"i have been on effexor for 18 years.   yes, that&#039;s right: 18 years.  it saved my life and then some.   i had very severe clinical depression back in 1995.  i was suicidal and anxious to the nth degree.   effexor has brought joy back to my life and has enhanced my creativity and sexual desire.  i have been blessed with this medication.  it was the first anti-depressant my doctor prescribed and most likely the last.   a match made in paradise: effexor and i."