Hi I started on effexor a couple of months ago as mirtazapine that I'd been on for a year just suddenly stoped working. Once I'd gotten over the side effects, which were difficult at first, have found it is working okay. The only problem I've found is that compared to mirtazapine which aided sleep especially at a lower dose effexor has made sleeping a bit of a problem for me, so try to get myself relatively tired during the day. But yes, I don't feel so down anymore and my anxiety has been fairly minimal too, so thats great ! Good luck, and remember to give it a chance !
