After my husband died, then losing my job in lock down I became very low and anxious. (Well, even more than I always have been) I was referred to a mental health team who put me on this drug. I won’t say it did nothing because it seemed to give me a dry mouth/eyes, itchy fingers, heavy legs and made me ever lower. I was told to up the dose but apart form the side effects that never eased, I found them to be no help at all. I came off them, I found another job, stop letting people push me around, focused on mindfulness, joined Zumba and surrounded my self in nature as much as I can. I manage my mental health now with no drugs. That is not to say it wont work for you but did not for me. I gave it 18 months.