Redd, I'm 27 with a full time job & I've been on the 75mg of E...

Redd, I'm 27 with a full time job & I've been on the 75mg of Effexor for about 4 months now and I really like it. If it takes a pill to level me out, that's fine...I'm not going to read too much into it. I previously took paxil and it did nothing for me, so I'm just glad that I finally found something that I like :) Anyway, I do drink wine (on the weekends), and smoke cannabis. I don't really notice any difference now, than when I wasn't taking the effexor and I would drink or smoke. I do have a hard time getting to sleep on the effexor which is why i usually smoke before bed. I'm no doctor, but if you are taking 150mg daily and you are not getting the effects that you desire, then ask your Dr to try giving you something else. There's no sense in trying to force this medication to work. All meds have different effects on everyone. I'm sure there's somthing that will work well for you. Don't worry about the fact that you take a pill to help you out. I consider myself to have a normal life, I just happen to take a pill to help me out. :) Hang in there!!!