Teenager with anxiety - sertraline?

[worriedandannoyed]

Hi

This has been recommended to me by someone as my teen has really high anxiety issues, mostly at school. Does anyone have any experience of it with teenagers? How long it takes to work, any side effects etc?

Thank you

My Dd is 18 and has just started taking sertraline for anxiety. We were told it could take from 3-6 weeks to start helping and that she might feel a bit worse before seeing improvements. It's early days (1 & 1/2 weeks so far) but not aware of any side effects yet, except for her feeling the need to kind of 'jiggle' her legs, for want of a better word. A bit like when you're nervous and can't keep your legs still whilst sat down.