“I've felt like a chemically lobotomized zombie... I developed severe anhedonia... I also developed severe cognitive issues, impairing my ability to comprehend, memorize and think clearly... Many days are spent catatonically staring at the ceiling, without any thought or drive to do anything.”
“Gradually, I lost the ability to feel emotions, both positive and negative. Everything became indifferent, empty... Most of the time, I lay in a state of severe depersonalization and numbness... Cogn…”
Cause: sertraline (abrupt then slower discontinuation); protracted withdrawal + PSSD
View case →“My thoughts were slow and muddled, and my emotions flattened... a numbness that made it impossible to feel joy or motivation... Once I stopped taking the antidepressants... My mind became clearer, my…”
Cause: Zoloft then Prozac for complex PTSD (on-drug flattening); taper unsupervised
View case →“My thoughts became duller, my reactions slower, my feelings muted... I lost the wildness, the spark, the ability to cry freely or laugh uncontrollably... My memory returned. My sense of humor. My voi…”
Cause: paroxetine 20mg for anxiety (counselor/trauma history); on-drug fog and muted feeling; self-taper against advice
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