“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 within your own body, it’s by far my worst symptom and it’s seriously anxiety provoking. ... Anyone else feel like this? Just empty, absent of thought and emotion and generally just not present?”
“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…
View case →“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…
View case →“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 <…
View case →“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…
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