Thanks Lavender and Gossamer: I saw my doc today. She is starting me on Effexor XR tomorrow on 1/2 of a 37.5 mg. capsule for 2 weeks. Because I'm so full of anxiety, she is concerned about my side effects so we are starting slowly. She is also weaning me off of the Ativan. I don't like how this drug makes me feel...I understand you become resistant to it and need more for it to be effective. I've never upped the dose and am now experiencing headaches and feel awful. I sure hope the Effexor agrees with me. The tingling is back in full force!