"switched from paxil 20mg to effexor 75mg. on paxil i just couldn&#039;t lose weight and my insurance wanted me to try an srni before they would pay for the newer meds like brintellix. at first i noticed a decrease in anxiety then i went to work!! my job is very stressful and i have to be spot on!! first i noticed anxiety returning then that i was clumsy..dropping things! i then started noticing numbness and tingling in my fingers and then waking up with numb arms which would not wake up for up to 7hrs!!! i did some research and noticed that numbness/tingling of the extremities is a side effect for 20% of people taking effexor. the numbness scared me to death! i immediately went to my shrink and got off this damn drug! i&#039;m going to lexapro! ugh!"