Aug 1, 2013
(Started Nov 18, 2011)
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Effectiveness
Moderate
(for generalized anxiety disorder)
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Effectiveness
None
(for depression with anxiety)
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Side effects
Moderate
(for Overall)
(decreased sex drive (libido), prostate problems)
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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)
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Effectiveness
Major
(for generalized anxiety disorder)
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Effectiveness
Moderate
(for depression with anxiety)
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Side effects
Moderate
(for Overall)
(decreased sex drive (libido), prostate problems)
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Burden
Not at all hard to take
Dosage:
30 mg
Daily
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Dec 13, 2011
(Started Nov 18, 2011)
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Effectiveness
Slight
(for generalized anxiety disorder)
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Effectiveness
Slight
(for depression with anxiety)
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Side effects
Mild
(for Overall)
(decreased sex drive (libido), prostate problems)
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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