Anxiety over Sertraline. Advice would be appreciated.

Hi Katie, I did the same and I think everyone on them for anxiety probably does too as I can't ever let small differences in the way I feel/sensations in my body go and always decide they are the worst possible option. However, I am now mid way through week 5 and the side effects have calmed down a lot, I do still get a bit of anxiety but this is generally just in the evening now and only lasts about an hour.

I hope that the symptoms your feeling ware off soon, I felt quite bad for the first 3 weeks but I spoke to my GP and found it very reassuring.

Hi Katie i am also on my 3rd day of serterline i was put straight onto 50mg I've had the worst 2 nights sleep ever i didn't even take my boy to school this morning because of how tierd and drained i was am not eating prop again i was on this last year as i had a break down 😞 after a few months on them i was back to my self happy loving me but i stopped taking them silly me about 2 month ago i started feeling how i did last year but because am more wiser and no alot more about anxiety it's a bit easier to handle still hard though I've snapped my tablet in half this morning I've cut myself down to 25mg once I've been on them a few weeks il up them as if you start on a smaller mg when u up the side effects arnt as bad so I've read anyway x

My advice. Please stop reading side effects. Throw away the paper, don't google and let the tablets begin to take shape. Ask your friends or family or Dr to monitor your progress but don't read the Internet and or the paper out of the packet.

Sertraline has helped me enormously but it does take time. Life changes may be needed to.

One thing I found helped when I started. I took the tablets as I went to sleep so I couldn't worry about what they were doing!

Hi katie. I have been taking sertraline since january. I had all awful side effects for about 4 weeks. the only side effect i get now is occational night sweats. I feel pretty good most of the time. Every now and then i feel low but i tell myself it will pass and it does. I dont really get anxiety anymore. Only maybe slightly now and again. Hang in there it will get better xx

Keep going - it will get bettter, slowly, probably without you realising it. Just eat what you can, dont stress over it.  I have been on them since November and even now I wont take one without having food. I take it in the morning once i have eaten, either at home or at work as I have to do the school run and it depends on how late I am running   Any questions please ask - Side effects are not nice but dont dwell on them too much and get some fresh air when u can - even if its a tiny walk x

Hi Katie

how are you feeling?

Hello, I'm a 20 year old female, I got started on Sertraline 50mg 3 months ago, the side effects were horrible, I felt like even walking was taking all my energy, I kept yawning(a common side effect) and I had shortness of breath and jaw clenching. I felt a lot more anxious too! They were working for the first month or so, and I felt better, I've recently been put on 100mg and I've been on for about a week, can't say I'm noticing much difference but I haven't let it work yet, you should start to feel better. The side effects can be horrible!