Sertraline for anxiety - anyone had mild / no side effects?

[Autumnalleaves]

Just been prescribed sertraline for anxiety, have been reading this very informative thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/feeling_depressed/4088279-sertraline-hand-holding, and am worried about all the side effects.

Wondering if anyone has taken it without too many side effects? Any positive stories about going onto it? How long before you felt better and how did it help?

The doctor has also given me 50mg whereas loads of people say they started on 25mg - anyone start on 50mg and was ok?

I'm on day 7.
Was taking it in the afternoon but then feeling totally wiped out in the evening - then was sleeping well initially but waking up at 3.
Have now changed to taking before bed, hopefully using the tiredness to sleep well and sleep through - seemed to work better last night.
Have had a bit of indigestion but headaches have gone - and otherwise ok. I'm meant to be increasing to 50mg in about 10 days.
The anxiety in my head has reduced a bit - it definitely hasn't increased the anxiety as I feared it might.
Hope everyone else is getting on ok

See if you sleep ok. I take mine in the morning, after bteakfast, I "believe" that's typical. Good to hear side effects are minimal. Any partic reason you're not going up to 50mg for such a time?

I have slept much better taking it in the evening so will stick with that for now I think. I have review with GP in just over a week and she talked about increasing it to 50mg at that point if all going well...