"i was very apprehensive about taking yet another anti-depressant, however, i decided after much prodding from my doctor to give it a try. i suffer from moderate anxiety and depression. i was in denial about it and it took a lot (i mean a lot) of my hair coming out from stress for me to admit that i was not okay. i am a 26 year old woman- so this was a big deal to me. when i first started pristiq i was determined not to like it. i did suffer from most of the side effects (dry mouth, never hungry, excessive sweating, jitteriness, not feeling &quot;right&quot;, and sexual problems) but after sticking it out for about 5 weeks- the side effects really started going away. the only one that i have a problem with now is sometimes my heart will race."