Should I tell my boyfriend I'm on sertraline?

[Petals23]

some improvement and still hoping for more. I haven't told anyone I'm on it. When I go out with my boyfriend I'd only have 2 drinks and only maybe once a month. Last weekend I had 2 drinks for the first time since taking it. The next day I felt ok but 2 days later felt nauseous like I'd done when I started it initially.

I really don't want to tell him I'm on it but thinking now I shouldn't drink on it at all but how do I explain not drinking when out?

I'm pretty open about my mental health so I've told everyone, but if you don't want to you could say you're finding even a small amount of alcohol doesn't agree with you at the moment so you're not drinking for a bit?

FWIW I had a similar effect and now seven months in more than one gives me a headache the next day but other that I'm ok after drinking (not that I do much anyway)

How long have you been with him for?

Tbh I think you should tell him regardless - being on antidepressants is nothing to be ashamed of, and he'll be able to support you (or he should do!). Why don't you want to tell anyone?

I'm with him just over two and a half years. I just don't feel a need to tell people, I suppose. I think I'm just going to tell him I've been feeling a bit anxious the day after a couple of drinks - which is true - even though I don't drink a lot.

I’m a bit confused about why you wouldn’t discuss these things with your partner of two and a half years, to be honest. Aren’t you close, or don’t you discuss things like this at all?

I think it's harder to tell someone you know well, than a stranger though. So I understand that it feels difficult.
However, from the other person's POV it may feel like you are hiding something important that they would have liked to be able to support you with.
FYI I felt quite 'trusted' when my BF told me that he'd gone back on an antidepressant. And pleased he was looking after himself rather than a) suffering and b) pretending he's fine.

Thought you were going say was new partner. 2.5y is long time. Does he know you have depression? I would want someone I was close to do know in case you ever felt really ill or in a crisis and could watch out for signs or side effects. What about if you got hurt or really ill and the doctors asked him if you were on any medication (anti dep can affect range of other drugs) and he didn’t know?

I don’t have a partner but I have a friend that knows I’m on medication and why so I could say I really don’t feel well without having to explain everything. Which you don’t need to do because asking for help in crisis is hard enough already.

I think you should tell him for a number of reasons:

1. in case he finds the tablets and wonders why you've been hiding them
2. in case you take a weird reaction and he doesn't know what has caused it
3. so he doesn't buy you alcohol and you have to awkwardly refuse it

I get not feeling the need to tell people. I'm really open about it but not everyone is. I just think, in practical terms, it's good to keep your partner up to date on medications just in case anything happens.

If you've been with him two and a half years, I don't see any reason not to tell him. Just say you've started on it recently and found that when you drink it's disagreeing with you.

If youd only been with him a couple of months that might be different but at two and a half years I expect you see a solid future with him and its probably better to be open. If anything he'll be aware and can support you if you need it.