Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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“28 M here have been struggling with multiple depressive episodes. Last year I developed severe brain fog and adult onset stuttering like dysfluency, inability to focus, blank mind,memory problems and anhedonia. We tried multiple medications but nothing helped.”
Cause
r/BrainFog first-person OP u/ricardo5595 (post 1vpwm5r): 28M multiple depressive episodes; last year developed severe brain fog + blank mind + anhedonia (+ stuttering/dysfluency, memory). Multiple medications tried, nothing helped. Unused depression-path BOTH (≠ anxiety lifelong 314; ≠ CPTSD 313). Non-Invega; meds not named as cause of blank+anhedonia (onset framed with depression/brainfog).
Duration
~1 year of blank mind + anhedonia/brainfog cluster at Aug 2026 posting
Recovery notes
Multiple medications nothing helped. Dropped university, lost friends, jobless. No recovery claimed; asking if early dementia.
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/BrainFog/comments/1vpwm5r/can_it_be_early_onset_dementia/

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