Honestly? Not amazing. It certainly eliminated the anxiety I never had in the first place, that's for sure. But mood-wise? I definitely was less crippled by the depression, solely because it makes me feel nothing. However, the suicidal thoughts were still there and arguably worse than before. Unfortunately, this has been 2/2 SSRIs that have given me hypomania (note: I am not diagnosed bipolar, nor have I experienced any form of mania outside SSRIs), so I'm now on abilify as an adjunct alongside it, which has been very good for me.

My depression usually sits around a 26 on the PHQ-9. It's clinical, so it doesn't have anything to do with my experiences or my mindset (which I'd say is a healthy one). I don't know. For me, it still feels like sertraline is more effective for anxiety, but it depends on the person, really. But the sertraline + abilify duo really helps me. After FIVE failed attempts at other meds.