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Reviewer: Est91755, 55-64 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years
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Mild anxiety. helped tremendously. However it does make me drowsy and restless legs.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Terrible, had to stop using. Gave me really bad nightmares, blurry vision, and muscle weakness, while not decreasing anxiety all that much. Benefits definitely did not outweigh side effects
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Reviewer: B Mosley , 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Was given this medicine for anxiety 5mg daily. Was on this for about 4-5 months. I found out that this drug made me see double. I always thought my vision was going bad . Soon as I stopped my vision went back to normal. I do not recommend this drug.
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Reviewer: billy, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I believe in the beginning it was prescribed for anxiety, but I started taking it at night and it really helped me fall asleep. It does make me a little drowsy, but that only helps me fall asleep. The main thing it does is help me shut down my brain from all the things I have running through it which allows me fall asleep faster. I can now get more sleep which helps me not be so anxious during
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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When I first started taking this medication, it seemed to relieve my anxiety symptoms. 2 weeks in, i started to feel more paranoid, fearful, anxious and just bot myself. I started getting intrusive thiughts that i never had before. I am now weaning off this medication slowly and really hoping the side effects are reversible.
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