I don't have a problem with Effexor either. I've come down from 150 to 75 mg day. Was going to go off them, but now I'm headed back up to 150 again. I lost a few pounds at first, but gained it back eventually (too bad!)

The withdrawal everyone hates, I posted about these a while ago. At first it was weird, but I barely noticed the brain zaps after a couple of days. No biggy.

I dunno about "floating", I quite like not being anxious all the time. It helped me get a handle on my life: alcoholic husband, depression, all kinds of situations I hadn't been dealing with. The drugs gave me the strength to deal with things head on. I'm so glad I can do that now.

Your mileage may vary.