I've been on CC for 7 years or so. I guess it does a pretty good job (I'm not without symptoms--sometimes severe). Only real side effect I have had is gastro distress but have learned to manage that pretty well. My labs have never gotten out of whack and I take a large dose--3 grams a day.

Are you aware there is a new black box warning about CC? It can apparently cause the mostly deadly but surely completely disabling disease called PML. You may want to do some searches and discuss with your doctor the risks/benefits before beginning CC in light of that. Some neuros are no longer doing new prescriptions of CC for that reason.

Hope this helps,

Missy