the pills does have lots of side effects. if they work on one aspect, they do work on others, because there is not a single pill on the market that can target one receptor only. absolutely no reseach, not even the ones very favourable to the drugs, show zero side effects. none. zero. targeting a single receptor with full confidence is the holy grail of big pharma.
what happens with your case, is that you do not care about side effects. or even welcome them. just like most depressed people in bad marriages welcome the lower sex drive, or stressed people at work welcome the drone like sleepless life. And you will not even know you are living like that until you go to a good therapist, which seem to be very rare in the US.
all that said, I sincerely whish you get well and eventually go without the meds. And I am happy you did seek out help. That's the rigth spirit. Just do not shrug off therapy. Do take the time to work with a few different ones during a year, even if you honestly believe the meds cured you 100%