So I've started taking Sertraline 6 days ago and I'm sure you all know how it gets worse before it starts to get better. Well I've been feeling a lot more depressed and anxious lately and my anxiety has taken quite a toll on my stomach. The sertraline making my stomach upset as a side effect isn't helping either. I used to take hydroxyzine but my PCP said I couldn't keep controlling it with that so she put me on sertraline. Due to my stomach issues I was in the ER at 4 am today for what I thought was chest pain. Was told it was abdominal pain and had an ultrasound where my gall bladder, stomach, and pancreas were checked. All was fine and was diagnosed with stress-induced gastritis. Discharged with a pepcid prescription. In comes my health anxiety again, I google if my medications interact, now I'm terrified because google says that famotidine and sertraline increase chances of QT prolongation. I called my pharmacy to ask if it was safe to take them and they said it was. But me being me, I still can't get over the fear. Every little thing I feel I'm sure stems from my GI issues and my anxiety yet I cant help but send myself into a spiral of searching up symptoms. I've gone to the ER so many times for panic attacks and chest pain, I keep considering not going but I eventually give in only to be met with the same outcome. I've racked up a lot of debt with the hospital. I'm considering asking my doctor to take me off of sertraline because I really don't want to feel like this anymore. I want to keep taking hydroxyzine, it worked really well for me. I just want my old life back.