"i started taking effexor xr 37.5mg capsules 2 months ago.  i had a hard time for the first couple of days.  i would wake up in the mornings feeling afraid and hot.  but my loved ones convinced me to stick it out.  i continued taking my medicine each day...at the same time each morning.  and i wish i would have started taking it a long time ago!  i can concentrate.  i can focus on what my children are saying to me.  things that used to be overwhelming are no longer.  i can go out in public and feel confident...not feel like the walls are closing in on me.  effexor xr changed my life for the better."