ive been on xanax 1 mg 2 times a day like 4 years now now,xanax a total of 5 years..i compare it to tylenol,like it works ok,and wears off,and at times it dosent do **** you know,maybe im immune to it,and i dont think they want to up my dose i dont want to eithier..ive tryed remeron sleepy,groggy,throat closing side effects,celexa,couldnt sleep,anxiety worse,bad side effects,along with zoloft,and effexor xr,and a few others..my main symptom was incresed anxiety,throat feeling like it was closing,heart rate..so i took it like im alergic,and try another one,i belive i need meds to be a normal man again..i want to try to take effexor xr again but i read the side effects and what people have written about it freak me out,or maybe lexapro i need something to get better,im like lost here people i need something to get me over the hump like xanax used to,but i want a pill the lasts all day not a cure,just something to help..maybe im just allergic to all the anti-depresents what the heck any ideas,or anything i could take with a effexor to calm me down until i got used to it..help me,im seeing the dr,this week he said the ball in my court,and meds i can pick from pretty much..