"never taken any antidepressants before. had my first panic attack about a month ago and felt very down. had another panic attack 2 days later. felt as low and desperately sad as i ever have in my life. came on very suddenly. went to the doctor and he prescribed me 50mg of sertraline.

first week was awful! anxiety and depression even worse! unlike a lot of you, i was terribly constipated. sleep was disrupted but bearable. appetite completely gone. no suicidal thoughts but felt so sad and low. however, having reading all your feedback i decided to stick with it. i am now on day 12 (i&#039;m aware it takes a while to &quot;kick in&quot;) and for the first time today don&#039;t feel quite so bad. anxiety gone... will stick with it for now..."