HI - I am new to this depression thread. I have Post Concussion Syndrome (following head injury) and a side effect of that can be depression.

I think that I am actually mentally exhuasted, like had my accident, divorce, best friend died, mother died, brother diagnosed with the nasty c and never more than a few days off work etc etc all in the last 6 years. Probably more of the same for a lot of you.

Anyway my GP has prescribed me Efexor- xr - think in the US it is spelt effexor. I have read up on it and the side effects are horrendous and I am now too scared to take it.

In the past I have had very low doses of fluoxetine and just lately dothiepin. My problem at the moment is that a client fired me at work and that just triggered this over the top tearful reaction. I am now kind of ok if I don't see anybody I know or think about or go near work!

Has anybody taken this drug and how was it - can you respond urgently please as I have to get my self together soon. I don't think that I am that bad - mainly tearful, overyly worrying and can be forgetful. Of course the head injury does not help that but at the moment I know that I am depressed and it does exagerate the head injury.

Thank you, I look forward to hearing any comments regarding the efexor.

Lucy