All anti depressants or anti anxiety medications work differently for different people. If one med makes my condition worse, that same med may save other persons life.
You can only try it and see with the SUPERVISION of your doctor because effexor shouldn't be mixed with some other meds.
PS. I take effexor for anxiety and I give it 3 out of 5
Read up on effexor before you start.
I am sorry that you had problems with Lexapro. For the first month or so, I had some negative side effects as I started an SSRI like Lexapro. In fact, whenever I start, increase, or decrease dosage, there is an adjustment period. The good thing, however, is that they subside substantially once I reached the 'target' dosage for what I was taking. Remember, that these do not work immediately and in fact they actually put me more on edge for a little while, but are great in the long term in my opinion. Keep us posted!