Started on 37.5mg for a month. Dry mouth, mild but sudden attacks of nausea that only lasted a few minutes at worst, lack of appetite, barely slept at all from day one, lack of motivation.

Went to 75mg (not depressed, just for anxiety). No nausea, but still can't sleep and I take it in the morning. Get a dry mouth when it kicks in, always lethargic and with complete lack of motivation, yet I can do my job ok. Most of the time I barely know I'm on it, yet I kind of don't feel quite right either. Like being in a slightly dreamy state continously. Can't be bothered talking to people. I just sit and listen and add a word here and there to let them know I'm listening, but I'm really not.

I do feel pretty calm most of the time though, so it has helped my anxiety unless something stressful is happening. Yesterday I went to see a new pdoc and my anxiety was through the roof. I came close to having a panic attack in his office when some of my past issues came up, so the Effexor is only 'so' good at controlling my anxiety. Just my observations anyway!
Rose.