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venlafaxine

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[ven-luh-fak-seen, -sin] / ˌvɛn ləˈfæk sin, -sɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. an oral antidepressant, C 17 H 27 NO 2 , that is thought to inhibit neuronal reabsorption of serotonin, norepinephrine, and possibly dopamine.


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But venlafaxine, which is also used in the UK, had the second highest.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2024

Researchers also found an increased risk of having a ruptured brain aneurysm for people taking four drugs: the blood thinner warfarin; the antidepressant venlafaxine; the antipsychotic and antiemetic drug prochlorperazine; and the painkiller co-codamol.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2024

The oral antidepressants analyzed were amitriptyline, bupropion, citalopram, desvenlafaxine, doxepin, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, mirtazapine, nortriptyline, paroxetine, sertraline, trazodone, and venlafaxine.

From Science Daily May 30, 2024

She takes venlafaxine, a type of SNRI, and has common side effects that include sweating, sickness and hot flushes.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2022

The first three “might be considered first choice” by doctors, they write, although the two most effective drugs – amitriptyline and venlafaxine – might still be first choice for severe depression.

From The Guardian Feb. 21, 2018

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