switching from an SSRI to an SNRI, social anxiety, ibs
I've been taking 150 mg of sertraline for about 7 years now. It helped a lot in the beginning, but lately I feel like I'm still constantly anxious.
Social situations are especially difficult, and my social anxiety is pretty bad. I also have IBS, and the anxiety and IBS just keep feeding into each other it is like a whole vicious cycle. I've had OCD and depression in the past, but those are mostly under control now. It's really the ongoing anxiety that keeps breaking through, no matter how long I've been on sertraline.
I'm thinking about trying an SNRI because I'm honestly exhausted from living with this level of anxiety all the time. Did switching from an SSRI to an SNRI help you if anxiety was your main issue?
Any experiences or advice would be really appreciated. Thank you!
Posted Nov 21, 2025, 6:22 PM UTC