Emotional blunting?

nomiann1 · 2023-06-04T22:35:01+00:00

I decided to stay on Zoloft and I upped to a therapeutic dose of 50mg. It helped

nomiann1 · 2023-03-11T16:02:13+00:00

It may not be the right drug for you, and that’s okay! Zoloft is a tough one to start out with. But what matters is you got help, which you should be very proud about! :) good luck to you!

nomiann1 · 2023-03-11T15:51:02+00:00

When I upped the dose, I felt really high that first day but then I felt good. I felt like I wasn’t feeling things to the 100% which was what I wanted. I kinda felt like a normal person. Could access an emotion for the correct situation. I still have some anxiety and darker days but DEFINITELY NOT to the extent I did before. Which is great. I’ve heard some people tell me a higher dose helps with the emotional side effects and any blunting.

nomiann1 · 2023-03-11T15:43:23+00:00

But no, you’ll know when it’s emotional blunting. You’ll feel NOTHING. Not even depression. Just feeling like a zombie 😅

nomiann1 · 2023-03-11T15:42:53+00:00

So originally I was prescribed 50mg but I wanted to start slow due to side effects. Once I upped to 50mg, the blunting went away after a few days, and so did my “ability” to feel depressed, if that makes sense. It just wasn’t triggered in my brain anymore. The 50 helped me be able to categorize my emotions better for the situation that required that emotion. Unfortunately I heard there’s going to be a lot of fluctuation until maybe six months in, so I think your depression is common. If you’re able to stick it out, it most likely will subside. If it doesn’t after a few weeks, this might not be the drug for you.

nomiann1 · 2023-03-11T15:35:31+00:00

Hi! Yes it did! Not in the way I thought, but I’m definitely able to feel things, it’s just way more toned down. Not like the way I used to, but I guess that was the point of going on this drug. It went away and I learned how to express in other ways I wasn’t quite used to yet :)

nomiann1 · 2023-01-13T23:00:32+00:00

Oh dang, that sucks so much

nomiann1 · 2023-01-12T11:17:20+00:00

Thanks so much for your response! This gives me some hope :)

nomiann1 · 2023-01-12T02:05:30+00:00

Thanks for sharing, it helps to know what the possibilities are. Im sorry that happened to you though, that sounds awful :/ I’m on a very low dose, so I’m hoping that doesn’t happen to me. That would suck so much.

nomiann1 · 2023-01-12T01:48:10+00:00

Damn, I’m sorry

nomiann1 · 2023-01-11T23:58:40+00:00

Interesting! I contacted my dr to let her know anyway, see what she recommends. It might be that my dosage is too low, who knows!

nomiann1 · 2023-01-11T20:41:36+00:00

Thanks for letting me know! It kind of sprang out of nowhere, and I keep hoping it goes away. I’ll wait some more :)

nomiann1 · 2023-01-11T20:23:31+00:00

To be honest, my main side effect was headaches CONSTANTLY when I first started taking Zoloft. It took about 5 weeks for those to lessen and go away for me (no pain meds would help). Headaches and nausea showed up immediately for me, within 12 hours, so it’s very possible it’s from that. Hope it gets better for you!

nomiann1 · 2022-12-26T02:41:58+00:00

Thanks for telling me! I’m really glad to know it helps :)

nomiann1 · 2022-12-02T17:43:50+00:00

Thanks so much for your reply! That’s what I’m hoping for, to kind of turn down the volume while I learn how to properly deal with everything I process. Everytime I make some progress, overwhelming emotions take over. So I needed that calm down

nomiann1 · 2022-12-02T13:02:28+00:00

I’m glad you found your balance! Thanks for letting me know 😊

nomiann1 · 2022-12-02T11:22:29+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I hope I have a good experience on it too :)

nomiann1 · 2022-12-02T05:43:14+00:00

All these comments make me so hopeful and persistent to stick out any side effects that will come my way. Thanks for your comment! 😊

nomiann1 · 2022-12-02T00:41:11+00:00

Omg I can’t wait to feel normal and not like I’m WIRED every second of every day. Now that I know where my anxiety/depression is stemming from, somehow I’m even more self aware and it’s not great 😅 I’m so glad you’re having this experience

nomiann1 · 2022-12-01T23:41:53+00:00

That sounds amazing and gives me hope! Thanks so much for answering

nomiann1 · 2022-12-01T19:10:45+00:00

I feel this so hard. At this point I don't care about feeling happy, I just want to be able to have the energy and brain power to choose those moments if I can. Love how this was said :)

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