Effexor XR for Autism User Reviews

• Hig...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 24, 2019

"I'm 22 with autism, and I take 20 mg of Effexor XR, and I've been taking it for 2 years! This medication has helped me a lot, it makes me socialize with people more and be more at ease in a social situation! I've had no bad side effects at all! I highly recommend this medicine."

• Ang...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 3, 2022

"Effexor saved my life. I developed obsessive-compulsive disorder at 15. Severe panic attacks, guilt disorder, and it would take me hours of the day with rituals. Effexor stopped all that. I could leave the house with just a look. I'm 43 now and still on it."

• Tja...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 10, 2022

"My daughter is 17 and has autism, profound MR, mood disorder, premenstrual issues, and an organic brain anomaly. Both the neurologist and psychiatrist. Our psychiatrist put her on this med at 37.5. By the end of one week, she was flat-faced and sleeping 12 hours a night, the psychiatrist said it needed time. Her joy was gone. In the second week, she became more interactive but much more angry. The MD said it needed more time. By the third week, she was now overly excitable, irritable, acting out, and began to speak in other people's voices. I called the psychiatrist numerous times, who finally called back four days later after she started using other people's voices, and the psych said she needed a higher dose and more patience. I told her I didn't believe that and wanted her off. We took her off that day, but she has still not recovered from it. It has also affected how she has responded to her other meds and thrown everything off. We have found a new doctor, but do not trust or wait on this med if it makes things worse."