I'm suffering from anhedonia. It means no pleasure. Are you suffering from it? Does music not move you but merely seem interesting now? Do you feel the afterglow of sex anymore? Does alcohol or coffee allow you to feel the faint bit euphoric anymore? None of them do for me anymore since I took an SSRI years ago. I took an ssri for awhile for panic attacks and it completely numbed me until it sent me spiraling into a manic depressive episode and I was taken off it immediately and put on lamictal. I've been off the lamictal for two months now but I haven't felt my emotions since the ssri. I hear this drug works for some: Moclobemidehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moclobemide.
and Mirtazapine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirtazapine
Awareness for anhedonia caused by ssri's is a bigger problem than you'd think. On the depressionforums.org there is an entire section devoted to threads on anhedonia. https://www.depressionforums.org/for...105-anhedonia/

Is anyone else suffering from anhedonia and are there any treatments? And before you tell me to lift weights, go outside, and have a cup of tea and live off pumpkin seeds contemplating my naval I've already tried that and I am very healthy and I do take care of my body.

[dexter]

Anhedonia big time here. Cant even formulate an emotional reply. I feel so numb. I empathize.

[with or without you]

Constantly, but SSRI's never caused my anhedonia. Depression did.

[Misterpain]

I am sorry to hear of your emotional blunting,but find it realy peculiar that you are subscribed to the idea of taking medication to counter act side effects of other medications ? Its not a good stratedgy ,if and SSRI caused you to get maniac and they D/C the SSRI and put you on an anti convulsant / mood stabilizer and you D/C that 2 months ago ,be patient let your body have time to get back to its "normal" ,rushing it and trying to force the issue with other medications can get you lost in a "rabbit hole" , i am not trying to minimize your distress , just beaware that these medications have known effects and unknown effects on each individual's chemistry ,if your off medications you really need to give your body at least 6 months washout and time to get back to its normal before you start throwing more meds at it .

Originally Posted by dexter

Anhedonia big time here. Cant even formulate an emotional reply. I feel so numb. I empathize.

I too empathize. I am facing anhedonia as well. I have lost interest in everything, nothing seems fun any more. Day Tripper you can still go outside and exercise and take care of yourself, but coz of my social anxiety I find it difficult to step outside of my house.

I empathize with you. May you begin to enjoy everything soon.

[Fuzzybear]

Originally Posted by Misterpain

I am sorry to hear of your emotional blunting,but find it realy peculiar that you are subscribed to the idea of taking medication to counter act side effects of other medications ? Its not a good stratedgy ,if and SSRI caused you to get maniac and they D/C the SSRI and put you on an anti convulsant / mood stabilizer and you D/C that 2 months ago ,be patient let your body have time to get back to its "normal" ,rushing it and trying to force the issue with other medications can get you lost in a "rabbit hole" , i am not trying to minimize your distress , just beaware that these medications have known effects and unknown effects on each individual's chemistry ,if your off medications you really need to give your body at least 6 months washout and time to get back to its normal before you start throwing more meds at it .

I've been off the SSRI for almost 2 years. I'll wait the 6 month. (time off lamictal) I'm almost half way there. But after that, what else is there? Do I give up hope? It's so weird. I still have a sex drive, I just feel the physical stimulation and the release and then its over. Just like that. No euphoria involved at all. Caffiene doesn't give me that euphoria at all either, it's a sugar pill. Ideas, parents, siblings, women, nothing. Wellbutrin did nothing for me at all besides give me terrible panic attacks and sleepless nights and that's suppose to raise level of dopamine in the brain.

It's weird not having sympathy, passion, or feeling love anymore. I don't even feel loneliness. I can't attach ideas to emotions. Period. I have a vast pool of experiences that tells me when I ought to feel something so I can act accordingly though. But that's as authentic as my sentiments get. It's all simulation.

It's a very logical, mechanical world to live in.

Does anybody have any serious tips besides wait even longer. I've been fighting this battle for years with meds.

I'm , frustrated, angered and scared that its like a lobotomy and ill never feel love again.