"i have been on a moderate dose of effexor xr (150mg) for about two years and anxiety started to creep in lately.  my doctor put me on 5mg of buspar 3x a day about a month ago.  so far it seems to have taken the sharp &quot;edge&quot; off of the anxiety, but it isn&#039;t the miracle i was hoping for. he just raised my dose to 15mg 2x a day, so i&#039;ll report back in a month or so to see if the dosage increase helps."