Jan, your post was very timely for me. My GP wants to put me on a low dosage of Effexor for chronic anxiety. I've been resisting because the anxiety isn't as severe as it was a few months ago, and also because I really didn't want to go back on meds unless absolutely necessary. But she thinks it would just take the edge off and help nudge me past this particular bump in the road to recovery (from a massive burnout/depression episode that began in 2002).

So your post was of great interest to me...it makes me a little less anxious about taking Effexor...