Search through the mental health forums here and you'll find a lot of opinions. I took EffexorXR for a year, it took awhile to be effective but the results were very good for me. Just remember that we will all have a different experience and reaction to SSRI's. What works for one of us may not sit right with another, I had to try a few before I settled on one that worked.
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