"i&#039;m a 39 year old female and started taking this medicine a little over a year ago. it took a good month before i started feeling like myself again. i&#039;ve been on and off antidepressants since the age of 18 and this is one of the better ones. i hope to stay on this for a long time, even though i am trying to get pregnant and was told by psychiatrist and obgyn that i need to stop taking it during the 2nd trimester because it&#039;s a category c drug. like any other antidepressant, if you miss a dose, you will feel withdrawal symptoms. for me that means gastrointestinal problems and tiredness. also, it is very expensive; my insurance doesn&#039;t cover. "