"anxiety/panic attacks/intrusive thoughts/depression. thought i&#039;d state the things i had been suffering from quite severely, rather than choose one category! i normally don&#039;t post things like this, but i was once too in the same position as whoever is reading this, so want to help. i had been suffering with anxiety for years, along with panic attacks, and it all got worse when i started to have these so called &#039;intrusive thoughts&#039;, causing me to feel very depressed. i was very skeptical about taking any kind of medication, but i have to admit sertraline helped me get back on track of being me again! it took a week or two to kick in at all, before then i was having the not so nice side effects, but just keep with it! been on it for 2 months."