UnknownBoth symptoms clearcommunity.patient.info2008-01-13

456-patientinfo-14360-head-shuts-down-no-feelings

Author: nh_user_2739 (patient.info)

“Im not feelin anything when i stop think ahead my head just blocks and shuts down. Im not able 2 feel any feelins good bad happy sad excitement emotion there is nothing it like im lost dead empty on auto pilot”

Cause: patient.info 'Empty head' thread, reply by nh_user_2739. Depression (later says ~12 years of depression and a breakdown 2 years earlier); on sertraline 100 mg for 3 years, and their GP thought the sertraline could be the cause, so the dose was cut to 50 mg.
Duration: Not stated precisely (current at Jan 2008).
Recovery notes: GP reduced sertraline 100 to 50 mg (Jan 2008); no later outcome reported in the thread. Not medical advice.
Source URL: https://community.patient.info/t/empty-head/14360

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