[derekja]

pluses and minuses for me. Went on Sertraline (zoloft) for a couple years for anxiety issues. I had some weight gain and sexual side effects, but nothing too unmanageable. Getting on was rough for me with lots of side effects for 6-8 weeks. Once on and past side effects from external comments I seemed much less anxious. I guess I was. The anxious inner chatter was less. But, somehow, and this is ultimately why I tapered off, I was just more complacent. I let things slide which I shouldn’t have. I didn’t really see how many until I was back off. My anxious inner chatter and I are a bit better friends since the temporary banishment anyway so I don’t regret the experiment. At one point I added brupropion to try to help with some of the sexual side effects, but ended up with a tinnitus problem that took ~6 months after cessation to fully resolve. Brains are funny things. Good luck tweaking yours!