"i used this for 6 weeks at first few days i felt great then bam i felt so much worse. i have major depression , panic disorder and ocd , i&#039;m currently in counselling too while on this med , this is my 3rd medication for my symptoms i&#039;ve tried now my doc prescribed lexapro and i will take that in 3 days, side affects i got while on venlafaxine was weird dreams , low sex drive (only for a few weeks then went back to normal) migraines and irritated my ibs . i came off the drug myself without my docs consent as i wasn&#039;t feeling myself and knew it wasn&#039;t working i was on 37.5mg and then upped to double the dose and higher dose didn&#039;t suit so went back down to 37.5mg . only side affects coming off them was cold sweats and my migraines n ibs went"