"i was prescribed 37.5 mg of effexor (raised to 75 mg after a week) after going off zoloft, for depression, gad, and panic disorder. i took it for about 2 months and it was horrible. i had terrible insomnia and when i managed to sleep, i had night terrors that resulted in me waking up multiple times in the middle of the night sweating through my sheets. my depression became so much worse, suicidal thoughts/self-harm ideation more rampant, and i had panic attacks at least every second day, sometimes more than once a day. i had a public nervous breakdown before i finally went off it and was prescribed escitalopram instead. the difference was like night and day. effexor is definitely not for everyone."