Sertraline 50mg. Anxiety!?

Hi all,

I've been diagnosed with Depression, anxiety disorder and IBS. I've had IBS for many years now though but it slowly dwindled away throughout the years. Since having my gallbladder out a year ago my IBS flared up along with many other stomach issues which caused my mental health to spiral as well, Mostly my anxiety.

After many Dr visits and different methods she thought she would try me on an antidepressant as one of my first steps is getting my anxiety and stress under control. She prescribed me sertraline 50mg and booked a telephone appointment for a weeks time to see how it's going

I'm worrying though. I've read all the side effects people are having... Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. I have the BIGGEST phobia of vomiting. I panic when I feel nauseated which makes the feeling worse. The Diarrhoea also panics me as I HATE using public bathrooms as the thought of people hearing me makes my anxiety spike and work doesn't have the most easiest access to toilets for emergencies like toilet urgencies (the nearest toilet is down multiple corridors and up some stairs).

I'm taking the sertraline in the late afternoon (so I will be taking it when I get in from work) and I started yesterday (Saturday) and so far i've been feeling a little sick but not enough to panic me yet. What side effects did everyone have? How long did it take for the side effects to show up? Straight away? after a few days?, How long did they last? and lastly, if you was still going to work how did you cope with them at work?

Sorry for the mess of a question, just would like to talk to people to ease my mind.

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