stefano is very on point...see the regular doctor, but DO find a good psychiatrist. Effexor has nothing to do with your symptoms...I take 300mg of Effexor DAILY. And, by the way, Effexor only comes in specific doses...37.5mg...75mg...150mg.

Counting out the pellets...I don't know a doctor I have ever dealt with that would suggest such a ridiculous notion.

Anxiety if a very real condition...a condition that is with me daily...when I have a real attack, which isn't often, I take Ativan and yes it does bring you down off the anxiety rather quickly and does impact your day as you described, but it is short lived in the body.

Maybe your parents doctor can actually have a conversation with you about meds, but the best person to talk to about mental health meds is a psychiatrist!!