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Reviewer: Grandma Bailey, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Since taking this medicine I have become very aggressive for no reason. I have had explosive diarrhea every morning. At night I get indigestion real bad and feel nauseated.
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Reviewer: Big, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This med has made me get more depressed then I was had some very bad side effects and made me very aggressive when taking it..........
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Reviewer: ShanP, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I started taking this years ago and found it treated my depression and anxiety quiet well. I was on 40 mg. I have noticed, however, that my sex drive has decreased and I can't concentrate as well now. I'm going to be talking to my doctor about reducing the dosage. However, when I first started it it was very effective and it made a huge difference in my life.
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Reviewer: chlo, 13-18 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Other than the fact that this makes me very very sleepy, its great.
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Reviewer: lakoala, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Ive been taking this medication for a year now and it has helped me in so many ways. I take the 20mg. it took probably about two weeks before i noticed anything different. My family noticed an improvement in my mood the first week. I can wake up in the moring and not feel dread and i can control all my emotions so much better. I dont cry on a drop of a dime anymore. I actually laugh and it feels a
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