355-reddit-1lsyu96-risperidone-escitalopram-blank-mind-anhedonia-blunting

“I am having severe anhedonia and emotional blunting, blank mind, unable to form thoughts or form ideas and conceptualise things. … I was taking escitalopram 30 mg and risperidone 8 mg. … My doctor says my anhedonia and emotional blunting is caused by risperidone. But I think escitalopram may also caused emotional blunting and possibly anhedonia. … after this my mind was broken down and couldn't even read books anymore. Since then I started to have anhedonia and emotional blunting.”

Cause

r/AskDocs first-person OP u/Western-Advisor9119 (post 1lsyu96): 21F on escitalopram 30 mg + risperidone 8 mg (OCD + mislabeled delusional/kundalini). Severe anhedonia + emotional blunting + blank mind / unable to form thoughts or conceptualise. Doctor attributes cluster to risperidone; OP also suspects escitalopram/PSSD and prior shock/depression phase. Unused AskDocs risperidone+SSRI BOTH (≠ one-dose t2yf5v 353; ≠ aloneatleast 57).

Duration

onset framed after Nov–early Dec worry/shock period post-NIMHANS hospitalization; still symptomatic on both meds at Jul 2025 AskDocs post

Recovery notes

No recovery claimed. Asking cause (risperidone vs escitalopram vs stress/PSSD). Still on both meds at posting. No later recovery update verified this pass.

Source URL

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskDocs/comments/1lsyu96/cause_of_my_anhedonia_and_emotional_blunting/