Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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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 mind a lot.
Cause
cannabis + one-time speed psychosis hospitalization, then olanzapine 15mg + haloperidol 2mg (Jan-Apr 2018 cold turkey). Relapse 2019 after smoking weed again, same APs + Haldol depot.
Duration
first cluster from ~spring 2018 (still blank Aug 2018); ~80% recovered then relapsed Mar 2019; still anhedonic/blank Oct 2019 (~6 months after last depot)
Recovery notes
Improved off first AP course to ~80%, then lost it after reinstatement. Oct 2019: still can't laugh or feel emotions except 1-2 good days; slightly more able to watch TV/go out. No later self-update found.
Source URL
https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/18564-someoneiusedtoknow-blank-mind-no-thoughts-anhedonia-antipsychotics-withdrawal/

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