Apo-Desvenlafaxine Dosage/Direction for Use

Always take APO-DESVENLAFAXINE exactly as told by the health professional. Check with the health professional if there are any questions.
APO-DESVENLAFAXINE is for oral use.
APO-DESVENLAFAXINE should be taken at approximately the same time each day with or without food. Tablets must be swallowed whole with fluid and not divided, crushed, chewed, or dissolved as it is time-released.
APO-DESVENLAFAXINE is prepared as a matrix tablet that slowly releases the medicine inside the body. Something that looks like a tablet may be noticed in the stool, but it is an empty matrix. Seeing the empty matrix is not a cause for concern. There is no need to take an extra tablet. The active medication has already been absorbed by the time the matrix is seen.
Do not stop taking APO-DESVENLAFAXINE without talking to the doctor.
Usual dose: The usual dose is 50 mg taken once daily. The doctor may increase the dose if needed. The maximum recommended dose should not exceed 100 mg/day.
Missed dose: If a dose is missed, take it as soon as it is remembered. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take only a single dose as usual. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet.
Before stopping APO-DESVENLAFAXINE: Do not stop taking or change the dose of APO-DESVENLAFAXINE without first discussing this with the health professional. The health professional may want to slowly decrease the dose of APO-DESVENLAFAXINE to help avoid side effects. Some patients, who suddenly stop taking desvenlafaxine after more than 1 week of therapy, have felt dizzy, sick (nausea), had a headache or experienced irritability, insomnia, diarrhea, anxiety, abnormal dreams, fatigue, sweating. These symptoms are usually not serious and disappear within a few days, but if symptoms that are troublesome occur, ask the doctor for advice.