Although your doctor is the best source for answering your specific questions about depression and treatment with EFFEXOR XR, you can find answers to common questions here.
To see questions, click on the topics below.
Although your doctor is the best source for answering your specific questions about depression and treatment with EFFEXOR XR, you can find answers to common questions here.
To see questions, click on the topics below.
EFFEXOR XR and other antidepressant medicines may cause serious side effects, including:
Keep all follow-up visits with your healthcare provider and call between visits if you are worried about symptoms.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms, or call 911 if an emergency, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:
Only some people are at risk for these problems. You may want to undergo an eye examination to see if you are at risk and receive preventative treatment if you are.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms, or call 911 if an emergency. EFFEXOR XR may be associated with these serious side effects:
This condition can be life-threatening and may include:
Changes in blood pressure. EFFEXOR XR may:
Symptoms in males may include:
Symptoms in females may include:
Talk to your healthcare provider if you develop any changes in your sexual function or if you have any questions or concerns about sexual problems during treatment with EFFEXOR XR. There may be treatments your healthcare provider can suggest.
Do not stop EFFEXOR XR without first talking to your healthcare provider. Stopping EFFEXOR XR too quickly or changing from another antidepressant too quickly may cause serious symptoms. Symptoms may include the following (some of which can be severe and last for a long time):
Here are 3 suggested tips to help make sure you receive brand-name EFFEXOR XR and not a generic:
Talk to your doctor and/or your pharmacist to ask if you should be getting brand-name EFFEXOR XR. For tips on having that conversation, download the Pharmacy Tip Sheet.
Check your pills for the distinctive shape and markings of brand-name EFFEXOR XR.
The EFFEXOR XR Savings Card allows eligible patients to pay as little as $4 every time they get a 30-day fill of brand-name EFFEXOR XR—and could save up to $1,800 a year. If you have a prescription for brand-name EFFEXOR XR, you can use the card for every fill through December 31, 2023.*
There are 2 ways to use the card immediately. Once you’ve activated your Savings Card, you can either:
You can keep this card with you and continue to save on each fill for EFFEXOR XR through December 31, 2023.
To be eligible to use an EFFEXOR XR Savings Card, you must:
To learn the full details of who is eligible, please see the full Terms and Conditions.
To get a Savings Card, register here and then download your card or have it sent to you via mail, email, or text.
You can activate your Savings Card here.
Yes. We’ll reimburse you for the cost of your prescription over and above your eligible cost. Simply pay for your EFFEXOR XR prescription and mail a copy of your original pharmacy receipt (cash register receipt NOT valid) with product name, date, and amount circled to:
EFFEXOR XR Savings Offer
2250 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 300
Morrisville, NC 27560
Please be sure to include a copy of the front of your EFFEXOR XR Savings Card, your name, and your mailing address. All rebate submissions will be processed within 10 to 14 business days of the date we receive your information.
EFFEXOR XR should be taken exactly as prescribed. Your doctor may need to adjust your dosage of EFFEXOR XR until the right dose is established for you; do not change your dose without consulting your physician.
If you have questions about taking your medication, adjusting your daily dose, or discontinuing treatment with EFFEXOR XR, speak with your doctor.
It is important to take EFFEXOR XR every day according to your doctor's instructions. If you miss a dose or abruptly decrease your dosage without your doctor's approval, there is a chance that you may experience “discontinuation symptoms.” This term describes the symptoms that may occur when a person suddenly stops or quickly lowers his or her daily dose of an antidepressant.
These symptoms can be severe and last for a long time. Symptoms may include:
Do not stop EFFEXOR XR without first talking to your healthcare provider. When people suddenly stop using or quickly lower their daily dose of EFFEXOR XR, serious discontinuation symptoms may occur and these symptoms can be severe and last for a long time.
If you and your doctor have made the decision to discontinue treatment, gradually reducing the dose is recommended rather than abruptly stopping your medication. To successfully taper you off treatment with EFFEXOR XR and avoid discontinuation symptoms, your physician should slowly decrease your daily dose and carefully monitor you for symptoms.
You should take EFFEXOR XR at about the same time every day. However, if you miss a dose, take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take your next dose at the regularly scheduled time. Do not take 2 doses of EFFEXOR XR at the same time.
If you take too much EFFEXOR XR, call your doctor or poison control center or seek emergency treatment immediately.
It is important to be aware of the possible side effects when taking any medication. Be sure to tell your doctor if you experience any side effects. Please see additional warnings and Important Safety Information at right.
In clinical studies, the most common side effects with EFFEXOR XR were: