The above responders seem to be offering good information. Venlafaxine does not effect me in the way you describe. I almost wish it did. If I could blank out in the shower, I wouldn't have to worry so much about falling while I was in it! What you describe otherwise sounds something like a med effect, but the above responders seem to know more about dissasociation than I do. I know that I can be thinking about something and not realize what I am currently doing or can dissociate into an interesting activity, but I am not sure that is the same thing. Please be sure and tell your T. and Congrats on losing your depressed mood! billieJ