Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
RecoveredBoth symptoms clearreddit.com/r/anhedonia

342-reddit-tkkgqp-abilify-ct-empty-headed-anhedonia-recovered

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“Abilify silenced my internal monologue… the continued silence felt to me deeply disturbing and un-human… I lurked here and elsewhere without writing, because I felt so empty-headed… I described it as my mind "shutting down"… my principle problem was the sudden absence of emotional content… My interior monologue truly returned after nearly a year of absence!”
Cause
r/anhedonia first-person OP u/local_drifter_ (post tkkgqp): on Prozac + Abilify (aripiprazole); Abilify silenced internal monologue; after Abilify taper crash Jul 3 2021 → empty-headed + mind shutting down + anhedonia/absence of emotional content. Attributes to Abilify withdrawal shock (rejects vaccine theory). Unused Abilify-CT BOTH with clear recovery. Non-Invega.
Duration
~7 months anhedonia/blank (Jul 2021–~Feb 2022); well ~6 weeks at Mar 2022 post
Recovery notes
Reports recovery after ~5 weeks BPC-157 250mcg 2x daily then 9mebc 5mg trial; GI cleared overnight; emotions/pleasure/cognition returned; interior monologue returned after nearly a year of absence. Advises against antipsychotics.
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/anhedonia/comments/tkkgqp/my_recovery_story/

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