Hey I am suffering from anxiety, depression,ocd, bdd etc. And doctor and prescribed me sertraline 25 mg after lunch for first 4 days then morning and evening in a day and etizola beta 0.25 mg at bed time but problem is I have history of epilepsy in childhood but I got cured from it. And I talked about it to doctor. So should I start taking sertraline because I get very panic and depressed when I see its seizure side effects on google. And will it cause also insomnia?

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Dr. Prof Jagadeesan M SPsychiatrist19yrs exp

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Antidepressants though reduce seizure threshold are given in people with seizure disorder having anxiety, depression and ocd. If there is a recent seizure in the past 2 years, they are given under the cover of an anti epileptic, else not. Else it is a safe medicine and you can follow your psychiatrist advise. It will take approx 4 weeks to see the effects though, so be patient. Good luck.

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