I would not recommend Effexor to anyone unless they had tried everything else. In addition to the long term use
side effects, Effexor is about as hard to get off as Heroin! No, I've never been on heroin, lol, but I can tell you that is Miserable getting off of Effexor XR. So I would recommend that you look into Wellbutrin. I makes most people lose weight, gain energy and lol, want to have sex! For me, so far - so good. BTW, my daughters Dr.