| Effexor is a prescription medicine that | | | | active ingredient in this medication and |
| is licensed to treat depression in | | | | should be prescribed only to people |
| adults. It is a new class of | | | | suffering from major depression or |
| anti-depressant medications that affects | | | | extreme anxiety. As venlafaxine and its |
| chemical messengers within the brain. | | | | active metabolite have relatively short |
| These chemical messengers are called | | | | half-lives, 4 hours and 11 hours |
| neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, | | | | respectively, it should be administered |
| dopamine, and nor epinephrine. | | | | in divided dosage two or three times a |
| Neurotransmitters are manufactured by | | | | day. Interesting fact is that this drug |
| nerve cells and are released by the | | | | has been successful to treat people with |
| cells. The neurotransmitters travel to | | | | depression that have not responded to |
| nearby nerve cells and cause the cells | | | | other antidepressants. |
| to become more or less active. Many | | | | Venlafaxine found in effexor is well |
| experts believe that an imbalance in | | | | absorbed, with peak plasma |
| these neurotransmitters is the cause of | | | | concentrations occurring approximately 2 |
| depression and also may play a role in | | | | hours after dosing. Different from any |
| anxiety. Effexor works by inhibiting the | | | | other antidepressant in structure, it |
| release or affecting the action of these | | | | affects two neurotransmitters involved |
| neurotransmitters. So in case if one is | | | | in depression, serotonin and nor |
| suffering from depression, he can get it | | | | epinephrine. Several researches have |
| prescribed by the doctor and buy effexor | | | | proven that this medication works by |
| to solve his problem. | | | | correcting the balance of two brain |
| Effexor is prescribed for the treatment | | | | chemicals serotonin and nor epinephrine. |
| of depression, depression with | | | | It is proved that these two chemicals |
| associated symptoms of anxiety, | | | | help control moods, concentration, |
| generalized anxiety disorder, and social | | | | impulses, appetites, irritability and |
| anxiety disorder. This medication should | | | | emotions. |
| be taken with food at doses specifically | | | | That's why imbalances of these |
| directed by a physician. Individual | | | | substances create the cycle of |
| doses vary greatly among individuals. | | | | depression and the nervousness and |
| The anti-depressant effects are not | | | | irritability associated with anxiety |
| maximal for 1-2 weeks. If discontinued, | | | | disorders. It is seen that at low and |
| the dose of effexor should gradually be | | | | medium dosages, effexor diminishes |
| reduced under the direction of a | | | | serotonin reuptake alone and at higher |
| physician. For patients with difficulty | | | | dosages, it inhibits the reuptake of nor |
| swallowing tablets or capsules, it can | | | | epinephrine as well as serotonin. This |
| be opened and the contents can be | | | | medication may take several weeks to |
| sprinkled on a spoonful of applesauce. | | | | show its result that's why it is |
| Effexor is different from other | | | | important to give the medication |
| antidepressants because it contains the | | | | sufficient time before judging whether |
| drug known as venlafaxine, which is an | | | | it will work for a given person. |