I feel like a million bucks! And can cope with anything without “awfulizing” it…..my word….lol……used to be that I would have anxiety that should have been about a 10 on 100 scale but my brain jacked it up to 70 and made everyone around me jacked up too! I was 40 when I went on it so have been on it for 25 years. A lot of major stuff has come my way to deal with but my husband says if the house is burning, he’s running back in for my Effexor!……gamechanger of life for me!. My first husband was an alcoholic and getting out of there with two kids and through the aftermath, left me in an anxiety state I could not bluff through anymore. My mother who had these issues for different reasons, became more anal and agitated and controlling. First signs of PD…..I have been on it 25 years and am grateful every day….my kids and Step kids are just as grateful.!… I am on 75 xr twice a day . At arising, and at 3pm. It’s a gift you can give yourself , and him……God Bless!!!