"i have been on venlafaxing for over a year now and i have lost weight i feel awesome  but i did take 2 years of extensive counseling like private sessions and group counseling. i was active in all the events also like bowling, ceramics, exercise classes, picnics and even trips to places like the zoo. all this was in a group sometimes coed and sometimes just the women&#039;s group. all this was funded through the state of az. i even went through hep-c treatment for the 4th time. i attribute all this to getting through treatment with a more positive frame of mind and the hep-c is gone!"