"i was prescribed effexor xr for anxiety while i was home from college over winter break. i took it one day and i felt good but then i couldn&#039;t sleep for the following entire next day and then it made me feel completely sick so i didn&#039;t take another one the next day because i wanted to be able to fall asleep. 5 days later i tried to take it again to see if i would be able to fall asleep and that time i wasn&#039;t able to fall asleep the next two days and i felt extremely sick and like my brain hurt so bad the next day after taking it. its been over a week now since the second time i took and i feel like i hate my life. i&#039;ve never been so depressed and anxious. how long will this last? major regret"