Originally Posted by
panic_down_under
Dizziness is a common anxiety symptom which should resolve once the antidepressant kicks-in, but is may worsen in the first couple of weeks as antidepressants often worsen anxiety at the beginning (and also for a short while after dose increases).
An antidepressant should help with all of these if they are anxiety driven.
They are correct. Most people don't have significant side-effects when first taking an antidepressant. Med forums such as this one mostly attract the minority that do so can give a very distorted picture.