Sorry to post again. I'm on day 15 of Sertaline and whilst I know logically I need to give it time, I'm in the thick of this and struggling each day so talking to those who have taken it really helps.
For the past two days I've felt notably better. However it's a struggle to keep my mood up. I feel the depression creeping in several times a day and have to stay really busy to stop it. Yesterday was easier than the day before. And I'm having moments of complete normality. But around 3ish I have a mood dip (I have throughout the PND) and I am having to work hard to stay positive and try and push the depressed feelings away. But the past two days have been a huge improvement.
The hard side effects like increased anxiety have gone and I'm just left with the tight jaw and a new one, extreme sweating (lovely!).
Did anyone else experience this? Where it started to work gradually in this way? I would love to believe proper relief is close and that this is a good sign. That in a few days or weeks I'll feel better all day. And that eventually I won't have to work so hard at it, it will just be natural and I'll forget I even felt this way.