484-flashback-t1332774-sertraline-cant-think-emotionless

“Det gick inte att tänka (fundera, grubbla, filosofera) längre. ... Trögtänkt, känslolös, inte med i matchen, bryr mig inte, likgiltig, borta och helt enkelt apatiskt (I couldn't think — ponder, brood, philosophize — anymore ... slow-thinking, emotionless, indifferent, absent, simply apathetic)”

Cause

Sertraline 50 mg for about 6 months (taken for long-standing depression and anxiety since age 14); writer says thinking stopped while on it and emotions faded further 3–4 months after stopping. Swedish, 24-year-old man.

Duration

About 10 months from starting sertraline; 4–5 months after stopping at last post (Nov 2010).

Recovery notes

Brief few-hour return of feeling and clarity once, then gone again; doctor dismissed a drug link; referral being considered at last post. Not medical advice.

Source URL

https://www.flashback.org/t1332774