"i have suffered with severe depression for at least 25 years. i wasn&#039;t willing to admit that i needed help...just kept trying to power through it. the past year has been a nightmare. i went to a family doctor and was prescribed wellbutrin. felt like i was on the verge of becoming psychotic within 1 week. i stopped taking the medicine and just gutted it out. barely hanging on. barely surviving. my wife convinced me to go to a psychiatrist and i was prescribed pristiq. following my first dose, my life has changed! i never knew how bad off i was until i started taking pristiq. before i was suffering everyday of my life. i now feel hope. i now feel confident. i now want to do things with my family. i now have renewed interest in my job. pristiq has changed my life. i can&#039;t believe it. i am so thankful that i have this medicine. i&#039;m kicking myself for not getting help sooner."