When I was deeply depressed, I was also deeply empathetic, compassionate and others pain was my pain. Since I started my new medication, I still have those qualities but there is a difference. I always reached out before to comfort others and now I feel awkward and unsure what to say to help and like I really wasn’t helping before. That’s why I post less often. I still care...just can’t find the words. I really don’t like it and am working to improve. It took away the intensity of some very good qualities.