Hi everyone, I’ve been a member of NMP for several years and have been doing ok. But this pandemic has really shook me (as it has everyone) and the last couple of months have been awful in terms of anxiety. My husband, daughter and I all had covid about 6 weeks ago and since then I have a new string to my anxiety bow-health anxiety. Every twinge and sensation I am over analysing and fretting and catastrophising. Yesterday my GP prescribed sertraline. With instructions to take half a 50mg tab for one week then one a day after that. So I’ve been looking at them since yesterday, of course have looked up the side effects. And now I’m scared to take them. I previously took venlafaxine but the start up effects and discontinuation effects of those were awful, hence the sertraline. I just know that if I have side effects I’ll be freaking out thinking there’s something wrong with me. Any advice, encouraging stories would be much appreciated please. Sorry for the long post xx