;
Dry mouth, yawning;
Tipsiness, cerebral pain, nervousness, feeling anxious;
Quick heartbeats, tremors or shaking;
Rest issues (sleep deprivation), bizarre dreams, tired feeling;
Expanded sweating; or
Diminished sex drive, feebleness, or trouble having a climax.