Hi everyone,

For a long time, I don't think I've felt true happiness. I suffered with depression for many years, and whilst that improved quite a bit at the start of this year, my anxiety disorder (GAD) flared up very badly (this is now what I'm considering Zoloft for). During this time, I've been on holidays with my partner, been to see my favourite musicians live, had great parties with friends, etc. - but my happiness/joy has felt quite blunted, partly because my anxious thoughts intrude, and partly because...well, I just don't *feel* joyful. Logically, in my head, I can say 'this is a nice happy moment' but I don't feel that rush of joy or love very often at all. I've also struggled to cry much recently (often get the feeling of needing to, but then can only manage a couple tears). And my GAD flare-up has also killed my libido (which my depression never did?)

Can Zoloft help me regain my happy moments? I know a very common side effect is even more emotional blunting, which scares me. But for anyone who's been emotionally numbed by anxiety and depression, has it helped you?

(P.S. I know that a constant state of happiness isn't the goal of any SSRI, that's not realistic, I just want to know if I can reach those peaks of happiness when appropriate?)