Drug Facts
What antidepressant class is Venlafaxine?
What is an SNRI
A natural product that can increase the risk of developing serotonin syndrome.
What is St. John's Wort?
The length of time it can take for an SSRI or SNRI to take effect.
What is 2-4 weeks?
What are MAOIs?
An antidepressant that can be prescribed for chronic pain.
What is an SNRI?
What a patient should do if discontinuing their antidepressant.
What is a slow taper over 2-4 weeks.
Something that can be done to lessen the GI effect of Venlafaxine.
Taking the medication with food.
Diaphoresis, anxiety, shivers, hyperreflexia, fever, vital sign instability, agitation, and restlessness.
What are symptoms of serotonin syndrome?
Anxiety, agitation, headache, and electric shock senstations can occur.
What happens when SSRI or SNRIs are stopped abruptly?
Nausea, vomiting, anorexia, headache, hypertension, insomnia, nervousness, and sexual dysfunction.
What are adverse effects of SSRIs and SNRIs