Not recoveredreddit (snapshot)
“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
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23-relit-risperidone-6mo-on-drug
Open original source ↗“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
- Duration
- ~6 months on the drug until the cluster faded
- Recovery notes
- Went away after taking risperidone for 6 months (on-drug tolerance, not a stop-the-drug recovery). No later follow-up in snapshot.
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Recoveredreddit (snapshot)
“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
View case →Recoveredreddit (snapshot)
“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…
View case →Not recoveredreddit (snapshot)
“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)
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