I just noticed on your post that you said your doc keeps increasing your Effexor dosage and saying it should eventually help you sleep. I thought I should tell you I had the opposite experience with Effexor, the more it was increased the greater problem I had sleeping. It is known to cause agitation and sleeplessness (not in everyone but in some people). I also have terrible nightmares and night sweats from it that interfere with sleep. What dose are you on? I made it up to 150mg and when it still wasn't helping I decided to try and get off it (that's been an ordeal ). I slept great when I was on Paxil though...go figure!