"i have suffered terribly from social anxiety for the past 4 years. i am 23 years old, and once it started negatively affecting my performance at my first job out of college, i felt it necessary to do something. was on zoloft for a few months prior, but it suddenly stopped working. i was put on 50mg of pristiq and i felt it working immediately. right after i took the first pill i went into a foggy state, but that hasn&#039;t happened since. the first week i couldn&#039;t sleep past 4am, and the first morning i woke up with extreme nausea and vomited. i have been on pristiq for about 6 weeks and really feel amazing. work through the side effects, they will disappear and hopefully it will work as well for you!"