Setraline (positive)

I’m sorry you’re experiencing such bad anxiety, and can totally relate. I started taking sertraline during my second trimester pregnant because I had a recent miscarriage and had a hard time feeling anything towards the pregnancy that I was in. I also have a history of anxiety. I can say that I never want to go off sertraline. It is made my life exponentially better And for the most part I can live my day-to-day life without all of the worries that were really weighing down on me. It does take a few weeks to kick in, and I have heard that some people have some pretty rough side effects when they first start, but I didn’t get any of that. I hope it works positively for you.

Can’t comment on it helping for anxiety specifically but I started taking it at Christmas for depression and ptsd and honestly it’s made my life so much better. My baby was born with brain damage and nearly died, he’s now severely disabled and I couldn’t cope with it I couldn’t even work and since taking it I’ve been able to ignore things more and just function better I’d deffo say it is worth a try especially if your anxiety causes you to lie in bed and think and spiral! Only side effects I found was feeling sick for the first week (I’m also pregnant though) and one downside is I don’t know how I will ever stop taking them xx

It’s different for everyone I’ve been on a few meds that don’t work for me but are good for other people. My mums on sertraline tho and it works great for her she said she feels so much better on them

@Eve oh Eve that’s a really strong battle you’ve had to deal with, I’m hoping you’re in a better place than you was. I’m so glad you can talk about it too, I feel that helps recognise where we have came from in terms of where we once was in a bad place you know. Thank you for sharing your story with me I really really appreciate it, I don’t know how I feel right now, I only took it this morning, but I’ve given myself an upset belly for worrying about it xx

@Melissa Im sorry for your loss❤️ sending you lots of hugs xox - honestly my mind goes into overdrive and I can’t think and it makes me so overwhelmed I don’t know what I’m doing, I have 3 kids and 2 little ones (2&4years) I can’t fault my kids sometimes it’s a busy household for sure but I wanna be the best version of me but my mind is sooo strong it tells me all the wrong things. Thanks for being so open and honest, I’m just worried about the side effects but I need to put that to the back of my mind xxxx

@Jade it sounds like you have a ton on your plate! Which side effects specifically are you worried about? When I decided to start taking it I realize that the benefits outweighed the risks and one big benefit is that I show up as better person for my family, rather than always spiraling down anxiety holes, Which is so important

@Melissa so I overthink a lot, and it causes me to become anxious about things I shouldn’t even worry about mainly to do with kids, am I doing enough regretting I’m not doing enough, then having a bad day and being guilty for it. We was driving yesterday, I was a passenger and we was by a river and I kept thinking sh*t if we crash how do I break a window, is there something to break it, how do I calm the kids, does my husband take one kid and me the other one (only had 2 in the car at the time) and for me that’s why I decided I don’t want that or those thoughts, it makes everything less enjoyable I’m not sure if that is anxiety or what it is, but i really do hope it helps me thanks so much xxx

They really helped me, my only reason for stopping was because they made me sleepy x

@Jay my dr told me that some people get sleepy on them so if that happens to take them at night rather than in the morning!

I started taking it in 2021 and then came of it around 2023 and then ended up back on it in 2024, it has made the world of difference for me my panic attacks stopped and I generally feel calmer, they don’t work for everybody but they have really improved my quality of life! It does take a few weeks for them to take effect and you can feel a bit rubbish at first but they really have helped me, I take mine at night just before bed and have had no problems, I hope they help you♥️

I’ve been on it before and didn’t think much of it but I wasn’t taking it consistently, I have started back on it this pregnancy as my anxiety was really bad and have found I’m feeling much better this time around on it taking it consistently in the morning at around 8am