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venlafaxine

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venlafaxine /ven·la·fax·ine/ (ven″lah-fak´sēn) an inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake that potentiates neurotransmitter activity in the central nervous system; used as the hydrochloride salt as an antidepressant and antianxiety agent.
venlafaxine [ven″lah-fak´sēn]
an inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine uptake that stimulates neurotransmitter activity in the central nervous system; administered orally as the hydrochloride salt as an antidepressant and antianxiety agent.
venlafaxine
Effexor® Neuropharmacology A second-generation bicyclic member of the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor class of antidepressants. See Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft.
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In the first week of treatment, agomelatine works for twice as many people as another antidepressant, venlafaxine.
BEATING THE BLUES by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
The review looked at the following drugs: bupropion, citalopram (Celexa), duloxetine (Cymbalta), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine, fluvoxamine (Luvox), milnacipran, mirtazapine (Remeron), paroxetine (Paxil), reboxetine, sertraline (Zoloft), and venlafaxine (Effexor) (Lancet 2009 [doi: 10.
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A study was published which examined the effects of four antidepressants - Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Venlafaxine and Nefazodone - and it was claimed they were only slightly more effective than dummy pills in treating mild and moderate depression.
KEEP TAKING THE TABLETS by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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