"great experience on effexor. was very anxious; maybe a little depression. panic attacks, etc. effexor gave me a great bump within 3 days at each dose. ultimately, went up to 225mg (2 years). i was a new person; no worries, loving life. went down to 150mg (2 years), and then down to 75mg (2 years). no problems. after 7 years, went off. then i started to feel very badly again, went back on to now avail. but the 7 years i was on it, i felt tremendous. great med for me."