"this medicine has been very helpful to me. i started having extreme anxiety when i started taking latuda. for two years i dealt with depression, severe anxiety and killer side effects from the ssri (avoid them). in 2014 i finally said &quot;enough!&quot; i was a little scared to try a different medicine but life was so terrible i was willing to get some relief. i did not have any side effects when started taking the medicine. pristiq has given some of my life back. i can function at the day program (which was in jeopardy before pristiq) i highly recommend this medicine for those who suffer from depression and anxiety, at lease give it a try."