There is a reason they constantly remind us that the same medication will not be for everyone. May be this one isn't for you- or for all the people in this thread with such bad symptoms.
Personally, I just got put on it. I am taking alternative to it with another name (Elicea), but basically I was told to buy whichever of the two names I find in the pharmacy-aparently it's the same or really similar. BUT she put me on 0.5mg for the first 6 days, then 10mg per day. Can't imagine what effects it would have had if I started with 20! Not sure if I will go higher, I guess that depends on how things go. For me it's been wonderful so far. I got some headaches more than usual, and especially the first week, I got some nausea moments...but the first week they were really strong. Now when I get them, they are a lot more tolerable. This now is I believe the end of week 2 for me, and I've been also experiencing some positive changes- I've started sometimes waking up better, without my usual racing heart(even when I can't remember dreams). Also, although I've been still feeling down or anxious at times, this week I haven't had one full blown panic attack or anxiety attack! And this after months, or a year of having them frequently! Especially in buses, and in the last weeks I was in buses a lot. But this week- no attacks! I am really happy. Also I'm starting to feel more...stabalized...like, some things still ...I still feel them strongly, but I don't feel like it will kill me if I don't change them in a week, or if I make one mistake and so on...So yeah, I'm kind of happy with how it's going. May be it would be good if it was a bit stronger, but perhaps I should wait some weeks more and see how it goes.
