"i rarely have side effects to medication. in fact, i think there is only one other drug i have been on that i have had a side effect from other than this and trust me, i have been on more than i can even count. but this one, was awful. within the first day i was shaky, my heart was racing, and i felt dizzy if i stood up quickly, but what was even worse was the insomnia! i thought i could get used to the medication but 5 days later and it still wasn&#039;t any better. my doctor gave me trazodone to help me sleep but the other side effects were still there so i went off it after 2 weeks."