depression
"I've been taking Effexor XR for about two months now. I was in the hospital after a suicide attempt when the psychiatrist there put me on it. At first I had the worst side effects. I was super tired, couldn't concentrate on anything, and got dizzy all the time. After about two weeks those went away. I have moderate anxiety and it's helped a lot with that. I still get nervous a lot but I haven't had an anxiety attack since I started taking Effexor. For my depression though it hasn't helped at all. I still find it hard to get out of bed, can't sleep at nights. Also, I missed a dose once and it was not good at all. I was miserable. I was tired, had the worst headache, and I was about ready to jump in front of a train."