My wife has had a great experience with fluoexetine tbh as have other people i know. I can’t take it tho bc it’s an ssri and I’m bipolar

I haven’t taken Sertraline but have been on Fluoxetine for years. It is a very slow acting medication. Slower than all the other SSRI’s I believe. Hang in there. Took me 4-6 weeks before I felt improvement when going up from 20 to 40mg.

Out of curiosity what is the main thing you / your doctor is trying to treat? For me it was GAD. General Anxiety Disorder. But fluoxetine (Prozac) has a good track record for treating depression and even OCD.

it's mainly for depression, I also have anxiety though so I'm also worried it's going to make that worse as sertraline was meant to help with that but made me feel absolutely numb

Well I am NOT a doctor but I can speak from my experience. And internet research 🤪. Fluoxetine is known as an activating SSRI. Compared to others that are more Sedating in nature. This is benefit depression. I felt this early on as a combination of increased energy. Fluoxetine has been a life saver for me but let me be real with you, the first 4-6 weeks is a ride. But don’t give up on it. Many do before feeling any benefits. I definitely do not feel numb in it. I feel very normal. But the adjustment phase kind had me all over for a bit. That is normal. Hang in there, and feel free to message me anytime for encouragement.

From what I've read, escitalopram is better than sertraline (I take escitalopram and I sware by it). Escitalopram is not to be confused with citalopram (2 very different affects - citalopram made me worse).