Pdoc did explain the side effects in depth, but I'm at his mercy now as I've been through all the atypical antipsychotics and most of the typical. I used to make my own decision about what meds I took, now I don't really have any choices left so I have, for the first time in years, let him choose. I'm so fed up with all the meds I take and when I read about this one I was quite shocked. Mainly because even the common side effects look horrendous.