Anyone had no side effects from sertraline?

[HippoNamedBooBooButt]

Hi all I started taking sertraline this morning and am really worried about the side effects. Has anyone taken it and had no ill effects? Or just mild ones? My biggest fear is vomiting and I'm so scared it's going to make me vomit, in particular

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Mine were very mild. No nausea or vomiting at all. I found that I was clenching my jaw quite a bit and had some disturbed nights where I didn’t sleep that well, but it didn’t last long.

I could not be more grateful to have been out on Sertraline. I genuinely believe that it’s changed my life. It’s incredible stuff. Well worth the slightly rocky start a hundred times over.

If you’re particularly worried the you can ease into it and take a lower dose for a few days before building up to the full dose.

I really hope it can do what you need it to OP

Yes to the jaw clenching 😬 but that’s the only side effect I’ve noticed.

Hope it works out well for you 🤞🏻💐

Thank you both that's really helpful 💖

I've been prescribed it and also have emetophobia. How did it go OP.?

First day nothing at all. I slept better last night than I have for years! Fingers crossed!

I've been taking it 5 weeks now and just had 2 side effects - the jaw clenching, but only in the morning, and it's been a fabulous appetite suppressant. I don't feel nauseous, just disinterested in food and rarely hungry.
Have lost nearly 2 stones 👍

I felt awful on it, so tired I couldn’t keep my eyes open, nauseous and just generally zoned out. I stopped taking it, possibly too soon. It was a bit of a wake up call to me that I didn’t want to chemically alter my brain and needed to look at alternative coping strategies, which I have. Btw, I know antidepressants can be brilliant for some people, citalopram is a lifechanger for my dh.

I had a rough 10 days or so with feeling unwell but not actually vomiting, had the teeth clenching for the first 3 months or so but nothing since then
It's hugely helped my mood - I'd encourage you to stick with it if you can.
Hope it works well for you

Thanks all that's all really helpful.

I took my second pill this morning and felt a tiny bit sick for a short period of time about an hour after - fine again now.

Do side effects generally kick in quickly on like day 1 or 2? Am I just being lulled into a false sense of security?

@Didiusfalco

I love that alternative strategies have worked for you. I have refused medication for so long, and tried lots of other stuff which are all working to various degrees, but I've just got to a point where it's not working enough. I would bloody love to not be on this stuff, thought exactly the same as you for a very long time. Can I ask what other strategies you've used? Could be something there I've not tried.

Week 2 I found tough. Had neck ache and still felt I was on a rollercoaster.
The best thing I did was take my tablet after my breakfast. Initially I took as soon as I woke up and found I felt worse doing this.

@HippoNamedBooBooButt well, I doubt I’ve tried anything you haven’t. One thing that’s helped is a bit of a digital detox, I was wasting so much time scrolling through meaningless stuff on the internet. I purposefully found other things to fill my time, so started reading more (sometimes setting a timer so I didn’t get distracted) started a craft project, more gardening and walking. Started taking centrum womens vitamins, I really think these have made a big difference to my overall health. I’ve been trying to be mindful, I was obsessing over a health problem, but I’ve changed my mindset from being anxious about this to appreciating what I have and making the most of my time. I’m being actively positive even when I don’t feel it, and it’s started to affect my overall mood. For health reasons I stopped drinking but I think this helps with mood too.
Glad you are not having horrid side affects though!

So woke up this morning feeling great - went out for the day and then the worst diarrhoea of my life hit at another 4pm. Was 45 minutes away from home and so mortifying. Really hope this doesn't continue

I started on it 20yrs ago so my memory is hazy. I don’t remember any side effects, although the reason I was put on it is because I was severely clinically depressed so was feeling pretty ill mentally & physically at the time anyway. Any side effects I may have experienced would’ve been minor compared to the symptoms of the debilitating depression it was treating.

I’ve been on it for 20 years since then, with no ill effects. It’s allowed me to live my life, marry, have kids, have a career and above all to not take my own life.

To be fair, the diarrhoea could’ve been caused by anything. It’s quite easy to get drawn into believing that every feeling your body experiences is a side effect attributable to the ssri.

@MuckyPlucky I think you're right. On reflection I think it's wheat related - I've always been sensitive to wheat and experience diarrhoea when I over do it on bread in particular. When I sat down with DH last night and talked about it, it turns out I'd had bread for every single meal for yesterday and the previous three days.

Other than the upset stomach I was feeling soo well yesterday, much more back to my old self