Does sertraline or similar sort out the never ending thoughts?

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I’ve been suffering from quite bad anxiety intermittently the last few months and this weekend has been an absolute shocker. It’s work related but I think that’s just the focus than the actual problem.
my step dad died unexpectedly early Sept which is a part of it too. I’m on HRT and am generally ok hormone wise.
I feel like I’m going mad. I am fixating hugely on one issue and cannot shut my head up. I’ve always had a hugely busy mind with constant small focuses but this is something else.
is it worth trying an anti depressant to get some peace? I don’t feel low. Majorly majorly anxious and nauseous as a result and can’t concentrate because of these constant thoughts.

Yes

I'm on HRT and testosterone was the thing that got rid of my anxiety

I’ve found it immensely helpful for the symptoms you describe. It wasn’t instant and the first couple of weeks were tricky but it helped me a lot.

Thanks. I didn’t realise testosterone could help too. I’ll ring the gp. I was hoping it would just go away but it’s the second bad few days in this mth so clearly not 😢

For me sertraline dampens my thoughts process .

Dampens in a good or bad way?

They won't usually prescribe it for anxiety, you have to have low libido, which is what it was prescribed to me for.

It's worth thinking about whether your anxiety coincides with the HRT. For me I found the oestrogen gives me terrible anxiety - the opposite of what many people experience, but I'm not alone in this. I was on 3 pumps of gel and it got to the stage where I had difficulty leaving the house. Once I twigged that the oestrogen might be a cause and lowered the dose I had a big improvement. Then adding testosterone got rid of it almost entirety.

I think it's certainly worth considering before adding another prescription with possible side effects.

SSRIs made that worse for me. The best thing to do is go to your doctor and describe how you feel.