Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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“Pls help, I have never been so scared in my whole life, I have been forced to be on olanzapine for 7 months while in county jail, they said I have BPII but I think I just had weed withdrawal symptoms... So I tried to quit cold turkey when I got out but had terrible withdrawal with panic attacks and SI so I went to shrink and took it again and tapered off for a month or so and thought I managed to come off but I still have terrible side effects like anhedonia, lack of motivation, almost no memories of my previous life, awful short term memory, trouble concentrating in conversations and making long sentences, can't have deep thoughts, if I watch a tv show I keep forgeting plot or even names, I...”
Cause
r/Antipsychiatry first-person OP u/kalyjuga (post 1e8gfo8): forced olanzapine ~7 months in jail (labeled BPII; OP attributes to weed WD). Clear BOTH blank mind/can't have deep thoughts + anhedonia. Unused BOTH.
Duration
~7 months on; ~3 months since last dose at Jul 2024 posting; feels worse not better
Recovery notes
Cold turkey failed (panic/SI); then ~1 month taper. GABA supplement not helping. Lumosity/exercise contemplated. Asking if recovery takes another year. No improvement claimed.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Antipsychiatry/comments/1e8gfo8/blank_mind_after_olanzapine/

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