• Effectiveness

  Major (for persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia))
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for generalized anxiety disorder)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for major depressive disorder)
• Effectiveness

  Slight (for phobic disorder)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (insomnia, vivid dreams, heart palpitations)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 150 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: This is a very effective medication, but you have to take the full dose, and you and your doctor may have to fiddle with the dosage until you get it right. So far, I haven't really suffered much by side effects. I have experienced some dizziness, but it's not clear that effexor is the cause.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: heart palpitations, insomnia, vivid dreams