Hooked for life is rather extreme...
It can be hard to discontinue it...many but not all have problems in that regard (it is like Cymbalta only Cymbalta has liver toxicity as well).
It typically takes months (around 6months) to get to the difficulty stage for discontinuance.
Some people sweat alot on Effexor, and quit. Others get nausea/diarrhea etc and quit. But some people do well on it.
Discontinuing may take months, and involves a careful taper.
All of the drugs we have today which have effects on receptors have trade offs. None of them work the same way in everyone, because everyone differs in the ratios of neurotransmitters genetically given. That makes using these new drugs a complex deal, and hard to predict for individuals.
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