@farmboy
Oh, yeah. That's how I knew I was experiencing Effexor withdrawal effects. Never had anxiety, or panic attacks except during two instances when I was given other medications I shouldn't have while on Effexor. I did some research and sent my husband out to Vitamin Sh*ppe before it closed to pick up L-tryptophan (500mg); that helped tremendously--within an hour, I was able to calm down and even sleep after a week of insomnia and steadily mounting agitation. I, too, had tapered slowly off Effexor (25mg); I was fine for about 6-6.5 weeks and then, all of the Effexor (18 years' worth) stored in my body fat was gone.