"eight years ago, i had a hysterectomy and afterwords suffered deep depression. pristiq took me out of a deep pit and made me able to live a normal life again. one caution: make sure that your doctor is prescribing and your pharmacy is filling the name brand and not the generic. when i switched to the generic, it did absolutely nothing to help me, and in fact, made my depression worse. and after just one day back on pristiq proper, i have peace and calm again and happiness."