depression
"I'm 25 years old and have been depressed for the past few years. The first medication I tried was fluoxetine, which did absolutely nothing for me. When the dosage was increased from 20 to 40mg I had extreme itchiness of the skin all over my body at night and didn't sleep for a week. About 6 months ago I was put on venlafaxine at 150mg a day after a suicide attempt. It really helped a lot and I felt a lot more balanced. The effects were fairly slow to come on and it did suppress the libido and make it almost impossible to have an orgasm. After a few months the medicine seemed to wear off and I don't really feel much different now I'm not on any medication. Having said that, I would definitely recommend it as it got me out of a very dark place."