Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID and a two-day sertraline trial with extreme anxiety and sickness
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2025
Summary
A person was three days into quitting something in late October 2025 and looking forward to not missing it. A two-day trial of sertraline was, they said, one of the worst experiences of their life, with huge pupils, 30 hours sick on the toilet and extreme anxiety. They wanted to try Lexapro but were too frightened by that reaction.
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What they tried
Also tried
sertraline· Worsequitting the vape· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- sertraline · Worse
taking sertraline was one of the worst things i’ve ever experienced ... My pupils were huge, I was sick on the toilet for 30 hours, my anxiety was absolutely insane.
In context ↗ - quitting the vape · Not said
i’m 3 days strong can’t wait til i’m not missing it anymore
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| — | two-day sertraline trial: huge pupils, 30 hours sick, extreme anxietytaking sertraline was one of the worst things i've ever experiencedIn context ↗ |
| 2025-10-28 | still has long COVID; three days into quitting vapingi’m 3 days strong can’t wait til i’m not missing it anymore 😩In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Sertraline (Zoloft)“My pupils were huge” In context ↗ Side effects
- Sertraline (Zoloft)“I was sick on the toilet for 30 hours” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Sertraline (Zoloft)“my anxiety was absolutely insane. Omg. I was genuinely scared.” In context ↗ Mood or psychiatric effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Anxiety & low mood
my anxiety was absolutely insane
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I was sick on the toilet for 30 hours
In context ↗