I'm on Effexor right now.

Side effects are HORRID. I started on 37.5mg and honestly wished I could die... nausea, headache, achiness, tiredness and the whole thing... now I WAS at 187.5mg just over a week ago. Coming down 37.5mg ... well, I find out NOW that this is a highly habit forming (addictive) antidepressant. Basically it's miserable to get onto, and miserable to come off of. But it works well, and I haven't gained any weight. All of my side effects went away - unless I miss a dosage, when I REALLY regret it.

My psychiatrist will only prescribe up to 300mg of this drug - it's got a different level of mg than most other antidepressants.