Antidepressant not only killed my anxiety

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I started taking paroxetine 2 weeks ago. It took away all of my emotions (happiness, sadness, anger, worry). I dont feel anything and it's not really what I wanted. I just want to be like any other human being.

I had something that did that to me once but I think it was an antipsychotic

I had to stop having it in the end

Maybe speak to your doctor or whoever prescribed it to see if there's an alternative

I also had a bad reaction to that med and I switched to something else (sertraline 150MG)

This is what I would do but I would keep taking the med till my next appointment to give my body & mind more time to adjust in case the not feeling emotions is an initial side-effect that wears off. OP if your prescribed Paroxetine mostly for anxiety you could ask to switch it to Buspar/Buspirone which is mostly just used for anxiety issues & is not classified as an antidepressant. Like antidepressants Buspar needs to be taken daily, usually twice a day. I've been taking it for 13 years & been on the max dose for about the last 10. It helps my anxiety a lot & I haven't noticed any side-effects except for bruising more easily which was worse when starting it or increasing the dose. Of coarse like other psych meds individual results can majorly vary. It can also be used with most other psych meds, I'm on three others.

Hi! I am currently on Paroxetine myself. Paroxetine has been sometimes known to cause "emotional blunting" which is similar to what you described. This effect may possibly dissipate as the medication builds up in your system over time but depends as each person is different. I echo the other comments above and would definitely talk with your Doctor and let him know about the emotional blunting effects. I know it can be frustrating

I'm not on an anti-depressant but I am Lamictal which is a mood relaxer, which does help me to an extent. Honestly, it probably saved my job. After a horrific and I mean HORRFIC meltdown back in 2012, I needed to do something. It's helped with OCD Issues I think. Still, I deal with anger issues a lot and flashbacks.

I did try zoloft once and it was awful, I was up for 3 straight days and had this awful headache, I thought I was going to have to go to the hospital.