I've been on sertraline for a number of years on various doses. I had a very hard breakdown last year and was so depressed I was numb and my anxiety was really bad it lasted for 6-8 weeks but I'm haunted by the numbness and lack of emotions I felt. I've been tapering from 100mg but I did it over 9 weeks and I came off 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately I also got an inner ear infection at the same time which is a trigger and I went back on 50mg sertraline 7 nights ago.

Since then my moods have been becoming abit flat, not numb but like I'm hardening (I was very tearful before), and I've lost my appetite and not feeling my positive emotions.

Please can you tell me whether this is how you felt when you started sertraline (as its been a long while since I started them) and whether my appetite and positive emotions will come back once the pills are kicking in?