Venish SR 75 Tablet
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Product introduction
Venish SR 75 Tablet is a medicine used to treat major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders. It helps improve mood, reduce nervousness, and improve overall well-being by restoring the balance of certain brain chemicals that affect mood and emotions.
Venish SR 75 Tablet should be taken with food. Take this medicine at the same time each day to maintain a stable level in your blood. If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. Do not skip doses, and complete the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Do not stop taking this medication abruptly, as it may worsen your symptoms.
Some common side effects of this medicine include nausea, insomnia (difficulty sleeping), constipation, increased sweating, and sexual dysfunction. However, these side effects are temporary and typically resolve on their own over time. Consult your doctor if these do not subside or bother you.
Venish SR 75 Tablet may cause dizziness and drowsiness, so avoid driving or engaging in activities that require mental focus until you understand how this medicine affects you. Before taking Venish SR 75 Tablet, inform your doctor if you have any kidney, heart, or liver conditions or a history of seizures (epilepsy or fits). Additionally, notify your doctor if you experience any unusual mood or behavioral changes, worsening depression, or suicidal thoughts. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should consult before taking this medicine, as it may cause harmful effects on the developing baby.
Uses of Venish Tablet SR
Benefits of Venish Tablet SR
In Depression
Venish SR 75 Tablet is used to treat depression by improving mood-regulating chemicals in the brain. It helps restore emotional balance, reducing feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and fatigue. Improving energy levels and motivation helps to regain interest in daily activities and improves overall well-being.
In Anxiety disorder
Venish SR 75 Tablet helps manage anxiety disorders by balancing neurotransmitters in the brain, particularly serotonin and norepinephrine. It reduces excessive worry, restlessness, and nervousness, helping individuals feel calmer and more in control.
Side effects of Venish Tablet SR
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Venish
- Nausea
- Constipation
- Increased sweating
- Sexual dysfunction
- Dizziness
- Decreased appetite
- Erectile dysfunction
How to use Venish Tablet SR
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Venish SR 75 Tablet is to be taken with food.
How Venish Tablet SR works
Venish SR 75 Tablet works by increasing the levels of chemical messengers (serotonin and noradrenaline). These are natural substances in the brain that help maintain mental balance and manage depression and anxiety.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Venish SR 75 Tablet.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Venish SR 75 Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Venish SR 75 Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Babies should be monitored for excessive sleepiness and adequate weight gain.
Babies should be monitored for excessive sleepiness and adequate weight gain.
Driving
UNSAFE
Venish SR 75 Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
Venish SR 75 Tablet may cause dizziness, confusion, and eyesight changes such as blurred vision, which may affect your ability to drive.
Venish SR 75 Tablet may cause dizziness, confusion, and eyesight changes such as blurred vision, which may affect your ability to drive.
Kidney
CAUTION
Venish SR 75 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Venish SR 75 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CAUTION
Venish SR 75 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Venish SR 75 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
What if you forget to take Venish Tablet SR?
If you miss a dose of Venish SR 75 Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
All substitutes
For informational purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
No substitutes found for this medicine
Quick tips
- It may take 2 to 4 weeks for Venish SR 75 Tablet to start working. Keep taking it as prescribed.
- It may cause dizziness and sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you.
- Avoid consuming alcohol when taking Venish SR 75 Tablet, as it may cause excessive drowsiness and increase the risk of liver damage.
- It may cause a sensation of restlessness, especially when you first start taking it. Inform your doctor if this happens to you.
- Consult your doctor if you experience sudden mood changes or have suicidal thoughts.
- Do not stop taking the medication suddenly without talking to your doctor.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Anisole Derivative
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
NEURO CNS
Action Class
Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs)
Interaction with drugs
Taking Venish with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects
Do not consume Moclobemide with Venlafaxine. If concurrent use is essential, please consult your doctor.
Concomitant use may cause an increase in blood serotonin levels. Patients
Do not consume Selegiline with Venlafaxine. If Selegiline is essential, ensure a gap of at least 2 weeks after discontinuing Venlafaxine. Please consult your doctor.
Concomitant u
Do not consume Venlafaxine with Domperidone.
Concomitant use may affect heart rhythm and can be fatal.
Avoid concurrent use unless your doctor considers it safe.
Concurrent use may cause fatal rise in blood serotonin levels.
If concurrent use is essential, watch out for symptoms of serotonin syndrome such as tremors, fever, diarrhea or agitation and consult your doctor if you experience them. Your doct
Patient concerns
FAQs
Can Venish SR 75 Tablet cause sedation?
Yes. Venish SR 75 Tablet can cause sedation. You should inform your doctor if you are taking any other sleep-inducing medicines before starting Venish SR 75 Tablet.
Is Venish SR 75 Tablet a psychotropic drug?
Yes. Venish SR 75 Tablet is a psychotropic drug. Any medication capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behaviour are called psychotropic drugs.
Is Venish SR 75 Tablet a narcotic?
No. Venish SR 75 Tablet is not a narcotic drug. Narcotics are drugs with sleep-inducing properties, usually derivatives of opium, like heroin and morphine.
Can I take mirtazapine along with Venish SR 75 Tablet?
No. There can be a serious side effect when mirtazapine is taken with Venish SR 75 Tablet. It can cause a serious condition called as serotonin syndrome. It is a potentially life-threatening can present as agitation, hallucinations, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, tachycardia, labile blood pressure, hyperthermia and coma.
Can I take Venish SR 75 Tablet with citalopram?
No. Citalopram and Venish SR 75 Tablet both increase serotonin levels. Avoid or use any alternate drug. It can cause a serious condition called as serotonin syndrome. It is a potentially life-threatening can present as agitation, hallucinations, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, tachycardia, labile blood pressure, hyperthermia and coma.
What is the relation between Venish SR 75 Tablet and p-glycoprotein?
P-glycoprotein is responsible for the expulsion of Venish SR 75 Tablet from the brain. Some studies have shown that Venish SR 75 Tablet and its metabolite inhibit the p-glycoprotein.
Can Venish SR 75 Tablet cause high blood pressure?
Venish SR 75 Tablet treatment is associated with sustained increases in blood pressure in some people. It is recommended that people who are being treated with Venish SR 75 Tablet should have regular monitoring of blood pressure. For such people, either dose reduction or discontinuation should be considered.
Can Venish SR 75 Tablet cause constipation?
Yes. Venish SR 75 Tablet is known to cause constipation in some patients. Take a fiber-rich diet and drink plenty of water. You may consider taking laxatives as well. Your doctor will suggest ways to prevent or manage it. Please consult your doctor if it does not resolve or gets worse.
Can Venish SR 75 Tablet cause weight loss?
Yes. Venish SR 75 Tablet is known to cause weight loss in some patients. In research studies, a dose-dependent weight loss was noted in patients treated with Venish SR 75 Tablet for several weeks. Please consult your doctor if it bothers you.
Can Venish SR 75 Tablet cause addiction?
No. Venish SR 75 Tablet does not have habit-forming potential.
Can I take Venish SR 75 Tablet tablet instead of a capsule?
You can take a tablet instead of the capsule but only under consultation or prescription of a doctor. You should not change it yourself as the different formulation of a medication may have a different action as drug release would be different in both. This can lead to an inappropriate treatment and may lead to side effects or even failure of treatment.
Can gabapentin be given along with Venish SR 75 Tablet?
Yes, gabapentin can be given with Venish SR 75 Tablet, but only with a consultation with a doctor. They both, when given together, cause an increase in drowsiness, sleepiness, and decreased concentration at work. Take it with caution.
Can fibromyalgia be treated with Venish SR 75 Tablet?
Venish SR 75 Tablet is not approved for the treatment of fibromyalgia. Some research studies have shown promising results of Venish SR 75 Tablet in the treatment of fibromyalgia. Consult your doctor before starting this medication.
Can nerve pain be treated with Venish SR 75 Tablet?
Venish SR 75 Tablet is not approved for treatment of nerve pain disorders but some researchers have proved its efficacy in nerve pain. It is currently used off-label for nerve pain.
Why does Venish SR 75 Tablet cause loss of appetite?
Venish SR 75 Tablet is known to cause changes in the neurotransmitters levels and chemicals in the brain which leads to decrease in appetite and this loss of appetite is dose dependent.
What are good alternatives to Venish SR 75 Tablet, particularly when a side effect is reduced sex drive?
If you find any side effects like decreased sex drive or impotence, talk to your doctor, and then you can have another drug. Do not stop Venish SR 75 Tablet by yourself, it can lead to increased adverse effects.
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