Does the unreal feeling go away on sertraline?

Treatment and medication
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Hi there,

Looking for some reassurance and other people's experiences with the symptoms of depersonalisation. I'm into my third week of sertraline now at 50mg and I hate this feeling like I am detached from me and watching myself

I am trying to be rational and tell myself it is just a symptom but is it always a side effect of this AD?

My sleep isn't that good which I imagine doesn't help either...

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Yea I am the same. I think it's both the anxiety makes things around you feel unreal. The medication side effects do the same.

Curious to know what other people think?

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Both will ease in time. 3-4 weeks. I'm out the other side now and I'm content and happy [and off all medication] but always aware of how I felt. The depersonalisation is a side effect [Im no doctor] of AD, its like the body is overwhlemed by whats going on and it goes into low power mode. Think of it like that and it becomes less scary.

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I have had depersonalisation for 9months I know it will go in time it's just a way for our brain to protect us nothing to worry about all part of anxiety  

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Oh wow

Thanks for the hopeful message and reassurance Brian. How long were you on medication?

That's great news that you can once again be happy and content without the medicine - I want that day now!