[TRNRMOM]

am bp2 and have been on, among other meds, 1/2 of a .5mg. of clonopin every day for anxiety and agitation and at night i switch between .12mg. of seroquel and next nite 1/2 of a .5 mg. of xanax for insomnia and racing thoughts.

i notice i am numb of all feelings..do have a lot of empathy for others and i love my hubby of 28 years but there doesn't seem to be any type of `gushing' of feeling. i feel sadness, i feel happy...all in my head but question where the actual feelings are. is it me or have the meds. squashed real feelings?

[Victoria'smom]

It could be that you're not use to "normal" or the meds. I'd always check the meds before blaming myself. I think a lot of the 'gushing' feelings come from doing nice things for each other. It could also be depression.

In my experience, have been on meds for the last 15 years or so, the meds don't squash my feelings they just make them more manageable. Or at least until I can deal w/ whatever is causing them.

I want to say that they dampen the extremes.

Hope that makes some sense.

[faerie_moon_x]

In my limited experience, as I can only really tell how I did on lithium, it made my emotions feel flatter. They were still there, just not as overwhelmingly powerful.

[moremi]

I have been feeling very numb lately. I don't feel depressed. I just don't feel. I have to sort of fake it right now just to fit in. This has caused major social anxiety. I think its called anhendonia or something to that sort. Just numb from all emotions. No pleasure in anything.

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[ultramar]

I would trust what you're feeling is what you're feeling. Your klonopin dose is quite low and the Seroquel --I assume you're referring to 12, not .12 mg? The minimum dose, from what my pdoc told me and I've read, is 25 mg, with 50mg beginning as the therapeutic dose, usually titrated up from there if necessary, so I guess you're cutting pills into thirds or something? In any case, it's an extremely low dose. I would look for other reasons why you're feeling numb. I hope you're feeling better soon.

[TRNRMOM]

Originally Posted by ultramar

I would trust what you're feeling is what you're feeling. Your klonopin dose is quite low and the Seroquel --I assume you're referring to 12, not .12 mg? The minimum dose, from what my pdoc told me and I've read, is 25 mg, with 50mg beginning as the therapeutic dose, usually titrated up from there if necessary, so I guess you're cutting pills into thirds or something? In any case, it's an extremely low dose. I would look for other reasons why you're feeling numb. I hope you're feeling better soon.

correct, cutting a .25 mg. seroquel into halves or quarters and needing small amounts for sleep...i'm bp2 and diagnosed w/hypomania only;rarely get depressed. just feel that the meds have shut down emotions yet have good insight into the feelings i have intellectually..have had years of therapy and under care of p/docs for over 35 yrs. maybe just living 67 years and having had so many life experiences have taken me to the place where i am now. thanks for all the input.