My doctor wants me to start taking Venflaxine, but everything I've read about it makes its side-effects sound much worse than any I'm already suffering as a result of chronic anxiety and depression. Has anyone found this drug helpful? I'm phobic about any gastric symptoms - which seem to be common with this drug - and my doctor knows that. All SSRIs I've tried made me suicidal, so why should this SNRI be any differrent? I'd be grateful for any positive feedback - don't want to read the horror stories - "Devil's own drug" etc.