Experiences with Effexor

I got Steven-Johnson syndrome as a side effect. Felt like I was looking through the eyes of someone else. Dissociation of body and mind, as in a nightmare.
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I've used efexor 300 mg for many years for depression and anxiety. The first few weeks I was very often nauseous, after that period it improved. Now after all those years I get the impression that its not so effective any more. My depression and anxiety is less heavy and intens, but they do recur. Side effects: heavy sweating, nausea.
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A year later it seemed that the GP had given me much too much, despite repeated questions/subsequent begging for a different medicine. He was adamant that I just had to get used to is. this medicine stole years and years from me, the last few years I've been taking clomipramine, 30 mg is enough.
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I have taken this medicine for years. It works brilliantly for depression. The only thing is that, in the long term, you notice that your body gets used to it. No lows but also no highs. Under guidance from the GP I stopped taking it. In 3 to 4 months I lost 15 kg. My lust for life came back and I was able to go to the toilets again. My body started responding again, which I know because I got ...
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I've been taking this for a number of years. It does help me but I could do without the side-effects. High blood pressure, excessive sweating, thirst, always warm and difficulty sleeping. I don't know if these will ever stop. But I can't stop taking it.
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I have switched from Efexor to an own-label venlafaxine. Both in capsule form. I haven't noticed any difference. To start with I took the own-label venlafaxine in tablet form, but it made me nauseous.
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