Do be careful to consult a doctor if you decide to go off the Effexor. I went off it mostly on my own (the side effects, which for me included losing interest in food to such a degree that I quit cooking and subsisted on cereal for the best part of three years, had become too much to bear). That was stupid of me and you should learn from my bad example.

It did work very well on the anxiety though. The subsequent things have been less effective in that department. But at least I usually eat now.