All of us starting sertraline

So I am sitting here thinking how weird I feel.  I have a funny burning and aching in my stomach, my head feels foggy, my heart makes me aware it’s upset at being stimulated by meds and I generally just feel completely out of sorts.   Now I am a very experienced user of sertraline.  I took it for 4 years and had a break of about 6 months or so and now I’m starting back up on it.  I am thinking wow I know exactly how this drug acts when I’m starting, I have done this before, but even for me, it’s quite unsettling so for those of you who are taking it for the first time, it must be even worse.   I really am amazed that GP’s don’t spend more time explaining to you just exactly what to expect, it’s no wonder half of us feel frightened to death by all these overwhelming feelings.  It’s really quite bad if you think about it, you are just handed a box of pills and sent home to cope with whatever side effects decide to plague you.  Anyway, felt the need to share my thoughts and if anyone who’s starting up wants to chat about it or what they are coping with , well, feel free, I guess it has to help to talk.   X

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