"i am in my early 50s.  the &quot;docs&quot; gave me this med initially for &quot;stress&quot;.  i was referred to a &quot;psychiatrist&quot; right after &amp; i complied.  the &quot;psychiatrist&quot; announced i had &quot;full blown clinic depression&quot; even though all i felt was stress.  i took the medication as prescribed (25mg), &amp; had to endure 1 week of agony, but figured it was part of &quot;the drug&quot;.  i had muscle twitches, sweating, hot/cold sensation was thrown off, blood pressure would shoot up &amp; drop low, no sleep at all for 1 week, before the &quot;medication&quot; took hold.  getting off the crap was just as bad if not worse.  as a result of this med, i have become well acquainted with the local sheriffs dept, who showed up twice to &quot;baker act&quot; me for the side-affect - suicidal thoughts."