"stats:  26 year old. female. 110lbs. struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. 

i started effexor 2 months ago when my panic attacks and anxiety got out of control and i tried to overdose on pain medication.  i am extremely against drugs and it took a lot of convincing on my doctors end to get me on them. i read reviews and got scared away. i wish i hadn&#039;t. 

i started off with a 37.5 dosage. my initial side effect was losing weight/ my fever appetite. i&#039;m a petite girl but i love to eat. i supplemented this by drinking protein shakes and started working out. i am back to my normal weight now.  a month later went up to 75mg. absolutely no side effects. anxiety is much better and no more panic attacks. also, my sex life wasn&#039;t effected at all."