RecoveredBoth symptoms clearreddit.com/r/zoloft2026-08-09

356-reddit-1vjiqqp-sertraline-1week-blank-numb-resolved-on-stop

“I’d get tired and a little emotionally numb, very jittery, kind of blank. … I lost all empathy and emotion … There was nothing in my mind to stop me … By the afternoon I was a zombie and would loose all emotion … I was so empty … today, day 6, I stopped taking it and now I’m back to my normal self.”

Cause: r/zoloft first-person OP u/meowmeow4739 (post 1vjiqqp): first-ever SSRI, sertraline 25 mg for trauma-related depression/anxiety. Within days: emotionally numb + 'kind of blank', then lost all empathy/emotion, 'zombie', 'nothing in my mind', 'so empty' (sensed emotions out of reach), plus acute suicidality, light/noise sensitivity, oversleeping.
Duration: about 5–6 days on drug (days 1–6); acute
Recovery notes: Stopped sertraline on day 6 and reported being 'back to my normal self' the same day. Rare fast full reversal on stopping in the log. Not a recommendation; single self-report.
Source URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/zoloft/comments/1vjiqqp/wtf_was_that_i_had_to_get_off_zoloft_after_1_week/

More from reddit.com/r/zoloft

Not recoveredreddit.com/r/zoloft2025-06-282025-10-05same person (2 posts)

“I’ve been stuck in what feels like a total nervous system shutdown for a few months now. I have zero thoughts, zero emotions, and my cognition feels completely offline. I can’t visualize anything, my…”

Cause: A nervous-system 'shutdown' after stress, anxiety and OCD-like spirals; Zoloft was started only days before the Jun 202…

View case →

Unknownreddit.com/r/zoloft2026-01-27

“First weeks on 100mg my mind was basically blank. … my anhedonia is really strong … the numbness is bad. Like I care about my relationship and love my gf but whenever she texts me for example all i c…”

Cause: r/zoloft first-person OP u/Thick_Brilliant2699 (post 1qokq4n): first-time sertraline for depression with pre-existing a…

View case →