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My doctor prescribed effexor (venlafaxine) 37.5 as an appetite suppressant. can it be used as an appetite suppressant since it's an anti depressant?

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No : I have never used it as an appetite suppressant , unless se you eat when you are anxious and he is trying to decrease your anxiety !!!!

Answered 5/15/2014

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