Cases

“у меня после приёма препарата стало ухудшаться самочувствие с утра, я чувствую онемение рук и ног, головокружение, а после чего я прихожу к очередной апатии и ангедонии, в голове нет мыслей, я не про…”

Cause: Ulyana (Ульяна): first-person Russian b17.ru forum post titled 'Пустота в голове нет мыслей'. Onset after discharge fro…

“Witam mam 23 lata.Mój problem jest taki że nie odczuwam emocji i mam pustke w głowie.Trafiłem w styczniu do psychiatryka po próbie samobójczej.Leczyli mnie tam 2 i pół miesiąca podawali mi jakieś psy…”

Cause: First-person Polish WP abcZdrowie consult (M, age 23): after Jan psych-hospital stay (~2.5 months) following a suicide…

“Wyłączyło mi myślenie, mam pustkę w głowie, nie odczuwam przyjemności z niczego, z żadnego ruchu. Brałem leki pół roku, nie biorę już 3 miesiące. Niedawno myśli mi wróciły tylko na półtora dnia, czuł…”

Cause: First-person Polish WP abcZdrowie consult (M, age 26): hospital 4 mg Rispolept/risperidone daily for persecutory delusi…

“Currently on olanzipine but trying to taper off it, my mind is blank, I have no thoughts no emotions I don't know what to say to people I'm constantly zoned out. I can't remember anything short term…”

Cause: Reddit r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP: currently on olanzapine (spelled olanzipine), trying to taper. Attributes blan…

“I live in supported accomodation and I am pretty much bed ridden, feel apathetic, no emotions, no thoughts, find it hard to maintain conversation, can't follow tv. I've been on olanzipine for nearly…”

Cause: Reddit r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP: forced onto olanzapine/Zyprexa in hospital (not labeled schizophrenic or bipol…

“I took it for little less than 2 months. I did not like the blunting effect so I came off of it. Its been now 5 months since my last pill and I have never felt like myself again. My whole personality…”

Cause: Reddit r/prozac first-person OP (same person also posted r/antidepressants 1rhtx6o and r/Anxiety 1rgabsl): fluoxetine <…

“I started on 5mg fluoxetine last august and after 2 weeks I was upped to 10mgs. I had a really rough onboarding period with almost every side effect from the book (tremors, anxiety, headaches, head p…”

Cause: Reddit r/antidepressants first-person OP (also r/prozac 1t47c83): first-ever med, fluoxetine 5 mg then 10 mg from last…

“Its driving me nuts...to have completely blank mind all the time. Its like my brain is not working anymore after all this medications i had., Zyprexa, loqueen, seroquel, Abilify Maintena, Vraylar. ..…”

Cause: Reddit r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP: after antipsychotics Zyprexa, Loqueen, Seroquel, Abilify Maintena, Vraylar. At…

“I’ve been on it for 2 months. First month of 9mg oral and now I’m taking 3mg oral for about another month. ... Blank mind - feeling like you have no thoughts ... dumbed down - unable to hold conversa…”

Cause: Reddit r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP: paliperidone oral 9 mg first month then 3 mg ~second month (meant to stay at 9…

“8 years ago I was described a low dose of seroquel for a short time to help with sleep. ... A total dissolving of my inner being and humanity that never came back. ... Just entirely blank, empty, all…”

Cause: Reddit r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP: low-dose Seroquel/quetiapine for a short time for sleep ~8 years before postin…

“I dont feel any emotion, i got blank mind all the time, i got no energy , it feels like im not a human anymore, I also became so stupid. ... no improvement after being off for 4 months... Cant live w…”

Cause: Reddit r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP (addressed as Suzy in a reply): Invega/Xeplion/paliperidone injections then swi…

“abilify did this to me, I only took it for about a month and then I stopped, but I had blank mind and no emotions and couldnt remember shit I did 5 minutes ago, and sometimes even 30 seconds ago. ...…”

Cause: Reddit r/Antipsychiatry first-person reply (not OP) on blank-mind/emotional-numbness thread: oral Abilify ~1 month then…

“Cold turkey quit 14 years of 2mg klonopin use. Terrible brain fog. No cognitive abilities at all. Zero memory. Can’t form sentences. Does the “blank mind” thing go away? I am really terrified by it.…”

Cause: Reddit r/benzorecovery first-person OP: cold-turkey quit after 14 years daily 2 mg Klonopin/clonazepam. Attributes comp…

“By far my worst symptom is lack of spontaneous thoughts, I can’t hold a thought in my head whatsoever, it feels like I’m just a pair of eyes, such a horrible feeling to not feel your own presence wit…”

Cause: Reddit r/benzorecovery first-person OP: benzodiazepine withdrawal (subreddit benzo-recovery framing; specific benzo not…

“I was hospitalized three separate times and coerced into taking an antipsychotic injection called: Aristada (Abilify) 1064MG, a two-month dose ... Three weeks after the injection, my life changed dra…”

Cause: Reddit r/anhedonia first-person OP (same recovery arc also posted as 1hrmeip — same person, not separately logged): coe…

“My symptoms came on after an episode of psychosis, and i've had a weird feeling ever since. It feels like im no longer human, i no longer experience a 'self',and haven't for 6 months. ... Im on an an…”

Cause: Reddit r/Psychosis first-person OP (also crossposted r/dpdr 9z96r4 — same person, not separately logged): symptoms afte…

“I’ve been on olanzapine for 6 months and it’s caused me to feel numb and mind is blank. Did anyone have experience switching from olanzapine? Did your emotions come back?”

Cause: Reddit r/bipolar2 first-person OP: on olanzapine 6 months. Attributes emotional numbness + mind blanking to olanzapine;…

“Suffering badly from Post Psychosis Anhedonia ... Everything seems dead, my body is fueled by adrenaline but with zero dopamine ... No joy from anything, blank mind, no personal Inner world no imagin…”

Cause: Reddit r/Psychosis first-person OP: post-psychosis anhedonia. Attributes blank mind (no personal inner world / no imagi…

“I can't read and comprehend anything (brain fog/slowed thinking). Inability to generate thoughts (blank mind). ... I lack motivation and the ability to enjoy anything ( even things I love) like there…”

Cause: Reddit r/schizophrenia first-person OP: lists severe negative/cognitive cluster while asking whether Wellbutrin might h…

“So it's been five consecutive days since I've been feeling like this after smoking some weed with my friend. I've lost all interest in activities and stuff and I'm feeling completly numb and without…”

Cause: SteadyHealth first-person OP Nightwish227348: after smoking weed with a friend, five consecutive days (then ongoing) of…

“hey, idk about you but im a 15 year old male suffering from dp for about 6 months now. i got it one night after smoking a joint with my friends. the next day when i woke up, dp had already kicked in.…”

Cause: SteadyHealth first-person reply Yo_Dehh (self-described 15yo male) on Nightwish blank-mind weed thread: DP for ~6 month…

“Mente vazia, muito estresse, as vezes da vontade de morre e fora que eu não sinto tanto alguns sentimentos. O que pode ser ?”

Cause: Doctoralia Brasil first-person Q&A OP: empty mind (mente vazia) + stress + SI ideation + blunted affect (não sinto tant…

“εδώ και περίπου ένα μήνα βιώνω μια έντονη αποσύνδεση από το περιβάλλον και συναισθηματική αμβλύτητα. ... Νιώθω ένα κενό, μούδιασμα, σαν το μυαλό μου να έχει αδειάσει, δεν μου έρχονται οι λέξεις για ν…”

Cause: doctoranytime.gr first-person Q&A (Greek): on Cipralex/escitalopram 20 mg + Risperdal/risperidone daily ~1 month of sev…

“I’ve been stuck in what feels like a total nervous system shutdown for a few months now. I have zero thoughts, zero emotions, and my cognition feels completely offline. I can’t visualize anything, my…”

Cause: r/zoloft first-person OP: months of nervous-system 'shutdown' after stress/anxiety/OCD-like spirals (not attributed to…

“blank mind and like a loss of their inner dialogue. Do you have that? I do… Not really. It's like it's blocked for me… felt like something was severed from me… feels like being completely dead on the…”

Cause: Psychiatric drugs from age 7 (Ritalin then cascade of ADs/benzos/mood stabilizers/APs before age 10); continuous SSRIs…

“complete emotional and physical and sensory shut down/'blankness'... it feels like my brain has been switched off... I've lost all feelings and emotions, including for my baby... My brain isn't alloc…”

Cause: postpartum psychosis Rx: high-dose quetiapine (Dec–Mar) then risperidone; sertraline 4–6 weeks for anxiety — shutdown w…

“I can FEEL again. Mentally, physically, emotionally I can feel... truly, i didn't have a single thought go thru my head... There was absolutely nothing behind my eyes. I lost the ability to think. It…”

Cause: 9 years of antipsychotics + SSRIs + mood stabilizers starting at age 17 after a DID diagnosis; self-wean over 2 months…

“Your described experience is exactly how I felt under those meds... I wasn't myself, I wasn't alive... I tried to write down how I felt - I couldn't. I didn't know how I felt, and the words to descri…”

Cause: forced antipsychotics in early 20s after a joke was treated as schizophrenia evidence; dose increases; later switched t…

“I suffer from SSRI/ Antipsychotic Induced Anhedonia. The worst symptom I have is nearly a complete emotional blunting and blank mind where it's very debilitating. I have tried rTMS, ketamine infusion…”

Cause: Reddit r/anhedonia first-person OP u/Particular_Move_6570 (crossposted r/PSSD 1u44ywv — same person, not separately log…

“currently have a completely blank mind, no emotions or motivation and my personality is none existent!”

Cause: 3 paliperidone (Xeplion/Invega Sustenna) injections; 4 months off

“It's what I went through. I've recovered from it thank God through time and through eventually reducing the antipsychotic I was taking enough.”

Cause: antipsychotic (too-high dose); same blank mind / no emotions cluster as OP

“It wasn't just the lows that disappeared. It was the highs too... The medication flattened Lauren's emotional range... It feels like I've been asleep for 12 years... And I just woke up.”

Cause: SSRIs from age 14 for ~12 years (Zoloft, Prozac, Celexa, Lexapro); flattening on-drug; severe withdrawal after fast Lex…

“Does anyone feel like they have no thoughts, inner drive or creativity while on Risperidone? I also can't formulate thought or have no inner monologue. I feel like a shell of myself”

Cause: risperidone (on-drug at posting)

“I used to have that but it went away after taking it for 6 months.”

Cause: risperidone; same no-thoughts / no inner monologue / shell cluster as OP

“I felt like that on olanzapine. I was not myself and i hated it. I'm now on quetiapine and it's better for side effects”

Cause: olanzapine (then switched); endorses OP's no-thoughts / no inner monologue / shell cluster

“I'm just an empty shell - nothing is funny, exciting, interesting, curious. Just totally blank and hollow every single day. Hardly any internal monologue... I can't hold on to any thoughts... I can f…”

Cause: CPTSD (years of therapy); no medication named in the post. Frames it as a chronic empty-shell / dissociative freeze, no…

“I was making small improvements... but I caught Covid twice last year... it caused severe cognitive dysfunction along with worsening in my anhedonia I already have from PSSD... The main symptoms are:…”

Cause: sertraline/Zoloft 25mg x 2 months then PSSD; two COVID infections the prior year crashed slow healing (poster attribute…

“Extreme brain fog. I can barely think or process thoughts. I feel like a complete zombie. Emotional flatness and DPDR... It's almost as if my brain is preventing me from feeling emotions.”

Cause: probable COVID Jan 2026 then long COVID (doctor called it psychological; poster says it is not depression)

“Moi elikkä onko täällä ketään jolla ois 2026 tunteetonta mieltä ja tyhjää mieltä ?sellaista jolla ois melkein kokoaika tunteeton ja tyhjämieli…ja mul on myös niin että mikään ei tunnu miltään.eikä mi…”

Cause: Suomi24 first-person Anonyymi-ap (22 Apr 2026): on SSRIs; asks if SSRIs can kill feelings and create empty mind. Attrib…

“Well, what can I say? Olanzapine (Zyprexa) has been a chemical lobotomy for me. I had a psychotic break (first in my life) and have never been diagnosed as schizophrenic (in fact, when younger, I was…”

Cause: TRX...: Zyprexa/olanzapine 10 mg for ~6 weeks after first psychotic break (hospitalized without consent; never diagnose…

“My mind is always blank, I can't think. I can't feel emotions and I just feel numb all of the time. I sleep 12-14 hours everyday and when I am awake I have low energy. I am also experiencing sexual s…”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Invega/paliperidone review (M, age 35): 6 mg 1X day for ~1 year for schizoaffective disorder.…

“Bei mir ist meine letzte Psychose auch bereits 2 Jahre her doch die Negativsymptome sind immer noch stark ausgeprägt. Ich habe schon verschiedene Medikamente ausprobiert und immer durchgehend genomme…”

Cause: Mandy: first-person reply to Silence. Frames as post-psychosis Negativsymptomatik still strong ~2 years after last psyc…

“Wie lange hat bei euch die Negativsymptomatik ( Affektverflachung, Ein und Durchschlafstörung, Emotionslosigkeit ) angehalten? Ich habe die nun seit 2 Jahren. … [Apr 2 follow-up:] Leider ist es auch…”

Cause: Silence (OP + Apr 2 follow-up): first-person Negativsymptomatik thread. Meds at Mar 2026: Duloxetin 30mg + Olanzapin 5m…

“I can also say you may need to change to a different antipsychotic such as seroquil or abilify because on almost all antipsychotic medication used here in this country ( and I went through practicall…”

Cause: Anthropocene: first-person reply on Mental Health America Inspire thread. Attributes severe blankness / blocked thought…

“I have a blank mind, and I lost all my feelings of love... I can't feel any attraction... I can look at pornography and feel nothing. It's like staring at a brick wall... My life has been completely…”

Cause: escitalopram/Lexapro for years from college then weaned 2023; short restart Sep 2023 (~6 days) then stop; PSSD crashed…

“I still feel so blunted.... I want to process and feel things, but I still can't... My cognition and memory is also very bad since the meds... I don't even feel anxiety and my my mind is so blank, I…”

Cause: fluoxetine/Prozac ~2 months (first med) for anxiety/insomnia/panic; blunting began on-drug (blanket at day 5); lingered…

“i took prozac for ~11 months... persistent brain fog... my mind is mostly blank, gone, memory as well... i'm not functional because of the blankness of the mind... connecting emotionally with people.”

Cause: fluoxetine/Prozac ~11 months (stopped ~Nov 2025). Same blank-mind state previously as a quetiapine side effect that res…

“In 2019 I took fluoxetine for social anxiety for just 5 days before stopping. ... within hours of my very first pill, I experienced the blank mind/cognitive dysfunction symptom. ... my thoughts compl…”

Cause: Reddit r/PSSD first-person OP: fluoxetine ~5 days in 2019 for social anxiety (first psych med). Attributes sudden blank…

“This anhedonia and head pressure is killing me. Its literally like parts of my brain are completely missing and blank. I feel chemically lobotomized. My emotions, inner monologue, drive, dreams, hope…”

Cause: r/ADprotractedwithdrawl first-person u/Automatic_Basil_7075 (16 Feb 2026): fluoxetine 7 weeks (incl. 3-week taper); off…

“sometimes they're not even there at all. it can take everything in me just to form a single thought, a single feeling. like I'm reaching for something inside myself and coming up empty... ever since…”

Cause: antipsychotics, currently lurasidone (Latuda); frames it as the tradeoff after psychosis

“I'm unable to feel any emotion... I have blank mindantasia ... and I'm not seeing the dreams... most mostly no libido and genital numbness... personality was totally vanished... like a robot 24/7”

Cause: sertraline ~1 month in 2018; then many ADs/APs/mood stabilizers trying to reverse; attributes persistent state to sertr…

“Keine Gefühle mehr. Keine Emotionen, nichts! … An irgendetwas zu denken, geschweige denn normal zu denken, war nicht mehr möglich. Es ging nichts mehr. Wirklich nichts mehr! … Ich weiß nur, dass ich…”

Cause: citalopram from age 26 (~2017) titrated to 40mg, brief duloxetine switch, then escitalopram; cold turkey taper ~4 weeks…

“Bin vom Körper abgetrennt, spüre meine Persönlichkeit nicht mehr, von den Gefühlen abgetrennt und das Herz ist verschlossen. Laufe nur noch wie eine Hülle… Erstmalig ist das Ganze aufgetreten durch e…”

Cause: Sunny123: rapid Venlafaxine (Venlafaxin) discontinuation (zu schnelles Absetzen); onset of DP/DR-like detachment ~2 wee…

“For about 8 months I have had no spontaneous thoughts, no inner monologue, no emotions (anhedonia). My mind feels completely blank – I only react to the environment. ... treated with haloperidol, ris…”

Cause: Reddit r/AskPsychiatry first-person OP (u/RefrigeratorHot7827): schizophrenia; treated with haloperidol, risperidone, c…

“I have a chronically blank mind and numb emotions, I cant really visualize anything or feel anything. This make its nearly impossible to "work" on any traumas through therapy. What can I do? I dont f…”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person u/AAA_battery (2 Jan 2026): chronically blank mind + numb emotions; cannot visualize or feel; frame…

“every feel good chemical feels like there is a certain distance... I also have nothing to say and i have no strong opinions or emotions about anything. My mind is blank most of the time.”

Cause: after last psychosis; meds not named in the listing; frames it as being born again with distance from reward/feeling

“my baseline is being really numb, but chemically clear headed. A blank mind, no thoughts, no inner monologue. I feel like I have no empathy anymore... For me everything is blank.”

Cause: fluoxetine ~7–8 weeks (Aug–Oct 2025; last dose ~1 Oct 2025) then protracted withdrawal phenotype

“My thoughts were slow and muddled, and my emotions flattened... a numbness that made it impossible to feel joy or motivation... Once I stopped taking the antidepressants... My mind became clearer, my…”

Cause: Zoloft then Prozac for complex PTSD (on-drug flattening); taper unsupervised

“I keep comparing myself to the old version of me when i didnt have all these side effects (brain fog, loss of visualization, memory issues, less emotion, sexual issues).”

Cause: paroxetine; PSSD onset around the taper (~8 months before post)

“No brain activity, no personality, no emotions, no libido, no thoughts, no motivation, no dopamine, nothing. I am the closest thing to a zombie brain-wise. Its over, thats all”

Cause: Reddit r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/harrowedpossum: long COVID framing in r/covidlonghaulers. Attributes no tho…

“Witam od jakiegoś czasu jestem leczona chlorpotixen i antydepresant , czuję się wyłączona z racji tego unikam kontaktów z ludźmi ponieważ nie wiem co mam mówić,pustka w głowie,nie potrafię się śmiać…”

Cause: Nerwica.com first-person OP Paulapink (Jul 2025): ~5 years prior antidepressants; ~6 months chlorprothixen/chlorprothix…

“The withdrawal after the drug was I got kind of catapulted into what I think is complete anhidonia and emotional blunting and this all I could feel was this sense of doom and dread and like depersona…”

Cause: brexpiprazole (Rexulti) ~Aug–20 Dec 2019 for post-breakup depression, titrated to near-max dose, then cold turkey; chil…

“Ich bin seit einem halben Jahr komplett emotionslos und habe keine Gedanken mehr in meinem Kopf. Der ist leer. Ich fühle gar nichts. … Ich hab das ganze unter der Einnahme von Olanzapin (20 mg) entwi…”

Cause: On-drug olanzapine/Olanzapin 20 mg; OP attributes complete emotionlessness + empty/no-thoughts head to Negativsymptomat…

“I'm completely numbed out and blank mind with no thoughts happening whatsoever, no appetite, no libido, little sleep (3-4 hrs a night). Just deep nothingness.”

Cause: double withdrawal frame: Agomelatine CT then restart/taper to 12.5 mg + daily Diazepam 1.25 mg (prior Agomelatine CT De…

“Als ex-psychiatrisch verpleegkundige, zelf bekend met kortdurende psychoses vanuit kortdurende depressies, benoemde ik mijn vlakke toestand, het nergens meer toe komen, het gevoel dat mijn gedachten…”

Cause: Klaproos (Dutch PsychoseNet blog comment 16 Jun 2025): ex-psychiatric nurse; short psychoses from short depressions. On…

“Ich hatte zwei Psychosen und nach der zweiten Psychose fühle ich mich nun schon seit knapp 1 1/2 Jahren sprachverarmt, freudlos, neutral. Wir haben schon das Neuroleptikum runterdosiert, aber ich mer…”

Cause: Kiwi (German schizophrenie-forum, unused thread 4506; distinct from known Mandy 3569 / Emotionslosigkeit 540): after se…

“suddenly after that period: Blank mind, constant anxiety, morning cortisol spikes, DP/DR, emotional numbness, loss of joy and nostalgia... I can't form thoughts. I can't feel anything. There is only…”

Cause: escitalopram/Lexapro delayed withdrawal after last 1 mg dose 2025-02-13 (prior years on 10→5→1 mg from 2021; neck/vagus…

“Dann als ich einen Abend nach einer Angs/Panikattacke schlafen gegangen bin, bin ich morgens aufgewacht und war nicht mehr da, alles in mir war weg. … Keine Gedanken, Emotionen, Körpergefühl, nur Lee…”

Cause: Overnight blank after weeks of panic/high arousal following cannabis stop (~6 months prior); OP frames possible panic a…

“I've felt like a chemically lobotomized zombie... I developed severe anhedonia... I also developed severe cognitive issues, impairing my ability to comprehend, memorize and think clearly... Many days…”

Cause: sertraline/Zoloft at age 14 for OCD (on-drug blunting, then lingering off); Lexapro at 18 for depression then cold turk…

“それから症状がより悪化してしまい 頭がボーとして思考停止で感情がわかず目の焦点が合いません。字を読むのがやっとな状態になってしまいました。…色々と心療内科に行っていますが、副作用があったとしてもそんなに続くことはないなど言われてしまいます。しかし間違いなく薬を飲んでからおかしくなりました。”

Cause: AskDoctors.jp first-person consult (M, 20s; 30 Apr 2025): Paxil/paroxetine ~3 tablets × ~10 months then abrupt CT ~5 ye…

“My thoughts became duller, my reactions slower, my feelings muted... I lost the wildness, the spark, the ability to cry freely or laugh uncontrollably... My memory returned. My sense of humor. My voi…”

Cause: paroxetine 20mg for anxiety (counselor/trauma history); on-drug fog and muted feeling; self-taper against advice

“Ich fühle nichts leide an Derealisation und Depersonalisation und habe einen leeren Kopf. Ein grausames Symptom. Er ist völlig leer.kann keinen Gedanken fassen. … Es herrscht ausschließlich Leere in…”

Cause: Lisa80: generalized anxiety disorder + depression; flare with Derealisation/Depersonalisation after a cold (Erkältung).…

“Mais je suis un zombie. Une coque vide. Je ne ressens plus rien. Plus aucune émotion. Et puis l'insomnie est arrivée très vite. ... Toute la journée je baillais, et j'étais incapable de réfléchir ou…”

Cause: Meamedica first-person Paroxetine review (Femme 44; 22 Feb 2025): Paroxetine 20 mg morning for long-standing depression…

“The main symptoms I have are: blank mind / cognitive dysfunction anhedonia No emotions no appetite Anxiety... My anhedonia feels worse and my mind feels very blank. I feel dead even though I'm alive.”

Cause: sertraline/Zoloft ~25 mg from 2024-02-27 for DPDR; cold turkey 2024-04-26; brief reinstate 12.5 mg then last dose 2024-…

“Have no emotions, anhedonia, severe cognitive impairment/blank mind, vss/blurry vision/photopsia, aphantasia... Feels like I'm just a pair eyes with no brain in a broken and suffering body. I miss fe…”

Cause: citalopram ~7 years 11 months then two-week rapid taper (~Nov 2023); protracted withdrawal

“в один момент мозг просто выключился, что-то прям щёлкнуло в голове и пропали все мысли, чувства и эмоции и даже память как будто, все воспоминания безжизненные, безэмоциональные, меня перестало что-…”

Cause: Lily_v (18, F): first-person Russian psyche.guru OP. Onset after prolonged stress + constant bad thoughts; sudden brain…

“I was on 200 mg Zoloft from ages 16 to 21. ... When I quit cold turkey in April 2023, I was still fine with emotions and thoughts for almost 5-6 months and until the real hell began. ... Now I suffer…”

Cause: Reddit r/PSSD first-person OP u/Searik (same person later 1hpbvfz — not separately logged): sertraline/Zoloft 200 mg ag…

“After my psychosis i couldnt work for almost 3 years. I had blank mind, depression and severe anhedonia. After proper medication i am finally able to work and function normally.”

Cause: after psychosis (quoted as blank mind + severe anhedonia for ~3 years); recovered after proper medication — inverse of…

“Whilst on risperidone at home, I had terrible brain fog and couldn't concentrate on anything — even watching TV. I was sleepy throughout the day. I was anhedonic and depressed. Since coming off rispe…”

Cause: forced antipsychotics after psychosis (aripiprazole then olanzapine then risperidone 8mg to 6mg to 7mg); later switched…

“I was very skeptical. It made me ridiculously drowsy, starting to gain weight, with no energy and feeling like 10% of myself, and like a robot with no thought or emotion whatsoever, a completely diff…”

Cause: Anonymous first-person SANE member blog (archive dated 21 Oct 2024). Antipsychotic quetiapine prescribed after bipolar…

“Gradually, I lost the ability to feel emotions, both positive and negative. Everything became indifferent, empty... Most of the time, I lay in a state of severe depersonalization and numbness... Cogn…”

Cause: sertraline (abrupt then slower discontinuation); protracted withdrawal + PSSD

“I took Escitalopram in June 2023 for 30 days due to stress and anxiety. 14 months later, I still suffer from zero emotions (no love, no anxiety, no sadness etc.), strong dysautonomia symptoms (PEM, i…”

Cause: escitalopram/Lexapro 30 days in June 2023 for stress and anxiety; PSSD frame. Doctors labeled it depression; poster rej…

“I currently have been dealing with the same EXACT thing for the last 8months and I would do anything to just feel something, anything again.. I know I should feel things and feel empathy and bad for…”

Cause: Ginger8: first-person reply endorsing Hdrhhg's exact blank+numb cluster; cause/meds not stated (asks OP whether meds he…

“when I had my crash 4 years ago I had complete blunting of emotions... Thank God I recovered completely in that regard. It took about 4-6 weeks I'd say to get back to myself where I'd enjoy music, fe…”

Cause: post-finasteride syndrome crash (community frame: AR/neurosteroid)

“I walk around in a fog of nothingness. Blank brain. No inner monolouge... I had to leave the park.because I was so upset I couldn't feel anything.”

Cause: PFS (same thread; first-person still ill)

“for over 2 years now I have been stuck in what feels like extreme disassociation. I feel completely detatched from my emotions and personality. My mind is just blank without an internal monologue and…”

Cause: Reddit r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/AAA_battery: long COVID / extreme dissociation. Attributes blank mind witho…

“It's really unbereable, you don't have nothing to talk to other people, it's just empty. I lost all my interests.”

Cause: psychiatric medications including quetiapine (up to 700mg), Clopixol depot, lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine (second time usi…

“Lack of inner auditory imagery/inner monologue... I had this from psych drug harm. I'm now recovered but thought it worth posting...”

Cause: psych drug harm (drug not named in this comment)

“its been a week since i quit olanzapine but my thoughts my imagination cognition emotions and intelligence have not come back… The numbing of emotions thoughtlessness i have no imagination my mind is…”

Cause: olanzapine/Zyprexa 10 mg (on-drug onset day 1; later CT after Latuda cross-taper). OP noticed blank mind + emotion numb…

“I'm aware of just how debilitating blank mind/ complete anhedonia is... Nothing would come naturally. Even typing this out wouldn't come naturally to me.”

Cause: not stated (posted in DP forum)

“у меня как бы есть чувства, но очень слабые(больше выражаются негативные), я не могу плакать или искренне радоваться, хотя показываю это, как будто нет мыслей, всё делаю автоматически, мне всё равно…”

Cause: Notkek: first-person Russian psyche.guru OP titled 'doing everything automatically, no feelings, no thoughts.' Weak res…

“Salve, sono una ragazza di 31 anni e non sento niente. Le uniche due emozioni che provo sono sofferenza o distacco dissociativo, piu la seconda della prima. Non riesco piu a portare avanti un dialogo…”

Cause: GuidaPsicologi.it first-person Q&A Olix (5 Dec 2023): years of empty/blank head + near-total inability to feel; prior B…

“I have felt what can only be described as a 'brain dead, zombie.' Since then, I have led an existence void of any emotion and have severe anhedonia. I cannot feel happiness, sadness, grief, excitemen…”

Cause: mirtazapine 15mg from 6 Dec 2022 (~3 weeks) then abrupt stop; frames as PSSD + protracted withdrawal. Distinct person f…

“Ik kreeg dit voorgeschreven als antidepressiva. Je hele denkproces wordt uitgeschakeld. Ik ben in één keer gestopt na een paar maanden omdat niemand meer wist wie ik was… toen kreeg ik dit van de hui…”

Cause: mijnmedicijn.nl first-person review Man 49 (4 Nov 2023): quetiapine ~50 mg prescribed 'as antidepressant' for ruminatio…

“For the first 4-5 months blank mind was a very prominent symptom. Then for some reason, the blank mind substantially dissipated… I still have the anhedonia, that hasn't improved much, but I see it as…”

Cause: Constant DP/DR ~19 months; blank mind prominent first 4–5 months then largely dissipated. Cause of DP/DR not detailed i…

“Over 8 months since my last injection , no improvements whatsoever , still suffer from severe anhedonia , no emotions , severe alogia , blank mind , can't feel substances , no libido , no interest in…”

Cause: Mucky: Invega/Xeplion (paliperidone) long-acting injection(s); posting in Coming-off Invega recovery thread. Attributes…

“It's actually disgusting how I feel nothing inside This nothingness is unbearable. Has anyone been this low and come back from it? Where you feel like your insides have been scraped clean and you've…”

Cause: Maymay169: Invega injection(s) then switched to Rexulti ~2 weeks after last Invega shot; on Rexulti ~1 month at post; a…

“I have no imagination cannot visualise anything in my mind no inner monologue no automatic thoughts… I have no feelings no emotions no ambitions I can manually think and have a conversation using my…”

Cause: frames as DP present from infancy (~age 2); lifelong developmental blank mind / no emotions rather than adult-onset dru…

“I've been experiencing blank mind with no emotions (anhedonia) for the past 3 months and have been wondering if anyone here has recovered from it.”

Cause: Not specified beyond seeking recovery from blank mind + anhedonia (DP-forum context). No drug named in OP. Username dat…

“Sto visitando più psichiatri e c'è chi la chiama così chi invece distimia, ma la verità è che sento le funzioni cognitive azzerate e non provo più piacere in niente o emozioni dopo aver preso quel ma…”

Cause: Medicitalia first-person consult (F, age 28): took then stopped Seroquel/quetiapine (antipsychotic). Attributes zeroed…

“He also noticed having a "blank" mind with low-grade anxiety. … extreme fatigue, insomnia … "brain fog," issues with concentration, memory impairment, anhedonia … He notably detailed being unable to…”

Cause: finasteride for male-pattern baldness x 10 days; halted after genital numbness + blank mind; symptoms persisted/worsene…

“severe memory impairment … impaired executive functioning, and anhedonia. … he now has slowed thinking, a loss of inner monologue, issues following conversations, issues accessing mental representati…”

Cause: finasteride for mild hair thinning; within weeks lost libido + severe memory/executive impairment + anhedonia; disconti…

“I started taking this god-awful drug when I was around 11 years old, just starting middle school. An 11-year-old child should never have to hear voices telling them to harm others or themselves, expe…”

Cause: First-person drugs.com Atomoxetine/Strattera review (ano…; adult recalling onset ~age 11 for ADHD, middle school). Attr…

“Almost ten years with blank mind, brain fog, depersonalization, derealization… And I feel healed. Two days ago. I'm very happy. I feel alive again and willing, taking pleasure in the little things I'…”

Cause: ~10 years blank mind + brain fog + DP/DR (+ psychosis/delusions/social anxiety/depression history). At remission postin…

“I was put on Latuda, and it didn't work. Over time, I got more and more lethargic. I was emotionally numb, didn't talk, and couldn't think or remember. I basically did nothing for years. I can't reme…”

Cause: Latuda (lurasidone) for bipolar 2 (misdiagnosed MDD years prior); many prior depression/bipolar meds; on Latuda became…

“I've been this way for 15 years now... Who else has no emotions, no anxiety, no connection to anything, can't make memories and everything always feels like we are doing it for the first time. Just n…”

Cause: bad panic attack years earlier; framed as DPDR; says they had only some anxiety prior

“I've also got no emotions since developing these symptoms. Sometimes my mind goes blank, but it's not consistently like that. I am consistently numb, though, and have memory troubles also.”

Cause: traumatic events in 2014 and 2015; diagnosis complex PTSD

“It wasn't until about 1-2 months after stopping that I realised I was left emotionally void... They have actually become more muted/numb since then... My motivation and concentration is seriously fla…”

Cause: THC vape-pen reaction summer 2019 (DPDR onset); fluoxetine ~9 months then taper July 2020; unsure whether lingering DPD…

“I cant visualize anything anymore. Over the past four weeks my ability has disappeared. I have also lost my inner monologue. If i want to hear my thoughts i have to physically talk out loud. I also s…”

Cause: not stated in OP (posted in DP forum); onset over ~4 weeks

“I have experienced both the feelings of blank mind and the emotional numbness you described in your post. And yes, all of these feelings go away when you start to recover but it is a very gradual pro…”

Cause: depersonalization (two episodes: first more DR, second more DP); trigger not named in the comment

“Pasaron los meses y cada vez, tus pensamientos desaparecen, eres insensible, estas cansado, cada vez te ves menos activo y sin ganas de hacer nada, tu cabeza esta en blanco, sin emociones… … ahora ll…”

Cause: mimedicamento.es first-person Abilify/aripiprazol Maintena review (Hombre age-listed 35; 27 Dec 2022): 2018 psychosis h…

“Lack of emotion, blank mind, memory loss, severe cognitive issues, depression, anxiety, no feelings of joy, anger, humor. No critical or analytical thinking skills. No creativity. It has zapped me of…”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Invega/paliperidone review (M, age 39): 6–9 mg 1X day for 4 months after misdiagnosed schizoaf…

“But my complaint was that something felt different. I had a blank mind and my emotions were not all present. … Currently, I have what feels like bad neuropathy … and increased emotional numbness, cog…”

Cause: UpsAndDowns (US, age 21 at intro): only three doses sertraline 25 mg (Aug 19, 20, 22 2022) for OCD; third dose kindled…

“I been dealing with a blank mind for a little under three years now.I have no thoughts in my head nothing gets me thinking or feeling.nothing gets any emotion out of me … I have no emotion. … they pu…”

Cause: Hdrhhg (Austin, age 20 at post): prior extreme social anxiety from middle school; cannabis use with panic then thoughts…

“Weight gain (10 kg), felt myself like zombie, empty head. It was difficult to walk, wanted to sleep all the time, appetite increased greatly, blood test indicators deteriorated, emotions disappeared,…”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Risperdal/risperidone review (M, age 34): 1–4 mg daily ~1 month for depression/anxiety. Attrib…

“j'ai pris énormément de neuroleptiques ... et je constate une perte d'intelligence considérable, idem pour les émotions...Ceux qui prennent des neuros vous observez un ralentissement de votre pensée,…”

Cause: Psychoactif first-person OP Jezwo (French): multiple neuroleptics oral/injectable including Solian/amisulpride 400 mg f…

“J'etais sous traitement pendant 2 ans par intermittence disons ( lozapac,tercian,abilify) et effectivement c'était juste horrible. Je me sentais comme un zombi...Et au niveau des émotions, la même ch…”

Cause: Psychoactif first-person reply Oyazumi (French): intermittent ~2 years lozapac/loxapine, Tercian/cyamemazine, Abilify/a…

“McKay also said that around this time he noticed that his inner monologue — the private voice that narrates the thoughts we have throughout the day — was gone.”

Cause: COVID-19 infection (Scotland trip, isolated 2 weeks); acquired aphantasia + lost inner monologue + lost dream recall

“I don't have feelings, no emotional connections and any dreams…I'm just caught in a damaged brain. … the worst thing is that I don't have any thoughts–I'm totally apathetic when I'm alone. My psychia…”

Cause: 15 ECT treatments (~1 year before Aug 2022 post); Switzerland. Poster attributes destroyed short-term memory, cognitive…

“I have this strange thing where i am stuck outside my head, or my head is just completely gone. ... I can only see some small images outside my head and i have a tiny monologue that speak, but otherw…”

Cause: Reddit r/covidlonghaulers first-person OP u/Ses1234ses: long COVID. Attributes completely empty mind (tiny monologue on…

“I was given Zyprexa/olanzapine while in an eating disorder residential facility. I had heard about it previously and knew that really the only reason it was ever administered to patients with eating…”

Cause: Mad...: Zyprexa/olanzapine given in eating-disorder residential facility (anorexia-tagged review). Attributes empty-hea…

“Ora i miei sintomi principali sono: -umore basso -non provo più emozioni -voglia di non far niente -deficit cognitivo … -se devo scrivere qualcosa … posso stare anche 1 ora con gli occhi fissi su que…”

Cause: Medicitalia first-person consult (14 Jul 2022): mood/obsession presentation; slow cognitive decline from ~Dec then Latu…

“I was a pretty prolific author pre-benzos (9 books). I wrote nothing on my taper, which lasted 3 years, and nothing for about 2 years afterwards. I couldn't think or feel -- my creativity was dead. B…”

Cause: Katz: benzodiazepines (specific drug not named in post); on-drug + taper (~3 years) + post-taper. First-person reply in…

“Yeah, it controlled my hallucinations, but at what cost? ... My memory is awful, with no pleasure in doing anything at all. Restlessness, brain fog, no thoughts or emotions. This injection will leave…”

Cause: Invega Sustenna injection(s); first-person schizoaffective-tagged review. Attributes bedridden state, brain fog, and to…

“al volver a casa, sin darme cuenta de como ocurrió, me quedé sin sentimientos ni emociones durante un mes. Tenía la cabeza en blanco, no podía seguir conversaciones (solo contestaba si y no), y no se…”

Cause: mimedicamento.es first-person Risperdal review (Mujer age-listed 23; 23 Mar 2022): after Abilify Maintena 300 mg inject…

“On m'a rapidement mit sous Risperdal (4 mg/jour) et il a fallu peu de temps pour que les effets secondaires se manifestent, j'étais devenu un légume, léthargique, je bavais, j'avais les membres qui t…”

Cause: Meamedica first-person Risperdal review (Homme age-listed 21; 13 Mar 2022): forced Risperdal 4 mg/day after contested s…

“I'm interested how many not only got the blank mind, but also lost their inner monologue... there is silence in my head 24 / 7 since years... no sense of self.”

Cause: psych-drug harm implied ('chemicaly lobotomized'); specific drug not named in OP

“has anyone tried any natural remedies for this condition? I mean "blank mind", lack of cognitive function, no emotions.”

Cause: Asks about natural remedies for blank mind + lack of cognitive function + no emotions (DP blank-minders thread). Trigge…

“I am suffering from a "Blank Mind" condition where I don't have any spontaneous thought generation nor any emotions. This happened 3 weeks after a psychosis (hash based) episode and then extreme stre…”

Cause: blank mind condition beginning ~3 weeks after cannabis/hash-based psychosis episode plus extreme stress after the episo…

“While on the medication, I experienced a complete emotional shutdown, numbness, and overnight sexual dysfunction. Since then, my condition has deteriorated, including worsening cognitive impairment,…”

Cause: rapid switches (Effexor, Pristiq, Lexapro, Wellbutrin) then Cymbalta ~6 days Dec 1–6 2021; crash on Cymbalta

“Well, what can I say? Been on this drug almost a year for schizoaffective. I believe it’s 254 mg every 3 months. I’ve been the most depressed I’ve ever been. Sleeping all day, don’t want to get out o…”

Cause: Invega Trinza ~254 mg every 3 months ~1 year for schizoaffective; username truncated Ano... Distinct first-person from…

“I was so blank that I was unable to decide the littlest things, like what to wear to work or how to end an email… All I want is my emotions back. I can think logically and my ability to work is moder…”

Cause: DP-related blank phase (reply to blank-minders thread). Cause of DP not detailed in this short reply. Username Lauren 1…

“Well, my experience with risperidone has not been quite great, in fact, it's made life lifeless. I can't really feel my emotions right. My drive for doing basic things, like taking care of myself, is…”

Cause: Mat...: risperidone for schizophrenia-tagged review; taken 1 to 2 years. Attributes lifeless state with can't-feel-emot…

“i've been on lex 20 mg for a couple years now. tried to quit but couldn't. gave in. i feel so, so numb. i don't feel anything all. no emotions. no love, or affection, or anything. i feel so empty. th…”

Cause: r/lexapro first-person u/snuffhoney (14 May 2021): on Lexapro 20 mg for a couple years (tried quit, restarted). Attribu…

“3 months on Escitalopram 5mg, 4 months off and i'm left with severe emotional blunting, PSSD, feel blank, brain fog, anhedonia. Will I ever get better????”

Cause: escitalopram 5mg for 3 months; symptoms after stopping (PSSD / protracted withdrawal frame)

“I used to have delusions and severe paranoia. This medicine actually worked like magic, as both delusions and paranoia were now gone. However, I have gained weight (about 16 kg) within a year of usag…”

Cause: Abb...: risperidone for schizophrenia; taken 1 to 2 years. Helped delusions/paranoia but attributes cannot-concentrate/…

“What i'm experiencing after stopping lexapro 3 months ago is this blank mind 24/7. I have no inner monologue anymore, no random thoughts, cant hear my inner voice, no visualisation and severe memory…”

Cause: r/dpdr first-person (9 Mar 2021; 25M): after stopping Lexapro ~3 months prior. Attributes blank mind 24/7 (no inner mon…

“i dont know how ill make it to june when this drug gives me anhedonia, no emotions, cant feel music, no motivation to work on my goals, no interest in anything or euphoria, no inner monologue, no ima…”

Cause: dengez (Bluelight; first-person quoted on Invega Sustenna v4 page-34 from earlier post 15061594): court-ordered Invega…

“So basically after first receiving this injection I was a vegetable, laid in bed all day, mom nearly had to shower me. ... Lost all internal monologue, eye sight in one of my eyes worsened, anhedonia…”

Cause: Finessinit (Bluelight Invega Sustenna v4 thread, unused page-34 post #667): four Invega/paliperidone injections; attrib…

“This drug sucked my soul, will to live, and emotions right out of me. I'm left an empty shell of who I was. This drug is referred to as a chemical lobotomy for a good reason. It shuts down all free t…”

Cause: Invega Sustenna (paliperidone long-acting injection); first-person Schizophrenia-tagged review. Attributes soul/emotion…

“I cannot handle this blank mind anymore. I've lost everything good in my life because of it. My job, my friends, my family, my emotions. I can't even feel simple anxiety. I'd rather feel depressed th…”

Cause: DP/blank-mind cluster ~1 year at Dec 2020 post; cause not named beyond DP frame. Tried therapy, medications, vitamins,…

“On the 7th day of treatment, I suddenly developed a dramatic change in my body and mind: Complete loss of libido, skin numbness, anhedonia, and intense cognitive fog. It felt like my brain was 'shake…”

Cause: doxycycline 100mg/day x 10 days (Dec 2020) for an intestinal issue — not an SSRI. Onset day 7; worse after stop. Doctor…

“Apathy, lack of emotions and feelings, lack of thoughts, lack of motivation and desire to do things. The delusions and hallucinations disappeared.”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Risperdal/risperidone review (F, age 29): 3 mg daily for schizoaffective; attributes apathy /…

“I started taking Zyprexa 10 mg in 1996 until 2017, which is when I began tapering due to health reasons. I am now down to 2.5 mg but have gained a lot of weight, pain in joints, inability to sleep we…”

Cause: mor...: Zyprexa/olanzapine 10 mg from 1996 until taper began 2017 for schizophrenia-tagged use; at review down to 2.5 m…

“I have the exact same symptoms as you… I'm nothing like myself anymore, and I walk around with no thoughts or emotions whatsoever. Still though I do have glimpses of emotions, where I realise that ev…”

Cause: Same DP/blank-mind + emotion-loss cluster as OP (blankxi); cause not separately named. Frames numbness as protective pu…

“Gained 40 lbs. Completely blank. I feel like I have no personality. I can't do art. I cant feel anything. ... I still struggle greatly and can't feel any peace because I'm not me, I can't express mys…”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Risperdal/risperidone review (age 35; sex not captured in page scrape): 2 mg daily then self-l…

“This was the most horrible, disgusting antipsychotic I've ever taken. Nothing but chemical lobotomy inside a small pill. Can't think, can't cry, can't be happy, can't lose weight... can't feel pleasu…”

Cause: I...: olanzapine/Zyprexa for Schizoaffective-tagged review; taken 6 months to 1 year. Attributes chemical-lobotomy stat…

“Suffering and miserable on this drug Invega. I take 117mg monthly injections. The frequent side effects I get are thoughtless, emotionless, akathisia, anxiety, a lot of difficulty with memory, focus…”

Cause: Dou...: Invega (paliperidone) 117 mg monthly injections; duration 2–5 years at Mar 2020 review. First-person Schizophre…

“This drug is very bad and not helpful. Still hallucinated on it. Blurry vision, restlessness, does not make you tired, brain pain, motor control malfunctioning, difficulty thinking on it, lack of emo…”

Cause: Risperidone for schizoaffective; username truncated Poo... Distinct from known Invega Sustenna Poo... review (different…

“This medication is the worst. Do not take it. You will have no feelings, no thoughts, no sex drive. Please do not take this drug in any circumstance. It does not help at all. It actually makes you wo…”

Cause: Invega Sustenna; taken for less than 1 month; Schizoaffective-tagged review (username truncated poo...). Attributes tot…

“Sometimes it scares me when my heart goes very quickly since my jags started. I used to do Michael Jackson impressions, but now I can barely dance at all. My emotions are flat; I rarely cry (the only…”

Cause: Ale...: paliperidone injections ('jags'); on 2–5 years at Oct 2019 Schizophrenia-tagged review. Attributes emptied mind…

“Stay away from Zyprexa. I had a massive weight gain, diabetes, cholesterol problems, significantly makes your brain dull, unable to think properly, have no emotions, anxiety. Sleep a lot. I think it…”

Cause: Ite...: Zyprexa/olanzapine (dose/duration in review: taken 2–5 years) for bipolar; attributes brain dulling / inability…

“I'm the only one of them who has lost their own thoughts permanently - my mind is almost constantly blank, except when there are voices or inserted thoughts/concepts/feelings. … I may be the only one…”

Cause: Schizophrenia/psychosis frame (Rein): attributes permanent blank mind + complete emotion loss to the illness itself; sa…

“always felt very spaced out in my mind. I thought I would NEVER feel 'normal' / alive again... First it's hard to cry... after that you will feel better.”

Cause: hard drugs at a party triggering DPDR; continued use worsened it

“my mind was disturbingly blank on this medication. It was as if all of my conscious thoughts were gone. ... my delusions did go away so it worked for that, but it felt like it was because my thoughts…”

Cause: Invega Sustenna (paliperidone LAI); first injection ~end Aug prior year; Schizophrenia-tagged review (username truncate…

“lack of inner monologue(no mind chatter-completely blank)… anhedonia, avolition, aboulia… complete personality loss… I felt totally brain dead and went for a QEEG-that proved I was basically chemical…”

Cause: Brandi Le Pard: ~6 different antipsychotics over ~9 months after misdiagnosis (Primary Psychotic Disorder NOS → Schizop…

“I just realized now that I have no thoughts and no emotions, it seems like. … I don't feel happy and I don't feel sad; I feel nothing. I am so confused because even at my darkest days when I felt "nu…”

Cause: After a year of severe depression (self-harm, suicidal thoughts, daily marijuana to quiet racing mind). At posting: pro…

“I have no get-up-and-go. My head was once a storm, now a glassy lake. But there is no wind. No sound. No nothing anymore. I feel empty. Numb. Tired, weak, never sad, never happy. Just flat. I’m taper…”

Cause: Drugs.com first-person Abilify/aripiprazole review Pol... (Taken 6 months–1 year; 25 Oct 2018): attributes empty glassy…

“Woke up at 6am. Immediate panic. Still empty, no, worse... no feelings at all, just fear/panic. ... The depression is unlike anything I've ever felt - like a "nothingness"... loving feeling have gone…”

Cause: Shane88L first-person Surviving Antidepressants intro (4 Oct 2018): ~3 weeks olanzapine/Zyprexa then chaotic dose chang…

“Hösten 2017 - Gick tillbaka till psykiatrin och fick Escitalopram utskrivet. Tog 3 tabletter och förlorade all sexualitet. ... Efter några månader försvann alla mina känslor också. ... På psyket ...…”

Cause: Flashback first-person OP u/MyOwnSaviour (banned): 2011 benzo OD admission → Venlafaxine+Zyprexa (little noticed effect…

“I feel like I have no thoughts in my head anymore... I have no more passion about anything... I'm really kind of just blank all the time... Now I have like extreme anhedonia... I also have a blank mi…”

Cause: cannabis + one-time speed psychosis hospitalization, then olanzapine 15mg + haloperidol 2mg (Jan-Apr 2018 cold turkey).…

“Es hat mich, meine Gefühle, meine Gedanken, meinen Charackter, einfach alles komplett ausgeschalten. Ein durchgehendes Gefühl der Depersonalisation und Distanz zu allem und zu sich selbst waren mein…”

Cause: Sanego first-person Seroquel/quetiapine review (Datensatz 84999): 20 days for psychosis / dissociative disorder / perso…

“I CAN'T FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HOLD ON TO A THOUGHT, I had so much anxiety back then now I feel nothing, and thoughts are so silent as if the volume is put down to zero… if I get a thought, I have NO em…”

Cause: Prior high anxiety then shift to feeling nothing; framed as possible DP. No medication named as trigger in OP. Username…

“I don't really think or feel anything, im just in this very moment... Having a "blank" mind a lot. Not thinking about much or staring off... Anhedonia (gaming, music and art... now do nothing for me,…”

Cause: isotretinoin/RoAccutane (Ireland) May–Sep 2017 (~5 months, peak 60mg); cold turkey; prior mild SSRI tinnitus noted; cra…

“Anhedonia (gaming, music and art the thinks I loved all my life now do nothing for me, no emotional connection, no excitement… This affects everything I do…) … I don't really think or feel anything,…”

Cause: isotretinoin/Accutane (username colinboko, age ~20 at post); crash after course — genital anesthesia, anhedonia, blank/…

“Before I had No thoughts , Empty Mind, No emotions, Poor Short term Memory. Now nearly Everthing is healed, I am happy now. Please Please Please get your thyroid checked.”

Cause: subclinical then overt hypothyroidism (Ego Saves as Well as Kills, age 17): TSH 4.5 initially called normal, later TSH…

“Depersonization/Anxiety/Derealisation/Depression/NO THOUGHTS/ BLANK MIND/No inner monologue/ Anhedonia – This is my biggest priority after this wired thing. Gets SOME better on Mirtazapine… Mirtazapi…”

Cause: high stress / breakup / 'nervous breakdown' then depersonalization/anxiety/derealisation/depression cluster. Blank mind…

“My depersonalization started when I tried prozac several years ago... The only times my depersonalization has completely lifted were 3 times last year while I was going through a (very very long) wit…”

Cause: anhedonic56: first-person LongeCity leftover (topic 98577 MTHFR/COMT). Attributes 24/7 depersonalization starting after…

“Recently after ONE dose of 0.25 mg Bremelanotide about 2 months ago, I have ended up with anhedonia. … I was left with a blank mind. Then the flatness randomly came back. Sometimes it isn't as strong…”

Cause: Single 0.25 mg Bremelanotide/PT-141 dose ~2 months before Dec 2017 post; overnight anhedonia then blank mind / flatness…

“I feel listless, like a vegetable, and can't think of anything, completely numb cognitively… I feel like I have no will or motivation left any longer. I don't feel like myself and am completely letha…”

Cause: Risperidone ~2 weeks (2 mg/day then tapering to 0.5 mg) plus Trileptal 1200 mg; switching onto Latuda 40→60 mg. Bipolar…

“When I was on risperidone I kind of felt the same… I felt like a plant, nothing more. I completely stopped being a human being anymore… I could not think properly anymore at all and I could not recog…”

Cause: Risperidone (on-drug ~years earlier); same cluster also at higher-dose aripiprazole. First-person reply endorsing OP.

“I'm getting Invega, serious side effects in libido (I'm a male), sexual dysfunction, gained 30 kg plus, I can't do sports due to muscle stiffness, and killed all thoughts out of my head, barely can h…”

Cause: Invega (paliperidone) LAI framed as Invega Trinza review context; username truncated ask...; taken 1–2 years; Schizophr…

“the day my mind went BLANK like others state, no inner monologue, aimlessness, detachment… after ten years of abuse of myself with all the bad feelings and guilt and disease and stress I caused mysel…”

Cause: Valor5: intense guilt/shame prayer after chronic masturbation addiction from childhood; attributes overnight blank-mind…

“Emotions were blunted, distant, indistinct… only experiencing 10% of the full emotion… That constantly-flowing river of emotions, internal monologue, subconscious thought, was just gone… where all my…”

Cause: desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) SNRI ~4 months (fall 2013) for social anxiety; 2-week taper; off mid-November 2013; symptoms w…

“This is fucking awful I have been like this as well for 4 months now… it feels like the remainder of yourself is "dead"… return of cognition and no Anhedonia… And question to MichaelTheAnhedonic have…”

Cause: Severe dissociation from trauma (rejects ADHD label). Also on SSRI which he says may have worsened/numbed further; wean…

“i too suffer from all those symptoms, stemming from childhood trauma. I have gotten temporary relief from Low Dose Psilocybin and from Ketamine; Ketamine stopped working very quickly but I still wann…”

Cause: Childhood trauma; endorses dreamedm's full symptom list (blank mind/no inner monologue + no deep emotions). On Effexor…

“Ever since my mind went blank/silent I feel completely disconnected from everyone and everything, and I feel emotionless - no stimulation in my brain... no stimulation or emotions whatsoever. Just bl…”

Cause: depersonalization (blank-mind DP); trigger/drug not named; OP said not on medication at posting

“blank mind/inner monologue - no "drifting off" in thought… no deep emotions… @Michael: totally, I feel like I have no emotions at all… Now my mind is always "silent" and blank, like I've completely d…”

Cause: Severe DP/DR after fighting thoughts/emotions one morning until mind 'disconnected' and went silent (New York). Depress…

“For me when i first got it, i was tired, no DP, no anhedonia, then i got DP, then a year later it changed to anhedonia, then the final stage was blank mind/ no imagination/no emotions… No feelings, e…”

Cause: Progressive depression/DP path: tired → DP → anhedonia → final stage blank mind / no imagination / no emotions. Attribu…

“In addition to my severe PSSD, I suffer from depersonalization disorder which makes me feel completely dead, as though I have no thoughts or emotions. … I still pray I will recover one day, but I kno…”

Cause: PSSD after antidepressant(s) (drug not named in comment); comorbid depersonalization

“Although it helped with my delusional thoughts, it completely destroyed my life. I have anhedonia, loss of sex drive, fatigue, can't play football or any sports, my mind is blank, 40 kg weight gain,…”

Cause: Tjs: Invega (paliperidone); Schizoaffective-tagged review; taken for 1 to 6 months. Attributes blank mind + anhedonia /…

“I have the blank mind symptom. It's like you are basically dead inside. There's no inner dialogue, feels like you don't have a brain… You feel like an empty shell. It's just sheer nothingness… I woul…”

Cause: depersonalization (~2 years); blank-mind symptom added on top of earlier dreamy DP/desensitization. Specific trigger fo…

“I feel like dead my head is completely empty I can't think of anything no thoughts very very blank mind no emotions what so ever… no inner voice either… It started around 3 months ago I'd taken ecsta…”

Cause: ecstasy use amid extreme anxiety; gradual ~3.5 weeks of thoughts/emotions dying out then overnight complete blank; fram…

“my mind went completely blank, no thoughts,no thought process, no imagination… I don't have any emotions either,I feel completely brain dead all the time… cant ever think of anything to say ever can'…”

Cause: Onset after ~2 weeks lorazepam (Ativan) 3 mg/day then stop, peri sinusitis + Z-Pak (azithromycin) with sudden right-eye…

“Slowly over the next two years I had many days that were blank and void of anything... in the past year the lack of sexual pleasure and anhedonia are not a problem for me anymore.”

Cause: sertraline XR + risperidone (emotions 'non existant' on combo); self-taper of sertraline beads over 5-9 months (later c…

“July of 2011 I woke up with “a blank mind” OVERNIGHT… having your head empty with pressure all the time with horrible memory and no energy, lack of feeling emotions… Emotions dulled. Can't feel the f…”

Cause: overnight onset July 2011 of blank mind; cause unknown at onset. Later diagnosed depression/anxiety; long list of psych…

“Emotional numnbess: I feel nothing, just emptiness. I feel like I completely lost my personnality… I don't care about ANYTHING – My head is empty: I have no thoughts anymore, when I am in a conversat…”

Cause: isotretinoin/Roaccutane (Belgium) Oct 2015–Jan 2016; 10mg then 30mg; quit early after overnight empty-head / unreal epi…

“my mind is blank all the time, like someone turned off my brain. I just look at things and I can't think… The other symptoms are anhedonia and huuuuge apathy… anhedonia very slowly progressed to this…”

Cause: Onset ~age 15 during stressful period; slow progression of anhedonia then blank mind. Rejects depression/schizophrenia…

“I rarely feel any emotion, mostly sadness, but it still feels like it's far away... what disturbs me the most would be the lack of inner monologue/thoughts... I simply feel like I am just existing.”

Cause: paroxetine (Seroxat) discontinuation Nov 2014, then Feb panic + ~3 weeks insomnia; thought-process stopped; framed as DP

“Yes I've recovered from no thoughts and no inner monologue and an overall feeling of complete mental numbness... it was extreme stress that slid me into this world of complete mental numbness.”

Cause: extreme stress; described as a protection mechanism (DP/mental numbness)

“I know two types of medication which can cause the emotional numbness/blank mind-combo... It's some sort of catatonia of the brain, like your soul had been sucked out of your head.”

Cause: unknown / treatment-resistant depression-DP; many failed antidepressants and antipsychotics listed on related profile s…

“Bei 8, später 6 mg stellten sich Antriebslosigkeit ein... Zudem fühlte ich mich wie in Watte gepackt: als seien alle Emotionen und Gedanken weit, ganz weit weg. Meine Gedanken wurden mit der Zeit auc…”

Cause: Sanego first-person Risperdal/risperidone review (Datensatz 69474): high-dosed 8 then 6 mg for psychosis ~5 months. Att…

“عقلي أصبح صفحة فارغة… وعقلي توقف، ليس هناك تفكير، وكأن عقلي ورقة بيضاء! … في السابق كنت أفكر بأفكار جديدة، ودائمًا متحمس، أما الآن ليس هناك طاقة ولا حماس ولا متعة بشيء! … ما هو هذا الفراغ والتصحُّر ا…”

Cause: IslamWeb Arabic consult (abdula, M19; published 22 Apr 2015): ~4 years depression; acute blank-mind onset after grandfa…

“Loss of physical and emotional connection to anyone. Very foggy mind. Couldn't think through anything clearly. Difficulty expressing feelings. Gained 30lbs in 2 and a half years. Slept 10-12 hours ev…”

Cause: AskAPatient first-person Depakote ER/valproate review (F, age 38): ~3 years at 500 for bipolar. Attributes very foggy m…

“Same story here, over 7 years now and no changes, lost everything had all, had fantastic libido and my brain was sharp as fcuk, but all ended in one second after i withdraw, somebody just shut the li…”

Cause: Unnamed antidepressant (comment on RxISK PSSD 'Buried Alive' post); sudden onset after withdrawal

“Je prend du Tercian suite à de nombreuses périodes de psychose/stress intense dus à une dépression.. Les effets du médicaments sont efficaces mais dérangeant : on ne ressent aucune émotion authentiqu…”

Cause: Meamedica first-person Tercian/cyamemazine review (Homme, listed age 15; 21 Feb 2015): Tercian after many psychosis/int…

“Jag blev behandlad med Zyprexa i ca 25 månader, dos 2,5 - 5 mg , för tvångssyndrom. Det har nu gått mer än 2 år sedan jag senast tog Zyprexa. Jag är helt förstörd av den medicinen. ... Är som helt to…”

Cause: Flashback.se/org first-person OP: Zyprexa (olanzapine) 2.5–5 mg for ~25 months for OCD (tvångssyndrom); >2 years off at…

“I got addicted to E.. Took lots through out the year and 3 on weekends… from then on it permanent damaged me and still feeling it 7 years later... My mind is empty.. I have no thoughts or feelings I…”

Cause: MDMA/ecstasy (E) addiction: heavy use over a year (lots through the year; ~3 pills on weekends). Attributes permanent e…

“I'm having a blank mind for over 9 months now, there is absolutely no thought popping into my head. … I also have to battle with emotional numbness, it feels like I can't feel any emotion anymore. Ne…”

Cause: Nordmaster: past stress; current diagnosis heavy depression but no longer feels depressed; considers Depersonalization.…

“Bei höherer Dosierung (10mg) bin ich wie ein lebender Toter, keine Interessen, Gefühle oder Gedanken mehr. Die anfängliche Unruhe jedoch verschwand nach ca 1 Woche.”

Cause: Sanego first-person Abilify/aripiprazole review (Datensatz 52316): 10 mg for bipolar disorder. Attributes living-dead s…

“Since being back on invega I have noticed a huge change in my moods and well being!! I have notice that I do not feel any emotion, if anything increased anxiety and depression. I have also noticed I…”

Cause: Razza586: Invega (paliperidone) second course ~3 weeks at posting, plus Effexor (venlafaxine) 225 mg. Attributes no-emo…

“everything disappeared from my mind as if all my thoughts, feelings and emotions had been sucked into a black hole. … There is nothing in my mind. … My brain is dead. I no longer have any feelings, e…”

Cause: finasteride (Propecia) 0.5 mg Sun/Tue/Thu ~5–6 weeks Jan–17 Feb 2013 for hair loss (UK, age 31, username Alvin_13 / Mar…

“Bei 50mg (BiPo, Depression, Angststörung) hatte ich das Gefühl, dauernarkotisiert durch die Gegend zu laufen. Hab weder Gedanken noch Emotionen gespürt. Fühlte mich wie ein Zombie. Habs nach 2 Wochen…”

Cause: Sanego first-person Seroquel/quetiapine review (Datensatz 51156): F, born 1985, 50 mg for bipolar/depression/anxiety. A…

“Все потоки чуств и мыслей как будто отходят на второй план и в голове какаято постоянная пустота и недостаток этих самых чуств и мыслей, но это ещё не всё, звуки кажутся сухими, прикосновения тоже, в…”

Cause: Guest Wonka (psyche.guru; Jun–Jul 2012): first-person Russian forum OP after paranoid schizophrenia (onset ~2003, hospi…

“When I first went on Geodon, it was like a sigh of relief. The first day I slept all day, but the grogginess passed. I took 160 mg once daily (the 80 mg twice daily didn't work, as it made me groggy)…”

Cause: Anonymous: Geodon/ziprasidone for schizoaffective; 160 mg then bumped to 240 mg. Attributes total-zombie state with cou…

“I went from having a COMPLETELY BLANK MIND to one that's constantly racing... I was still fluent at talking, clearer in my thinking, and feeling emotions when I heard songs/watched movies.”

Cause: cannabis at college triggering DP ('huge epiphany'); blank mind, mutism, inability to concentrate

“Im Nachhinein war die Wirkung eigentlich nicht so schlecht, wie ich sie während der Einnahme empfunden habe. Ich war stark benebelt, alles was um mich herum geschah, war nebensächlich, ich war einfac…”

Cause: Sanego first-person Paroxetin review (Datensatz 42452; M, born 1986): 40 mg 1-0-0 for depression/anxiety/social phobia…

“Basically, my emotions are completely flat. I feel nothing except for the occasional depressed feeling or burst of anger. No joy, happiness, or even normal, healthy sadness… I'm completely flat and e…”

Cause: Klonopin (clonazepam) ~0.25 mg nightly after Zoloft/sertraline bad reactions; CT jump ~Jul 7 2010 after ~months use. Fr…

“lorsque j'en prenais (j'ai commencé par le risperdal, infame salopard, puis par le zyprexa) j'avais l'impression detre coincé dans un double vitrage: je ressentais toujours la déréalisation et la sen…”

Cause: Doctissimo first-person reply (Profil supprimé, 2 Sep 2010 00h19): Risperdal then Zyprexa. Attributes no access to thou…

“j'ai essayé de nombreux neuroleptiques,et tous m'ont fait le même effet:neurasthénie,fatigue,envie de ne rien faire,j'étais tout simplement une morte vivante incapable de penser,il fallait même que j…”

Cause: Doctissimo first-person reply (Profil supprimé, 2 Sep 2010 20h24): many unnamed neuroleptics until switch to Fluanxol/f…

“I quit Mirtazapine after 6 weeks of use, which all set in over night. It felt as if a switch had been flipped. ... I was never fine again. ... My symptoms range from derealization, anhedonia, apathy,…”

Cause: mirtazapine 6 weeks at age 15 (2007); overnight switch. Later skin biopsy: autoimmune autonomic small fiber neuropathy…

“Gradually, my emotions began to flatten, to the point of complete numbness. … I lost feelings of anger, aggression, resentment, jealousy, motivation, sadness, empathy. … There are no thoughts in my h…”

Cause: Oct 2025 psychiatrist wrongly diagnosed bipolar; unnamed psych meds ~2 months then stop → rebound insomnia. Re-diagnose…

“I took my very first Sertraline pill in late May 2024. The next morning, I woke up completely emotionally blunted. ... When I came off Sertraline, everything escalated. I developed severe full body n…”

Cause: Sertraline first pill late May 2024 after prior antidepressants since 2019 post brain-tumour care; stopped under GP aft…

“Left with no activity in my brain. No feelings, no emotions. / I'm an empty shell.”

Cause: forced risperidone ~2 months; off ~3 months at posting; attributes to antipsychotics

“I've tried countless medication to get my blank mind back, my inner will/centre and my motivation... I thought I could live without my imagination and ability to visualise but I can't anymore. After…”

Cause: schizoaffective diagnosed ~4 years before posting; blankness framed after most recent psychosis and countless medicatio…

“I don't experience pleasure in anything I don't cry I have apathy... Mind is always blank... I can't laugh nor cry... Outside the house or numb I cannot interact with my husband or children, apathy..…”

Cause: severe anxiety + anhedonia/depression frame; sleep only with clonazepam; peer asked about meds in profile (not named in…

“Und heute, wie aus dem Nichts, ist es wieder da. … ich habe keine richtige Emotion mehr. … Kann keinen Gedanken fassen… Gerade, in der Mittagspause war es wieder da. … Ich kann keinen Gedanken fassen…”

Cause: recurrent depression from age 16; worst episode early 2024; on sertraline + mirtazapine at posting. Peer GuntherB sugge…

“Numb and empty. It feels as if my head was just emptied of all thoughts, desires, opinions, choices. Antipsychotics numb emotions. Nothing is funny or sad. The average reaction to anything becomes “o…”

Cause: years of antipsychotics for bipolar (thread/comments discuss Haldol; OP does not name a single index drug in the logged…

“I also suffer from the side effects of taking the drug: not feeling emotions, empty brain, feel like I have no thoughts, don’t even know how it feels like to have even the most basic emotions… I writ…”

Cause: antipsychotic medication (drug not named in answer); describes ongoing side effects while still on the drug. Notes dang…

“Mich belastet aktuell am meisten, dass mein Kopf so leer zu sein scheint. … Die anderen Patientinnen hier sind so voller Gefühle und Gedanken und ich komme mir daneben vor wie ein lebloses Geschöpf o…”

Cause: Severe depression episode (lisasdepression); admitted to Klinik; doctors frame as classic depression (not something els…

“So here I am, 7 years later since I TRIED Trittico for sleep. Not able to love, think, numb, empty, exhausted, and diminished. From a life full of experiences and passion to just working hard to keep…”

Cause: Trittico (trazodone) 1–2 days for sleep at 18 (2016) → severe anhedonia ~1–2 months; then Zoloft (sertraline) 2–3 month…

“I also experienced depersonalization and lost connection to myself. I had no inner dialogue or visualization from my thoughts. I could not even read a children's book to my kids. I felt like I had a…”

Cause: Lexapro/escitalopram 10 mg prescribed Jan 2021 at 3 weeks postpartum (US, age 40 at writing) for extreme home instabili…

“These new symptoms include emotional numbness, -almost- no thought process, lack of speech/language, since I haven't anything to say, i.e., my mind is very blank, amnesia and cognitive impairment. No…”

Cause: Pure-O OCD from age 25 treated with antidepressants and benzodiazepines (drugs not named). New 24/7 cluster replaced us…

“I'm so used to having numb emotions and poor cognitive abilities now... I'm starting to worry that I'll have to live with this foggy, empty head for the rest of my life... I never feel really happy a…”

Cause: fluoxetine (Prozac); two years after stopping

“The stuff made me numb, a walking zombie with no will, no emotions, no motivation to move or even speak. … I didn't think anything or say anything or feel anything for decades … I'm not surrounded by…”

Cause: Antipsychotics (specific index drug not named). Sequence: unnamed AP → numb zombie; another that helped also caused tar…

“Ich habe keine Gedanken im Kopf, mein Körper ist wie nicht meiner, ich bewege mich roboterhaft, habe NULL Emotion, Schwingungsgefühl, keine anderen Gefühle … Mein Kopf ist leer bei Gesprächen, ich ha…”

Cause: Post-psychosis / extreme Negativsymptomatik / DP framing (OP asks if DP); off meds at first post; later tried Elontril…

“I now have a permanant blank mind … my brain feels completely empty to the point where I feel as tho I have no mind. … No chatter in the head, no daydreaming, difficult to visualize anything or engag…”

Cause: Iboga/ibogaine (OP attributes blank mind to NMDA antagonism; dissociation partly to kappa agonism)

“Ich habe nämlich seid dem ich Neuroleptika nehme kaum noch Gedanken was dazu führt das ich so gut wie gar nicht mehr rede weil ich einfach nicht weiß über was mein Kopf ist leer. Und Gefühle habe ich…”

Cause: On neuroleptics/Neuroleptika (specific agent not named in OP snippet); attributes near-absent thoughts + near-absent fe…

“Mir gehts genauso. Ich hab auch kaum noch Gedanken seitdem ich Neuroleptika nehme beziehungsweise seit ich, dank der Medikamente muss man sagen, aus meiner ersten Psychose raus kam. … Mein Kopf ist a…”

Cause: First-person reply endorsing OP: empty head / Gedankenarmut since neuroleptics / after first psychosis exit on meds; al…

“for a couple of weeks now I have been having no thoughts, and no feelings at all. I feel like I lost all my motivation… I can't think straight, and I can't have train of thoughts… I have to force mys…”

Cause: Not stated in OP (Avoidant Personality forum). Peer replies frame as stress shutdown / possible depression-numbness; OP…

“The same thing has happened to me, or at least something similar. I've become extra reclusive this past month, and even when I'm around people, like you said, I can't feel emotion or even really thin…”

Cause: Not stated (first-person reply endorsing OP). Same thread; short personal report only.

“ich hatte vor zwei Monaten meine erste Psychose, seitdem keine Positivsymptome mehr allerdings habe ich momentan mit sehr starker Emotionslosigkeit zu kämpfen, fühle mich sehr abgestumpft, kann zwar…”

Cause: On-drug after first psychosis: Risperidon 2 mg + Abilify/aripiprazole 5 mg (cross-taper to Abilify); diagnosed schizoaf…

“Mein Kopf fühlt sich so oft nur leer an. Regelrecht charakterlos weiß ich nicht mehr einmal, was ich vom Leben noch will. Und schon lange habe ich nicht mehr richtig gefühlt. … Dein Kopf ist leer, al…”

Cause: First-person DP/depersonalization essay (diagnosis a few months before writing); author also notes narcissistic persona…

“i feel like i can not unnumb my brain after i used to take antypsihotics. I dont feel anything, i dont have thoughts in my head, i close my eays and i don feel or see anything, just empty space. I ca…”

Cause: After antipsychotics (antypsihotics); first-person reply in cannabis/empty-brain thread. Specific AP names/doses not st…

“Symptoms: no libido at all, no anxiety at all, very low motivation, apathy, low energy, no appetite, no thirst, blunted emotions/anhedonia, insomnia (4h wake up) ; … Brain 4/10 (my inner fast thought…”

Cause: Escitalopram ~6 months for trichotillomania; OP self-labels PSSD/PFS. Later many self-experiments (bupropion, rTMS, hor…

“By the second shot, my thoughts had stopped. I could no longer think. It shut off my consciousness. My memory and retaining information have been affected. I developed anhedonia. I can no longer feel…”

Cause: Uni... (username truncated): forced Invega LAI after spiritual-emergence labeled schizophrenia/bipolar/schizoaffective;…

“Made me have no thoughts, emotionally numb, worsened my psychosis, temporarily evaporated my personality. Couldn't do anything enjoyable. Been off it for 2 months, slowly gaining my former self and c…”

Cause: Paliperidone/Invega (first-person Schizophrenia-tagged review on drugs.com page 5); username not captured in search-ind…

“It felt like someone had cut the thread connecting my mind to my heart. My emotions were all muted to nothingness. I couldn't love, feel joy, feel sadness, or pleasure for anything in life.”

Cause: lexapro after trauma (~1 month) then Wellbutrin XL ~3 months, abrupt stop; unsure which drug

“Being on the medications was very numbing and very limiting. I didn't experience joy. I didn't experience true happiness... my son would have milestones in his life and I'd think, huh, okay.”

Cause: 28 years / 47 psychiatric medications; repeated hospital cold-turkey switches

“Confusion, slow processing speed. Derealization and depersonalization. Anhedonia, like I couldn't enjoy anything. I almost felt like a ghost... Withdrawal can lock you out of joy, beauty, and clear t…”

Cause: psychiatric medication withdrawal (anhedonia even during a switch while still medicated, then full withdrawal)

“It all began for me with a drug incident... There the complete 24/7 blank mind was constantly terrifying me... Over the course of the past few months I've completely regained my inner monologue.”

Cause: a drug incident then leaving for school a week later; 24/7 blank mind framed as DP (not named as a specific drug class)

“I took this medication for 4 days and developed a total disconnection with emotions... After 25 days I developed an anxiety disorder, blank mind... persistent symptoms are... anhedonia... cognitive i…”

Cause: sertraline 4 days (stress/anxiety) then 25 days later blank mind; escitalopram then Pristiq+Seroquel+pregabalin ~15 day…

“I've lost my ability to feel all emotions – love, happiness, rage, sorrow, jealousy; it's all gone. I can't even feel love when I hold my little boy anymore... My cognitive decline is severe... It's…”

Cause: citalopram/Celexa ~7 years then quit in November; PSSD crash off-drug

“The PSSD came on over a period of about a week where I suddently become extremely numb in all facets. It felt like my head was completely empty and I could not hold a rational thought in my head for…”

Cause: PSSD onset over ~1 week (specific index drug not in fetched snippet); later tried TRT then Zoloft+nortriptyline+Rexulti…

“I am living proof that blank mind CAN BE CURED!!!!! SYMOTOMS Dementia Anhedonia Brain dead No thoughts Nothing Wanted dead I didn't care about anything Couldn't feel hungry Couldn't feel thirsty.”

Cause: not named in fetched posts (DP-forum TMS thread; listed symptoms include dementia-like blankness and anhedonia). Live H…

“I don't smile, laugh, or make eye contact... It feels like my mind is completely blank. It's like the social part of my brain is turned off... now it feels like my personality was deleted.”

Cause: citalopram (stopped 12 years before writing)

“I noticed that I was also starting to develop emotional numbness and the inability to enjoy things... I have been off SSRIs for years but sexual, emotional and cognitive dysfunction still remain... M…”

Cause: sertraline/Zoloft at age 15 for anxiety/OCD (~1.5 years); lingering off from 17; Wellbutrin later worsened PSSD and blu…

“I cold turkied my Celexa after nearly 8yrs of use and I've developed debilitating symptoms. Complete genital numbness, lose of libido, loss of sexual attraction, and even worse anhedonia, horrible em…”

Cause: cold turkey off citalopram/Celexa after nearly 8 years of use; later reinstatement of Celexa and a mirtazapine trial bo…

“Within a few days, I noticed all of my emotions had gone away. I was numb. I no longer felt like a human being... I could watch a whole movie and have no idea what had happened or what I was watching…”

Cause: escitalopram (Lexapro) at 19 for anxiety, then Effexor, then Zoloft, then Pristiq+Seroquel, then Cymbalta ~days at 20mg…

“Shortly after discontinuing, it brought even more devastating effects throughout my body. I lost my sense of smell, touch throughout my body, libido, taste, along with emotions, ability to visualize…”

Cause: sertraline/Zoloft 25mg, 30 pills (~1 month) at age 16 for social anxiety after a move; genital anesthesia from the firs…

“I noticed that within those 3 months I had lost all of my emotions. I felt extremely numb as if I was put under anesthesia or something. I began to feel like a robot. I just felt nothing, a whole lot…”

Cause: citalopram/Celexa 20mg at age 12 for ~5 months then taper (doctor/mom insisted on slow stop after horrible withdrawal).…