“I've lost my ability to feel all emotions – love, happiness, rage, sorrow, jealousy; it's all gone. I can't even feel love when I hold my little boy anymore... My cognitive decline is severe... It's as if my brain has been removed and replaced with a machine mimicking a human being.”
“I have felt what can only be described as a 'brain dead, zombie.' Since then, I have led an existence void of any emotion and have severe anhedonia. I cannot feel happiness, sadness, grief, excitemen…”
Cause: mirtazapine 15mg from 6 Dec 2022 (~3 weeks) then abrupt stop; frames as PSSD + protracted withdrawal. Distinct person f…
View case →“I took this medication for 4 days and developed a total disconnection with emotions... After 25 days I developed an anxiety disorder, blank mind... persistent symptoms are... anhedonia... cognitive i…”
Cause: sertraline 4 days (stress/anxiety) then 25 days later blank mind; escitalopram then Pristiq+Seroquel+pregabalin ~15 day…
View case →“I don't smile, laugh, or make eye contact... It feels like my mind is completely blank. It's like the social part of my brain is turned off... now it feels like my personality was deleted.”
Cause: citalopram (stopped 12 years before writing)
View case →“While on the medication, I experienced a complete emotional shutdown, numbness, and overnight sexual dysfunction. Since then, my condition has deteriorated, including worsening cognitive impairment,…”
Cause: rapid switches (Effexor, Pristiq, Lexapro, Wellbutrin) then Cymbalta ~6 days Dec 1–6 2021; crash on Cymbalta
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