"been on effexor for fourteen years. it makes ocd worse and ptsd worse and my depression worse. i don&#039;t care what these negative reviews say, i am switching from this crap drug to another antidepressant. i feel fourteen years of my life have been ruined and i was lied to by the medical profession, they never told me how terrible this drug was and how it makes paranoia and ocd and ptsd worse. oh and i can&#039;t eat oats or wheat or cheese or margarine or butter as it gives me drowsiness and unbeatable tiredness.effexor should be banned, its ruined my life and i can&#039;t wait to come off it and go on another drug."