246-reddit-nbvqt4-lexapro-blank-no-thoughts-no-emotions

“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. there are literally no thoughts inside my head, ever, it's blank. nothing. so quiet.”

Cause

r/lexapro first-person u/snuffhoney (14 May 2021): on Lexapro 20 mg for a couple years (tried quit, restarted). Attributes total emotional numbness + literal blank/no-thoughts mind to ongoing Lexapro. Unused r/lexapro BOTH (≠ known Lexapro PSSD/blog cases; ≠ despairdude/lexapro blank-numb if different URL). Non-Invega.

Duration

On Lexapro 20 mg ~couple years at May 2021 post; blank+numb described as present state; outcome after post unknown

Recovery notes

No recovery claimed. Commenters suggested Wellbutrin add-on, switching class, or slow taper with provider — no OP follow-up in indexed thread.

Source URL

https://www.reddit.com/r/lexapro/comments/nbvqt4/anyone_else_feel_numb_as_hell/