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The main symptoms I have are: blank mind / cognitive dysfunction anhedonia No emotions no appetite Anxiety... My anhedonia feels worse and my mind feels very blank. I feel dead even though I'm alive.
Cause
sertraline/Zoloft ~25 mg from 2024-02-27 for DPDR; cold turkey 2024-04-26; brief reinstate 12.5 mg then last dose 2024-05-13
Duration
both-pole list at ~9 months off (Feb 2025); still posting at 1-year anniversary May 2025 without claiming mind/emotion recovery
Recovery notes
Survived to 1-year mark May 2025; severe anhedonia/apathy/zombie periods; debated reinstate. No clear blank+emotion recovery claimed.
Source URL
https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/forums/topic/30985-aaron7-zoloft-withdrawal/

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