"2.5 years after the birth of my child i realized i needed help for ppd/ppa.  my irritability and anger just kept getting worse and i would go days without leaving the house. i was put on effexor xr 75mg. i only took one dose around 830 pm. i was up all night, jittery, restless, vivid dreams. the following day i was so out of it i feared i couldn&#039;t care for my child and had my so come home. i was incredibly nauseated and jittery with sprqodic muscle spasms, my fingers were shaking a bit and i had heart palpitations. it was awful. around 6 pm it started to go away but didn&#039;t completely until the following day. i will never take this medication again, it was very scary."