I can tell you from firsthand experience for more than a year that the only effects I’ve noticed are slightly decreased libido. That’s generally considered TMI, which is why I didn’t mention it. But if I’m going to be honest and open, well...
Other than that, the side effects have included a renewed appreciation for life and and an ability not to have a sense of impending doom engulf my soul.
I was careful to say “my one datapoint.” Obviously, it’s not a miracle cure, and everyone is different. But it’s somewhat remarkable to diff my life vs what it was.
I’m a scientist at heart. I try to rule out placebo effect, and not attribute everything to one simple change. But a hearing aid is a simple change too.
The reason I’m speaking up is that it’s incredibly tempting to do nothing and to try to deal with your problems on your own. But it feels like that’s the real danger. Even if you succeed, why live life that way? It’s like succeeding in punching through a concrete wall for no reason. Much easier to use a sledgehammer.
You can always stop taking it. In fact, it wasn’t till I stopped for a month that I realized it had actually been working.