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How could effexor help take away depersonalization and extreme anxiety ?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Effexor: Although Effexor is technically an antidepressant. It also works to treat anxiety. The depersonalization is likely a more severe symptom of your anxiety disorder.

Answered 6/17/2020

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