"well i was gonna write a lot but apparently there&#039;s a character limit. so i guess we get the short version.  was on paxil, after a while on it it made me have extreme outbursts of anger, constant depression, etc.  psychiatrist switched me to sertraline (started at 50mg, by end of 2 weeks i&#039;m at 200mg). it&#039;s so wonderful.  reminds me of when you have a procedure, that first oxygen stuff. they give you that just takes the edge off everything.  first couple days had nausea and diarrhea.  was worried this would last but didn&#039;t.  longest side effect has been headaches, which are easily handled with ibuprofen.  the goods easily outweigh the bads, and this medicine has helped me in more ways than i can explain."