Today marks 2 weeks since I began Effexor. The nausea has subsided somewhat, but I still don't have an appetite. Some new, fairly disturbing side effects started last nite, and I can feel them sneaking back up on me again right now. My Effexor is time release, and it is only recently, in the evening, that I have began to experience the new side effects. It is difficult to explain, really. First is an increased sense of anxiety. I notice myself taking deep breaths and exhaling through my mouth, like I am naturally trying to calm myself. Now the anxiety is beginning to increase, like an elephant is sitting on my chest. This hasn't yet resulted in a panic attack and hopefully it will not. And I hope this next part will not cause too much controversy, but then comes the buzzing part. My throat, my head, my body. It is like being on LSD without the optics. (no hallucinations, no tracers, no melting.) Now I haven't done hallucinogens in 20 years, but you never forget what it feels like, and it feels like this. It is so strange. I get shivers up my spine, not from being cold, but from the medication, just like when I tripped on acid. Now I am looking at the clock thinking about how early it is in the evening and about how I have hours and hours to feel this way. I take Clonidine for my anxiety, but it isn't making a dent in this. I am trying to find solutions to all of these side effects because my mood is so greatly improved that I can't give up on this med without a serious fight. Can anyone help?