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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29-specialist-grape-paroxetine-pssd
Open original source ↗“I keep comparing myself to the old version of me when i didnt have all these side effects (brain fog, loss of visualization, memory issues, less emotion, sexual issues).”
- Cause
- paroxetine; PSSD onset around the taper (~8 months before post)
- Duration
- ~8 months at Oct 2025 posting
- Recovery notes
- Considering reinstating a small antidepressant dose; had not discussed with a psychiatrist. Individual post page not captured; quote is from r/PSSD subreddit snapshot listing.
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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
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“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…
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“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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