"i was put on effexor for depression &amp; anxiety. (was on paxil  for many years) i told the nurse /practitioner i felt pretty good but always wondered if there was &quot;something better&quot;after starting on effexor i did have vivid dreams,and headachy,nausea &amp; dizziness and unable to have an intense orgasm (always fell short.)the big problem came when i ran out of pills and they wouldn&#039;t refill until i saw a nurse. so w/o my pills for 3 days..omg! terrible withdrawals..dripping w sweat,terrible headaches, insomnia, nausea, diarrhea to feeling hopeless &amp; extreme dizziness awful!!! don&#039;t run out! i was terrified of going off the pill (switching to wellbutrin) day two on 1/2 tab and so far so good!:) effexor may have
its place..just not w me!:) you need to wean off them slowly!!!"