Hi @Springcat
I couldn't tolerate it. I had really bizarre joint pain and it went on for ages - over a month I think.
First I woke up feeling as if I'd lifted heavy weights. Then it extended down my shoulders to my elbows to my wrists, and almost as if I had repetitive strain injury or something. Of course the GP told me it couldn't possibly be causing that 🙄
The leaflet made it very clear that joint pain was a potential issue.
The main concern the GP had - he said people experienced excessive sweating.
I took it in the few hot days we had last summer, but even those days, didn't have that problem.
I finally gave up on it because after it built up in my system, I had a run of a few days where I burst into tears within a couple of hours of taking it. It was complex because I wasn't in a good state but sometimes you can tell what's an emotional reaction and what is caused by a pill.
And I had been perfectly fine when I woke up in the morning on all those days.
I wouldn't let my one experience put you off. It is just one experience, obviously plenty of people take it and find it really helpful. It does work differently than other SSRIs.
I think the difference is in how it affects dopamine? My GP did say it was one of the lesser known medications.
I actually requested it, but I now can't remember why.
I can see I posted on here about nausea - no issues with that.
it might work for you as well as it has for others. Is there anything in particular that worries you?