I am signed off for 2 weeks at the moment with a "viral infection" which is actually anxiety and depression but I didn't want the GP to say that as not sure how my boss would react. My CPN thinks I may need a bit longer off work as the meds have yet to have any noticeable effect. (as of last week i am now on venlafaxine 150mg, had a week at 75mg and 2 weeks at 37.5mg). I am worried about taking longer off work though as it will get harder to explain and also worried that the long I have off the harder it will be to go back? What have other people found?