palpit,Right now this drug is my mainstay as far as which drug works best for me, however, like all of the AD's you have to go through side effects to get onto it.
I am also at high dose = 300mg daily which is probably never going to be that high for you.
People will tell you stories re how hard it is to wean off this drug.............as I need to be on medication I don't worry about weaning at this point.
If you trust your Dr. you may want to seriously try the medication but only you can make the decision on whether or not to try medications.
A good therapist will do wonders for you also.
I wish you the best,
Kitt