Well, I took the plunge and took my first tablet of sertraline (50mg) today.
Of course, I’m nervous about the side effects, especially as I’m going to be alone for 6 days from Saturday. But I knew I had to start today rather than waiting 10 days for people to get back – I would have definitely talked myself out of taking them at all in those 10 days; I have in the past.
Anyway, I have clonazepam to take care of any paradoxical anxiety (anxiety as a temporary side effect of drugs that are meant to lessen anxiety).
I’ll try to post here every day to say how I’m getting on.
Good luck!!!
I’ve recently started on sertraline too, though i went straight in with 100mg. It made me very drowsy for a few days, but other than that it seems pretty good!