"this medicine saved my sanity. i had crippling anxiety/panic attack disorder that forced me to take a year and a half off of college. i was a complete and total wreck. after a year and a half of rest/therapy i decided i was ready to go back to school, within 3 weeks i was totally crumbling, and was completely overwhelmed (anxiety disorder i had worked so hard to treat was rearing its ugly head). i was scared to try another med because my old one made me gain 55lbs (despite dieting), but at this point i was so desperate. my psychiatrist gave me pristiq and bam a week later i was like a different person. no more constant crying and confusion. now 10 months later i am doing really well in school and have lost 40lbs."