Blankedonia Databaseblank mind · numb emotions
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my baseline is being really numb, but chemically clear headed. A blank mind, no thoughts, no inner monologue. I feel like I have no empathy anymore... For me everything is blank.
Cause
fluoxetine ~7–8 weeks (Aug–Oct 2025; last dose ~1 Oct 2025) then protracted withdrawal phenotype
Duration
~3.5 months off at Jan 2026 both-pole update; still ill
Recovery notes
Early Dec 2025 update felt OK/upward; by late Dec–Jan 2026 baseline numb + blank mind/no inner monologue. Relates to PSSD community anhedonia stories. No recovery claimed.
Source URL
https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/33262-laurasophia-quitting-fluoxetine-after-6-weeks/

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