Psych Meds Numbing Positive Emotions

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I know that this can happen, but I was wondering if any of you have experienced it.

I think that this on top of some degree of alexithymia can make it really difficult to know how one truly feels about anything. I think this has been some of my problem that I’m just now becoming aware of.

When I was out of my medications, I noticed that it was a lot easier to identify how I was feeling. Even feeling some negative emotions wasn’t entirely a bad thing since the expression of them allowed for some catharsis.

While I don’t think I should quit taking medications entirely, I am trying to lower my dosage and see how it goes. Although I’m not going to ignore the possibility that this won’t work (especially if some sort of crisis comes up), I’m really hoping that it does.

So far, I’m feeling a lot better!

Yes but I would rather have, fewer good and bad emotions , than the current situation

All drugs $$$$$ and side effects

SSRIs made me emotionally numb when I was on them.