When do I start to feel sertraline work?
My psychiatrist prescribed me sertraline for anxiety. Several friends told me it takes weeks to kick in and that it can make you more anxious at first. Is that true?
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Don't listen to people who tell you to stop the medication because "it doesn't work fast" - that's the worst thing you can do. What your friends say is true, but there's an important detail: that initial anxiety they mention is generally something that happens in the first few days, not the whole week. After your body adjusts to it, that's when it starts to stabilize. The key is to give it time and stay in touch with your psychiatrist if things get too intense at the beginning.
I don't have personal experience with that, but I have seen people close to me go through the same thing, and your friends are right about the basics: it usually takes between 2 and 4 weeks to notice real changes, and yeah, some people do report more anxiety or restlessness in the first few days. The important thing is that you talk to your psychiatrist about what to expect exactly in your case, because the experience varies quite a bit from one person to another, and if the initial anxiety becomes unbearable you need to know that there are options to manage it while your body adjusts.
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