Side effects weren’t worth it, caused interpersonal confusion and hunger. Prefacing this by saying, I’m not sure what exactly it was treating because I’ve had a lot of these my whole life, but couldn’t be diagnosed with BPD at 10, despite it being VERY obvious. But I have OSDD, PTSD, BPD, MDD, GAD, ODD and some learning disabilities, so basically, I as a problem child, and they didn’t know what to do with me lol. It did stop mental breakdowns, but at the cost of being hungry, all the time, always, painfully so. If i felt that I hadn’t had enough to eat, and tried to eat, I would be seen as eating to much, but if I didn’t eat, I would feel light headed, nauseous and dizzy. I could eat a full meal and after a small amount of exercise I could barley stand. Due to this constant hunger and my insulin resistance, I got bullied for my weight, and for eating as much as I did. For years me and my parents blamed me for my weight and eating habits, now that I’m off it for the first time, my hunger isn’t debilitating, I sometimes don’t even realize I’m hungry because I don’t feel like I’m starving. That being said, I also am able to be afraid again, I have PTSD episodes every time I see my parents. (I still live with them) but I’m getting used to it, and it helps me know that I’m not “making up the abuse” or “I actually love them” or “i’m the abusive one” because they scare me to such a huge degree that it’s easy for me to reason that no, I’m not making it up, and my trauma is real and valid. That being said, I’ve felt more emotions which is nice. I’ve never been happier than some of the times recently, and my lows weren’t the worst i’ve ever had. I started this medication at 10, and took it for 6 years. Please, don’t start your kids on something that caused things such as hunger or pain commonly, I didn’t understand that this wasn’t how it was for everyone until 16. I can’t imagine how many people are living believing that their pain is normal, because they’ve been on a medication so long. If you’re going to start something like this *please* wait until your kid understands the weight of their choices, and stick to very safe medication. Read More Read Less