Question: I am XXXXX from India. I have been advised Venlor 37.5 mg and further increasing dosage for treating anxiety disorder.But the first pill i took gave me severe fears in the night.I experienced heart burn like never before. I trembled a bit and in the morning there was stiffness in the muscles below the jaw.So when i yawned i had difficulty. I am extremely terrified by this and am worrying what will happen when i take increasing dosage.Kindly help me. I consulted my doctor but he says these are common.I am afraid to continue the medication and I skipped my second dose.

Thanks for the valuable advice. I would like to add more.I had given a career aptitude test and based on the results, the clinical psychologist stated that I had severe depression and anxiety and suggested me a appointment of a psychiatrist from a well known hospital. I approached the psychiatrist and told him my history. He said i had no such mental illness at all but a anxiety disorder. He said some chemical is released from the brain which needs to be controlled so he advised me to take Venlor 37.5 mg for 5 days and higher doses for further 10 days. On receiving the side effects I again called him up and he said that these symptoms are common.But my mind is not accepting to take the second dose.So I took the first dose on Monday and skipped it on tuesday. Please advise what to do?

Thanks for the valuable advice. A brief about my history: I am Nilesh Shirgaonkar from Pune. I am a MBA Marketing post graduate.I did my MBA IN 2003 and since then I am switching jobs because I am not comfortable in high pressure sales target jobs. I usually have fear about direct marketing,approaching people and convincing them face to face.Especially in front of dynamic and dominant people.I feel I am not good in oral communication and I feel most better in written communication.I feel uneasy to make friends fast and people see me as a silent person. I have fear about heights and feel uncomfortable when driving on a flyover.I fear about driving a 4 wheeler though I have a 4 wheeler license.Now a days while driving I feel sometimes whether I have hit somebody but in reality it is not the case.I have a habit of taking up things and leaving them half in between.I have taken quite a number of courses and left them in between. I lack determination. Basically my mother is a silent person and she is not that bold.She doesn't speak much. My psychiatrist says that this is a genetic problem and may be from birth due to mother.So do you feel that Venlor can solve all these problems for three months? along with clinical psychologist counselling.OR your suggested drugs are also helpful?My steyn test score is 3.If you know about aptitude testing,I can scan my test report and send it to you. The test revealed that I am having depression and constant fear about something.Kindly advise and thanks a lot for the earlier advise.