"i&#039;ve just started 37.5 mg of effexor xr for depression,  gad and pd. im on day 10 and i&#039;m finally getting my energy back. i no longer stay on the couch all day long. im finding that i have more energy in the am but after lunch the energy slowly fades. but im ok with that!! i was on celexa 30mg for 10 years and i am slowly weaning off that. the celexa work for maby the first 2 years but thats it! i havent tried anything else because i have a fear of taking new meds. i am very proud of myself for taking the plunge and trying something new!! im happy that i did!  i also suffer from chronic daily headaches and migraines which has a huge part of why i have anxiety and depression. i take 40mg of proaponolol and 75mg of amitriptyline as preventive"