"if you are thinking about taking this, do not do it. ask your doctor for something else, anything else. effexor is horrible. i was put on it due to depression and generalised anxiety. within the first few weeks i was emotionally numb, i wasn&#039;t sad anymore but i couldn&#039;t feel happiness. six months later, while still on this i became suicidal and self harming, my heart rate started increasing due to my anxiety to the point where i was hospitalised. after that it was decided i was so come off it, now coming off it is even worse then being on it, shaking, dizziness, headaches, puking, sweating. i&#039;ve only been off it a week and already i can feel my mental health calming down. avoid this drug. please. for your own safety."