Sertraline - does anyone else feel numb on it?

[MrAliTheCat]

I've suffered depression since I was 16, so nearly half my life. I've been on and off them since then, but after having my DS who is nearly 20 months I got PND and had a few really dreadful months where sometimes I didnt even see the point of getting out of bed. The Dr put me on 100mg Sertraline (Zoloft) and they have helped. They do help. I function normally now. I get up for work, I play with and love my ds. But I feel this numbness, every day. I feel like I am numb on it. I haven't been able to cry since starting it. I've had a dreadful couple of weeks, my ds has been really ill and in hospital with bacterial gastroenteritis, he is home now but still barely eating and I've been so worried. I also got made redundant from my job, was trying to get my head around that when they told me a few days later that actually they did want me, but only because all my colleagues have opted for redundancy. So they didn't want me, they scraped the barrel and didnt give me any choice. They said that they wouldnt give me my redundancy money if I declined the job. But my 5 colleagues, wonderful, lovely women who I have worked with for 6 years and are like my second family, are all leaving me and I am left to do this job, while knowing that they didnt really want me, I was their last resort. I'm also living with my ds and dh at my Dad's house, along with my Nan and DB, as dh lost his job and we couldnt afford our flat anymore. Its so crowded here.. no privacy.. I hate it.

I feel like a kettle, about to boil. I feel so angry and upset. But I can't express it. It feels good to write it down though. If you have read this page of self obsessed drivel then thank you .

[NicholasTeakozy]

No wonder you feel the way you do with all you have going on. And yes, some people do feel numb on ADs. There is a support thread here for folk on Sertraline. Other meds, Citalopram, Venlafaxine, Fluoxetine etc etc are also supported. Have a skim and, if you want, join in.