Not recoveredBoth symptoms clearreddit.com/r/Lamotrigine2025-06-07

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“I lost all my emotions, sleep, ability to love and care. I live in a vond with dpdr. I haven't enjoyed anything or anyone in almost 5 years. … I wasn't even depresssed before. Just in burn-out. … I have a blank mind, I barely leave my house. … I became a stone, totally apathetic.”

Cause: r/Lamotrigine first-person OP u/Own_Research8632 (post 1l5onss; Belgian per later r/PSSD post): started meds for burnout (not depressed before) → SSRI + benzo (later low-dose trazodone + benzo) induced total emotional numbness/PSSD + DPDR + blank mind + apathy ('became a stone'). Later posts: tapered off antidepressants and benzo; attributes small-fiber neuropathy/dysautonomia to COVID/antidepressant/benzo.
Duration: almost 5 years at Jun 2025 post; still 'total PSSD (no emotions)' at Jun 2026 posts (~6 years), months off all meds
Recovery notes: No recovery reported. Considering low-dose lamotrigine (unverified hope from r/PSSD/ChatGPT). Later posts (Feb–Jun 2026, r/PSSD, r/smallfiberneuropathy, r/BenzoWithdrawal): off all meds, little improvement; one removed Jan 2026 post asked whether being able to cry again was a start of recovery. Lost job, friends, marriage.
Source URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lamotrigine/comments/1l5onss/can_lamotrigine_improve_ssri_and_benzo_induced/

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