I was on Effexor for about 20 years and haven’t had that happen. However, check your potassium levels. Are you taking any diuretics? Sometimes that makes your hands tingle.

Definitely tell your doctor.

Hello sunshinebb. I hope you can find out cause and cure....yes secretpop good idea to tell doctor and not let it continue without checking. I was given a Quinolone drug 4 years ago and was ok while taking it for 7 days, but ten days after got the tingling, sensitive then burning in hands and feet..... it is a side effect of Norflox. Have you checked out Effexor on Internet to see if its a side effect - not all of them happen while we are on a medication....can happen months later which is complex because sometimes doctors dont connect the problem with a drug they prescribed 3 months before!
Depending on cause sometimes it goes away sometimes not but my gut feeling is to see doctor and maybe have a nerve test done...and blood test for magnesium? I did and tests didnt cost anything and not painful... my diagnosis was neuropathy but there are many reasons for this feeling as secretpop says... hope you can get tested and find out soon. JS

ooops, I seem to have answer this on another page, sorry new here. If I had seen these comments first I would not have added mine .... sorry

Every person is different. I am now allergic to Venloflaxine. I developed Serotonin Syndrome and could not walk. I stick with my 30 mg of Prozac. Only side effect is ED

@sunshinebb Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You started on Effexor 7 months ago and since then you have been experiencing tingling and burning sensations. Members like @karathine99 @doorman @sears @val56 have experience with this topic and may be able to offer support.

I'm wondering if you could tell me a little more information? How long after taking Effexor did the symptoms start, do you have any other co-occurring medical issues, and like @secretwhitepop, I would like to know if you have told your doctor yet about these symptoms?