Anxiety
"Hello everybody.  I&#039;m only giving Xanax a 1 out of 10 because it doesn&#039;t seem to have any effect on me.  I&#039;ve been getting it every month for a few years.  I started it back when, after taking Paxil for a decade, it started to decrease its effectiveness and my anxiety and panic attacks were beginning to re-appear.  My psych switched me to Effexor, and while we were figuring out the best dose in combination with Buspar, I was desperate to have a fast-acting solution to the panic when I felt it coming on.  He gave me Xanax, but it didn&#039;t help with the overwhelming anxiety unless I took a few of them, and even then the improvement was minimal to moderate.  When I found the magic dosage amount with the Effexor my anxiety all but disappeared.."