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“Like I'm in a bubble, with no emotions, blank mind.”
Cause: On Lexapro, previously Zoloft, after a year of stress, insomnia and chest pain; writer says 'I wasn't like this before…
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Author: u/estigmene
Open original source ↗“i felt completely empty. no thoughts in my head, no feelings. i couldn't cry, not even a single tear (!) and i felt like i wasn't living, just existing. it was like my brain was on mute.”
- Cause
- r/antidepressants first-person OP u/estigmene (post 1mg6wwl). Citalopram (Citronil) 10, then 20, at one point 30 mg, prescribed for severe depression; says they felt completely empty on it. Says the change was not citalopram 'finally kicking in'.
- Duration
- About 3 years on citalopram, 'emotionally flat the entire time'.
- Recovery notes
- After the doctor added mirtazapine 15 mg (for weight loss), still on 20 mg citalopram while tapering: 'i have thoughts again and even passion', can cry again, 'i actually feel things!!'. Self-report. Not medical advice.
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