Aug 1, 2013 (Started Nov 18, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for depression with anxiety)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (decreased sex drive (libido), prostate problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: For me, it seemed to work to alleviate my panic attacks, but I'm not sure it helped with depression. I also think it made me prone to rare, but serious dark panic attacks. The sexual side-effects were moderate and would be worth it for bad anxiety or if it helped with depression. I stopped once I got to a place where external stress factors had significantly lessened.
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 9, 2012 (Started Nov 18, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depression with anxiety)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (decreased sex drive (libido), prostate problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 13, 2011 (Started Nov 18, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depression with anxiety)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (decreased sex drive (libido), prostate problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: My side effects started immediately with the 10 mg/day dose, but had mostly subsided by the time I upped my dose to 20 mg / day. So, the side effects seemed to be transient. In contrast, the benefits have been growing on a much longer time scale, probably taking several weeks to notice a benefit for depression and GAD.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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