Venlafaxine anti-depressant

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Hi all,

I was prescribed venlafaxine anti-depressants to try and help combat severe hot flushes/mood swings I have been experiencing ever since chemo put me into early menopause and now tamoxifen I also am on herceptin.

I took the first one yesterday and within an hour got a pounding headache followed by extreme nausea, has any one else used this drug? and if so what have been the SE? I have spent the past 2 days in bed cause I felt so sick and only now feel like eating. Given a choice between hot flushes and headache/nausea I would choose hot flushes so have decided not take it anymore, if anyone has any experience of this drug can you please relay any information you may have.

Many thanks
love and light
sarahlousie xxx

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Hi Sarahlousie,

I took them many years ago when I was first diagnosed and don’t remember having any major side effects. Sorry that’s probably not much help! Hope you manage to find out whether the tablet was the problem or not and if it was that you find something else to help with the flushes.

Best wishes,

Tournesol x