I was on Sertraline for about 18 months about 3 years ago, for PTSD and anxiety following the death of two relatively young people who were close to me (but not related).
When I started Sertraline I went from crying literally all the time, to not even being able to cry, but I really welcomed this because it helped me get on with my life and be a wife and mum again.
After an initial loss of appetite I then put on over a stone (which I lost immediately on stopping them!), but apart from that I don't think I had any adverse side-effects at all. I didn't feel I got any worse on them, I actually felt better within days, and I felt I became a much better person on them.
I've been off them for 18 months but have had a few upsetting and anxiety provoking things happen recently and I can feel myself spiralling downwards and getting a bit OCD and over analysing/thinking things again, crying over nothing, and it's starting to ruin my enjoyment of life. I have spoken to my GP who is happy to prescribe sertraline again.
I'm worried about getting worse before getting better as I have some important events in the next few weeks - is there anyone else here who hasn't got worse first? I know I didn't last time I took them but what's to say it will be that plain sailing again?
Just need some reassurance to take them again really.