User:Mr. Ibrahem/Milnacipran

Milnacipran, sold under the brand name Savella among others, is a medication used to treat fibromyalgia and major depressive disorder. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include nausea, headache, trouble sleeping, increased sweating, and palpitations. Other side effects may include suicide in those under 25 years old, serotonin syndrome, increased blood pressure, liver problems, bleeding, and mania. Safety in pregnancy is unclear. It is a serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI).

Milnacipran was approved for medical use in the United States in 2009. It was denied approval in Europe in 2009 due to questionable benefits. In the United States it costs about 420 USD for a month as of 2021.