How effective is Effexor for Stress And Anxiety? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.4/5 Long term ratings: 3.6/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Effexor (venlafaxine hydrochloride) is for Stress and anxiety and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 629 Effexor users and is updated continuously.
What is Effexor?
Effexor has active ingredients of venlafaxine hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 99,493 Effexor users. Check the latest studies of Effexor.
What is Stress and anxiety?
Stress and anxiety is found to be associated with 3,545 drugs and 5,491 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Stress and anxiety.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
629 people are studied for taking Effexor in Stress and anxiety
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Effexor effectiveness for Stress and anxiety (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 25
- somewhat: 104
- moderate: 207
- high: 206
- very high: 87
Long Term:
- not at all: 9
- somewhat: 49
- moderate: 118
- high: 148
- very high: 71
Gender of people who take Effexor for Stress and anxiety *:
- female: 78.7 %
- male: 21.3 %
Age of people who take Effexor for Stress and anxiety *:
- 0-1: 0.16 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 2.23 %
- 20-29: 17.01 %
- 30-39: 27.82 %
- 40-49: 23.37 %
- 50-59: 16.85 %
- 60+: 12.56 %
Who find Effexor more effective for Stress And Anxiety?
Gender of people who take Effexor for Stress and anxiety *:
- female: 80.2 %
- male: 19.8 %
Age of people who take Effexor for Stress and anxiety *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 2.05 %
- 20-29: 13.99 %
- 30-39: 26.96 %
- 40-49: 24.91 %
- 50-59: 18.43 %
- 60+: 13.65 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Effexor?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Effexor safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Effexor (99,493 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Stress and anxiety (637,436 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on venlafaxine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Effexor) and Effexor (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
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