Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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Author: u/QuiteNeurotic

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“My mind was blank and my memory and concentration were strongly impaired. … While on medication I wasn't interested in doing anything, only lying in bed staring at the ceiling while eating candy (the only thing that gave me pleasure at that time).”
Cause
r/anhedonia first-person OP u/QuiteNeurotic (post 10cveb5): May (2022) psychiatric admission for acute psychosis; ordered haloperidol (~1 week), risperidone (~3 months), aripiprazole (~3 weeks). Attributes blank mind + anhedonia to that antipsychotic course; dodged continuing Abilify late Aug.
Duration
Onset on meds May 2022; ~8 months of progressive partial return by Jan 2023 post
Recovery notes
After stopping Abilify: akathisia gone; gradual return of daydreaming, brief warm/funny feelings, libido window, music immersion, Rocket League enjoyment, listening to a full symphony without boredom. Still framing as recovering; ordered niacin, planned exercise/Lion's Mane. Not claiming full baseline.
Source URL
https://www.reddit.com/r/anhedonia/comments/10cveb5/

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