"i was given this medication as a test of some sort. i had been in a abusive relationship and i was having issues with it. my blood pressure was sky high. my doctor gave me the blood pressure medication and she gave me the pristiq as a means of calming me down and seeing if it would help me to lower my blood pressure.  i can say that within the first week of taking this medicine i was a new person again. it helped me a lot and people even notice a new and happier me. i call it my &quot;happy pill&quot; and people really see that now i am happy. my energy level is much better than it was before. really good product. i just ran out of samples so now i am now asking my doctor to prescribe it to me permanently."