"i have taken effexor for twenty-five years. i take 75 milligrams at night. i sleep like a baby even though i am 70 and most women my age have some sleep issues. i actually was diagnosed with adult add and prescribed the medication for that. i also had anxiety, a hair trigger anger problem, and no social filter. my psychciatrist didn&#039;t tell me all that, just that i had add. i could accept meds for that. the effexor started to work within a week and i would not be without it. i like myself a lot better today than before effexor."