"i&#039;m 19. i had a terrible abusive childhood full of alcohol and physical and mental abuse. depression also runs in my fathers and my mothers family, and so my heads pretty screwed up. 
i was first prescribed lexapro, that medication made me go insane, and now i&#039;m on 75mg of effexor xr. i probably should take more, but in my experience with depression, it really keeps me down to earth and so i told my doctor this was good enough for me. i&#039;ve been depressed my whole life and i just want to be good enough to where i won&#039;t be suicidal. this medication is great. 
the only side effect is that if i sit in weird positions my feet will go numb really quickly."