Antidepressants · SNRIs
Venlafaxine
Brand: Effexor XR, Effexor
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)
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1.A patient on venlafaxine 75mg for depression is 'failing an SNRI.' What is wrong with this statement?
2.Why does venlafaxine have the worst discontinuation profile of any common antidepressant?
3.What vital sign must you monitor with venlafaxine, especially above 150mg?
4.Venlafaxine's active metabolite is itself a marketed drug. Name it.
5.Patient on venlafaxine XR 225mg runs out Friday, pharmacy restocks Monday. What do you expect?
6.Venlafaxine dosing: starting dose, SSRI range, true SNRI range, max.
7.New-onset BP of 148/94 in a patient on venlafaxine 300mg with no prior HTN. Most likely cause?
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