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“I also suffer from the side effects of taking the drug: not feeling emotions, empty brain, feel like I have no thoughts, don’t even know how it feels like to have even the most basic emotions… I write all of my thoughts down in a diary whenever I feel empty… By doing that I gradually started to have more thoughts”

Cause

antipsychotic medication (drug not named in answer); describes ongoing side effects while still on the drug. Notes dangerous rebound when she once cut off abruptly (racing emotions/thoughts).

Duration

ongoing while still on antipsychotic at time of answer; no quantified onset/off timeline

Recovery notes

Still on the drug. Writing diary when empty gradually produced more thoughts (even overthinking). Socializing advised. Does not claim full return of baseline emotions; frames reconnecting with inner self as a slow process.

Source URL

https://www.quora.com/I-stopped-taking-antipsychotics-but-I-still-dont-feel-like-my-former-self-Will-I-go-back-to-normal/answer/Tr%E1%BA%A7n-B%E1%BA%A3o-Ng%E1%BB%8Dc-8