Hello!

I've been on Pristiq for about eight months. It HAS helped the depression (erased all kinds of evil fantasies by about 95%). But I think it's been wearing off recently, so I'm tapering down and will spend a month without it and see if that makes any difference. There were no side effects at all, for me. It worked very fast in the beginning. Within a week I felt a substantial difference. But, of course, everyone being different, read the package insert and tell your Pdoc if any of the serious side effects show up.

Good luck!