Have there been any studies indicating a correlation between effexor and suicide? Are feelings of suicide a noted side effect of this drug? The following source labels suicide attempts as a rare effect, but nonetheless an effect: http://www.psyweb.com/Drughtm/venlaf.html
My sister, who is schizophrenic and depressed is on 150 mg of effexor xr and 3 mg of risperdal, and talk of commitiing suicide coupled with "suicidal attempts" (she scrapes her arm with scissors, to the extent of slight bleeding only; no serious suicide attempt that is life threatening) have been prominent recently. Her doctor, who is raising the dosage, recommends her to be hospitalized, a route we are reluctant to take.