I have been having severe problems with anxiety (the GP keeps saying if it is generalised anxiety disorder so I don't think they have fully made up their mind with a diagnosis yet), I have a history of recurrent major depressive episodes but have been well/self managing without medication for quite a few years. This story is really very well written its unbelievable you were even put on medication in the first place let alone end up on several at the same time. Patient Education SERTRALINE - ORAL IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional. Can you take Belviq and Antidepressants at the same time? Asked 9 Dec 2013 by gtogoodies Updated 10 October 2016 Topics weight, antidepressant, belviq Venlafaxine comes as a tablet or extended-release capsule to take by mouth. The tablet is usually taken two or three times a day with food. The extended-release capsule is usually taken once daily in the morning or evening with food. What other drugs will affect venlafaxine? Taking this medicine with other drugs that make you sleepy can worsen this effect. Ask your doctor before taking venlafaxine with a sleeping pill, narcotic pain medicine, muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety, depression, or seizures. Sertraline comes as a tablet and a concentrate (liquid) to take by mouth. It is usually taken once daily in the morning or evening. To treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder, sertraline is taken once a day, either every day of the month or on certain days of the month. Doctors give trusted answers on uses, effects, side-effects, and cautions: Dr. Bey on sertraline 150 mg dosage: not making sense. Please consider resubmitting with clarification. Zoloft is the brand name of sertraline, an antidepressant used to treat major depressive disorders. Zoloft is in a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Venlafaxine and Alcohol. Do not drink alcohol while taking venlafaxine, as alcohol can augment the sleepiness effect of the drug. Venlafaxine and Other Interactions.