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249-reddit-1lmb1ov-zoloft-sub-shutdown-zero-thoughts-zero-emotions
Open original source ↗“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 memory is terrible, and it’s like my entire personality has gone numb... I just feel blank. Empty... stuck in this disconnected, foggy, thoughtless state. I don’t even feel anxious anymore — just numb.”
- Cause
- r/zoloft first-person OP: months of nervous-system 'shutdown' after stress/anxiety/OCD-like spirals (not attributed to Zoloft as cause — just started Zoloft days before posting hoping it reboots). Clear BOTH: zero thoughts + zero emotions / blank empty / personality numb / thoughtless state. Unused r/zoloft BOTH first-person. Non-Invega.
- Duration
- Few months of shutdown at post; Zoloft only a few days (not claimed as cause of blank+numb). Later outcome unknown
- Recovery notes
- No recovery claimed. Asking whether Zoloft helped others from mentally blank / emotionally shut-down state. Commenters warned SSRIs can numb; one said similar state improving ~17 days on 50 mg. No OP follow-up verified.