Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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3 months on Escitalopram 5mg, 4 months off and i'm left with severe emotional blunting, PSSD, feel blank, brain fog, anhedonia. Will I ever get better????
Cause
escitalopram 5mg for 3 months; symptoms after stopping (PSSD / protracted withdrawal frame)
Duration
3 months on; 4 months off at posting
Recovery notes
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https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/24665-nic123-3-months-on-escitalopram-5mg-4-months-off-and-im-left-with-severe-emotional-blunting-pssd-feel-blank-brain-fog-anhedonia-will-i-ever-get-better/

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