"the increase in happiness is amazing. i had been taking effexor and wellbutrin for about 4 yrs. i am on day 5 of pristiq and i really love it. scaling down from effexor was extremely difficult. my poor kiddies, i just kept explaining to them that i was not mad at them and it was just a change in my crazy pills, as we call them. i am still on the wellbutrin. i would love to see a decrease in weight.  i am an emotional eater. i tend to think about food constantly. i eat by the clock and i actually forgot to eat lunch this weekend!  my hubby says this is the girl he fell in love with. "