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“Ever since starting lamotrigine I felt an insane feeling of calmness... It seems like I couldn't feel any emotion anymore. I don't feel happy, and I feel empty most of the time. My cognitive skills also declined SIGNIFICANTLY... is it just me but it seemed like my inner voice vanished??”

Cause

r/Lamotrigine first-person OP u/nutellnoone (post 1wwiosa; Philippines, bipolar II dx Apr 2026): lamotrigine titrated to 200 mg over a few months (author also posted about quetiapine in Jul 2026). Since starting lamotrigine: eerie calm, can't feel any emotion, empty, significant cognitive decline, spacing out/blank stares, inner voice seems to have vanished. Unused lamotrigine lane.

Duration

since starting lamotrigine (a few months) at Oct 2026 post

Recovery notes

Still on 200 mg; asking whether to report at next check-up. No recovery claimed. Same-day r/MentalHealthPH post 1wvqf80 (Taglish) repeats numbness on 200 mg.

Source URL

https://www.reddit.com/r/Lamotrigine/comments/1wwiosa/