Does anyone else suffer from extreme nightsweats while taking Effexor?

I had been on Effexor for about a year without any notable side effects until I recently increased my dose to 150mg daily. The night sweats are intense. I have to change my night clothes and put a fresh sheet on the bed at least a few times a week. It doesn’t really bother me that much as compared to the benefits that I get from Effexor but yes, you’re definitely not alone.

Hi, I'm 25 and have been taking venlafaxine on off for about a year or so, I increased my dose about 2 weeks ago from 75mg to 150mg. At first I have nausea in the morning slightly again which faded after a few days as expected. But then these awful night sweats started and hot flushes in the day.
I'm having to take my pjs off in the night as they are soaking as well as my bed covers. Problem is I am so cold when I wake up in these wet clothes and can't warm up as my skin is cold and clammy. Can anyone advise if this will fade? or will this symptom persist? Or does anyone have any advice - I'm too cold to get back to sleep and want an instant warm up haha

I know this post is a few years old, but I wanted to share my experience with night sweats and effexor. I am on 225mg a day and I wake up from night sweats many times a week. You are not alone and it is not fun.

I'm having the exact same thing happen, but I am on 225MG. The sweats are so bad I have to change my blankets and PJ's multiple times a night. I'm hardly getting any sleep because of it. I actually found your question on here from Googling this issue. I want to go off of the medicine because of this, but kind of want to stay on it because it helps so much with my depression. I'm torn!

Hi,

I have been having the exact same problem! I’m on 150mg (two tablets twice a day) and suffer 2-3 times pretty much every single night. My partner has learnt to deal with it but for me throughout the night I’m left feeling feverish and gross and also the sheer inconvenience drives me mad as if I’m staying at a guest house for example I find it mortifying!
At first I thought I was beggining to wet the bed as I was so drenched I didn’t understand that it could be from night sweats. Does anyone recommend times to take your doses to lower the amount you have these?
I feel this is working for me but am desperate to stop these sweats as I have very vivid dreams and my sleep is suffering from both now.
It’s great to know I’m not alone on this as I never had any problems like this at all before taking the medication.

Although I know people who sweat at night and they think it all started since they take Effexor; I must say that I have been taking Effexor for 20 years, at its highest dose and I never had night sweats.
I believe that each brain is different and the same drug can have different side effects for
each person.
I recently asked my GP and she has used Effexor for menopausal women to stop the sweating!?

I tend to notice the night sweats, when I forget a dose. I do not recall it happening otherwise. But I believe I'm going to start keeping a log. In addition to nightsweats ( except it's a regular problem, not just when I miss a dose ) I have exceedingly vivid dreams. I'm normally a very calm, quiet, peaceful sleeper. But these vivid dreams keep me from being rested. This is fairly common. I keep having very active dreams. Involving believing I've woken up.

Hey so cool facts 22% of people taking antidepressants experience night sweats. Tsks to your doctor for not knowing such. I'm not quite as bad but it's bad enough Ive learned not to shower before bed because I'll have to in the morning.

I’ve been on Effexor XR for only 3 months and I too have extreme night sweats. It has also caused mania and suicidal thoughts. I’m in the process of coming off of it completely.

Effexor:
Dermatologic
Very common (10% or more): Sweating (up to 14% of users)

Yes I do... Every damn night!!! I also change twice a night, and put towel on bed. I only go to bed with a tank top on and underwear cause of the night sweats.

28 yr old female, on 75mg. Been on med for 2 yrs and love it. Night sweats are the only side effect. In the summers it gets so bad that I have discolored spots that develop on my back and front torso. Doctor told me it is tinea versicolor and can be cured with anti fungal cream and head and shoulders (yes, gross!) It takes about 3 weeks to go away. This happened last year to me and now that summer is approaching I wanted to share this with my fellow night sweaters so you don’t have to suffer in silence if you have spots from the sweating!

I have had severe night sweats on Effexor. Same thing, towel, changing clothes. I think it’s a timing thing. I’m starting to take mine in the mornings to see if that helps. I’m on 75mg/day.

Yes I do occasionally! Never used to before! I take 50mg venlafaxine x2