Friday, March 20th, 2026 0 ▲ Colin Walker - Daily Feed 157 days ago · Life · hide · 0 comments # Today is the first day on the new meds. While there are some possible similar side effects, I'm hoping for a more positive result; that my body doesn't reject them as it seemed to be doing with the sertraline. Citalopram has a higher bioavailability, so needs a smaller dose compared to sertraline. This should, hopefully, reduce the likelihood of having side effects. It can typically take 5-6 days for the sertraline to break down. It will also take 1-2 weeks for the citalopram to kick in. Th... No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.