I am so stressed and unhappy. I recently started taking sertraline and whilst it has started to take effect mentally for me, the side effects are grim. I am having to got to the toilet often, struggling with insomnia and feeling panicky every couple of days (Nearly all of this is a result of the stress and shit treatment at work since I had a baby a couple of years ago). I am looking for a new role.
I usually work from home but since Christmas we’ve been told we need to go in two days a week. Since taking these tablets I do not feel I can do this for the reasons explained in the first paragraph. I’m told the symptoms will ease within six weeks. Work have said I can speak to occupational health if I feel I need some adjustments to my work pattern. I haven’t told them I am taking sertraline (it’s a very corporate environment where mental health still isn’t really talked about too much).
Will occupational health support this? And will they tell HR and my manager I am struggling mentally?