Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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379-reddit-1wefz1g-rivotril-ct-blank-mind-no-feelings

Author: u/Thick_Card1243

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“After that... Everything inside i dead... NO body signals... No feelings.... NOTHING... Blank mind... No memmory... [1pifk7d: My memory and ability to think are almost gone... it's completely empty inside, and nothing comes out... I feel completely dead inside. I feel nothing — absolutely nothing]”
Cause
r/benzorecovery first-person OP u/Thick_Card1243 (post 1wefz1g; M42-43, Denmark): took Rivotril (clonazepam) ~2 mg for 3 weeks for sleep, stopped cold turkey; attributes onset to that. Same author's Dec 2024 r/AskDocs post (1hm1vtk) describes a ~3-month psychiatric admission with lorazepam, quetiapine, olanzapine, mirtazapine, zolpidem, then venlafaxine 0-220 mg in 6 days + methylphenidate ('completely numb, unable to think'); later sertraline (Dec 2025) made things worse. Polypharmacy confound noted; author's own latest attribution is benzo withdrawal.
Duration
~2 years bedridden at Sep 2026 post, worsening with no window
Recovery notes
No recovery; 'NO break or window in 2 years'. Sleeping pills/painkillers make it worse. Dec 2025 post: steadily worsening for a year; MRI, lumbar puncture, bloods normal.
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/benzorecovery/comments/1wefz1g/

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