hey guys!

I was just prescribed valdoxan for a severe depressive episode 4 months after my first ever occasion of mania (triggered by paroxetine).
Do you have any experiences with it?
I was put on half tablet, 12,5 mg, due to the potential risk of sending me into mania.
My depression is severe due to physical weakness, fatigue, and body aches to the point that I am nowhere near to living a normal life. I can't really even go out and do anything, because i feel so crappy.
valdoxan's active ingredient is agomelatine. It's kind of a newer antidepressant, which supposed to work by rebalancing the circadian rhythm.
It's supposed to help sleep too.

I only took one dose yesterday, and today I feel miserable. Not that I wouldn't feel miserable anyways, but now I have a really tough headache.
Is it normal when a new drug is tried, that first the side-effects come into play? Do the side effects stop after a while?

any of you guys had any good experience with agomelatine/valdoxan?
I know it's not available in USA, but I thought I might as well ask if maybe some of you guys had an experience with it.

thank you very much! I feel desperate, because my life is just completely in pieces.