Hi. I am very reluctant to take meds’ but I am at the point where I am just going to have to give in and go to the docs and ask for help with my anxiety as lately I have just been ridiculous.
I am thinking of asking for sertraline (it seems to be the first choice of many gps) but I am scared of the side effects and that it will make me feel worse initially. Not sure if I can cope with that and I still need to be able to function and go to work. I am also worried about weight gain as I took mirtazipine before and started piling the weight on.
My past record with meds hasn’t been very good. I am uncomfortable with taking them so tend to take them for as little a period as possible and I’m not really sure they had that much of an affect on me anyway but I need to try. I have taken seroxat, about 20 years ago, duloxetine, amitriptyline and mirtazipine over the years. Tbh I preferred amitriptyline but not sure if it’s even prescribed any more for anxiety.
I need help so, without scaring me, what’s sertraline like to start with.
Thank you.