"6 weeks. taking it for nerve pain in my back as well as depression. i&#039;ve lost 9 lbs, stopped snapping at my kids over every little thing and not had an argument with my husband since the day i began taking the pills. 60mg a day. i fear withdrawal, but only a little. a friend who has been on it for many many years has to pay for hers, and she goes a week or two at a time without due to finances, and she has never had a brain zap or bad withdrawal at all. my doctor told me about 10% have a rough time. 
all i can say is i believe things might get better for the first time in years, and i am hoping and dreaming and making plans again. trouble with orgasms. i&#039;ll live with it."