“My thoughts became duller, my reactions slower, my feelings muted... I lost the wildness, the spark, the ability to cry freely or laugh uncontrollably... My memory returned. My sense of humor. My voice. I painted again... I cried deeply. I laughed till my stomach hurt.”
“Gradually, I lost the ability to feel emotions, both positive and negative. Everything became indifferent, empty... Most of the time, I lay in a state of severe depersonalization and numbness... Cogn…”
Cause: sertraline (abrupt then slower discontinuation); protracted withdrawal + PSSD
View case →“I've felt like a chemically lobotomized zombie... I developed severe anhedonia... I also developed severe cognitive issues, impairing my ability to comprehend, memorize and think clearly... Many days…”
Cause: sertraline/Zoloft at age 14 for OCD (on-drug blunting, then lingering off); Lexapro at 18 for depression then cold turk…
View case →“My thoughts were slow and muddled, and my emotions flattened... a numbness that made it impossible to feel joy or motivation... Once I stopped taking the antidepressants... My mind became clearer, my…”
Cause: Zoloft then Prozac for complex PTSD (on-drug flattening); taper unsupervised
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