Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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“I was ok until I woke up with full blown PSSD after 16 days off the drug. When I woke up I had all the classic PSSD symptoms and now complete anhedonia, blank mind and extreme emotional blunting”
Cause
r/PSSD first-person OP u/HealingSteps (post 1vex9yx; duplicate 1vewyh3; earlier '3 years in' 1ufuo7g): ~4 years on sertraline (Zoloft), then a fast taper from 200 mg by halving over 6–8 weeks (2022). Fine until 16 days off the drug, then woke with 'full blown PSSD': complete anhedonia, blank mind and extreme emotional blunting on top of prior genital numbness. Later also diagnosed CIDP and small fiber neuropathy.
Duration
~3–4 years at the Aug 2026 post (onset 2022)
Recovery notes
Reports the condition is worsening. Post history shows trials of NAD+, low-dose naltrexone, TRE (trauma release exercises), keto diet; no recovery reported.
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/PSSD/comments/1vex9yx/does_anyone_have_experience_explaining_this_to/

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