I started my 'adventure' with anti-depressants 9 months ago. Th...

I started my 'adventure' with anti-depressants 9 months ago. The first was Zoloft. I began to feel totally weird and out of it, I couldnt function or barely talk. I was told this was depression and I was hospitalised and then it was changed to Effexor. It was increased up to 300 mg a day. I NEVER felt anything good from this stuff! all i had were the side effects -Couldnt sleep -awful sweating but just in the hairline. -NO feelings -NO taste of food (guess thats why the weight loss) -NO energy -felt like I had morning sickness all day. -SCARIEST thing... it was like my IQ was chopped in half! -I still have no retention of things I read or things that happen -Constant thoughts of suicide. (more than when i was just depressed and not on medication) Im trying to get off it now... slowly... and its tough. At least the sweating has finally stopped and I can taste food a bit. I have absolutely NOTHING GOOD to say about Effexor. Its supposed to be industrial strenth for the severely depressed but I dont feel it did a thing. I would not take it again, knowing how it was. of course now, im supposed to be trying Wellbutrin. I dont see anything coming from that either.