Venlafaxine
generalized anxiety disorde
"First off, everyone will react differently to each med and bottom line is that you have to try it for yourself. I've read horror stories about Effexor but quite frankly, it's worked great for me, and luckily it was the first one prescribed. I had to build up to the 37.5mg  dose over 1.5 wks otherwise it made me nauseous. After a few weeks I felt fine, other than occ. hot flashes & had to take at exact same time every day. Was on it for about a year, then weaned off slowly and had no issues at all. Was fine for 4 years until I lost my job, then had to go back on for anxiety/panic attacks, this time at 75mg. Only real problem for me was weight gain. Trying Cipralex now but I don't like it; will likely switch back and just deal with the weight"