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Hello @wendyw,
Welcome to Connect. I couldn't find any discussions or published studies regarding a link between Effexor and kidney stones. Nor did I find anything significant on the FDA webpage.
The only mention of this link appears on an "eHealthMe" webpage, https://www.ehealthme.com/extended/ds/effexor/kidney-stones/
However, the website notes, "...This review analyzes which people have Kidney stones with Effexor. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 73,099 people who have side effects when taking Effexor from FDA and eHealthme!"
Unfortunately this webpage seems to be misleading, @wendyw. May I ask if you could share the FDA report? With the plethora of information on the internet, we may have overlooked something too.
Meanwhile, you may wish to view this ongoing discussion on Connect, about withdrawal symptoms and side effects of Effexor:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tips-on-minimising-withdrawal-symptoms-from-effexor-aka-venlafaxine/
I'm also tagging @lcamino and Mentor @rosemarya, to see if they may have more insight?
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thank you so much. I'm just a mum without medical training so I hope you can explain this to me more clearly. after his last lithrotripsy his surgeon suggest kidney transplant if it gets too much !!! I am sorry but as a new member I cant post links but it is the e med site with statistics about developing stones.
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Hi, @wendyw, I am sorry that your son has developed bothersome kidney stones. I have no experience with Effexor to share with you.
Have you consulted with a nephrologist about these? I ask this because, I have had an experience with kidney stone that was not noticed by my PCP. But the nephrologist in my kidney transplant department did notice because of the high degree of specialty. I simply offer that as a possibility for consideration.
Rosemary