"after 20 years of marriage, i have found myself in the midst of a terrible divorce. i spiraled downward quickly and scarily into a deep, dark depression. i have no history of depression or having to take any anti-depressant type medicines. i was at a point where i was almost unable to function and was suicidal. i realized how severe a crisis i was in and started researching for fast help. i found pristiq. i have always been a skeptic, to say the least re: antidepressants, but i must admit, this medicine absolutely saved my life. the only minor side effects were feelings of &quot;zoning out&quot; and a headache for about 3 days on 2nd week. nothing since. i&#039;ll take that over my inability to function any day. "