The problem is my doctor seems unwilling to try very hard. He told me he enjoys treating depression and then gave me a 30 minute lecture about how my religion isn't doing anything for me because I can't overcome this. (he's a very religious person and I get the feeling he doesn't like my religion)

Then he gave me the lecture about "you wouldn't let some guy tell you what to do with your life, so why let your depression tell you what to do and not do".

All that sounds great. But it's not that simple. I never realized what people like this went through until it struck my life. Now I struggle to make others understand, but it's mostly hopeless...

How much Effexor XR did you have to take before the dosage was high enough?

How did you eventually get better?