"i was given effexor xr  for depression. i had the usual side effects at first dizziness, nauseous, weird dreams and tingly. i was able to beat most of these by taking the medication at the same time every night. the down side was if i was late by a few hours taking it the dreams and tingly feeling returned bad. i was started on 75mg and that worked for a few months then the dosage was upped to 150mg. this worked for a few months as well then i hit rock bottom again and the dosage was upped again to 225mg unfortunately this only worked for a few months. a year after this i was given it again this time it only worked for a couple weeks. this was not the medicine for me."