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.

I swear by buproprion (Wellbutrin.)

Having anxiety and depression because the whole world is horrible is the worst. Because the shrinks can't just solve the world's problems, so they try and give you drugs that trick your mind into thinking the world is okay. And 99% of the tie they don't work and just give you awful side effects that make you a lot less functional. But if you complain or don't take them that's your own fault.

I have to take meds to help me sleep every night and during the day I'm groggy and my grain is fogged up. Also one of the meds will cause brain shocks if I go off it, which the shrinks never told me about. Brain. SHOCKS. That is terrifying.
I hate meds and I hate shrinks.

2 weeks at what dosage?

I'm writing this even though the post is old.

Usually, an anxiolytic is used in the initial phase.

The specialist always decides what to do, how, when, and for how long.

You don't mention the reason because it radically changes the dosage.

2 weeks isn't even a minimal timeframe.

Usually, it's taken for 2 months at the appropriate dosage.

Underdosing is not good.

If the doctor decides it needs to be increased, it should be increased.

I took the drug up to 50 mg, following the specialist's instructions exactly.

In my case, it didn't help at all.

Now I can't take it because it causes a conflict: histamine, therefore, causes an allergy.

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In any case, the doctor should always be informed as the sole point of contact.
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Autistic people must make it clear that they are autistic because we are either completely unsuitable or extremely sensitive to medications.

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This sentence doesn't make sense:

I started taking paroxetine two weeks ago.

(a ridiculous amount of time to see results)

It took away all my emotions (happiness, sadness, anger, worry).

Here's where it doesn't make sense: first, if it works, it needs to settle, and it doesn't just take two weeks with this.
Another inconsistency:
If it takes away anger, sadness, worry, you write that it doesn't work?

It's used for exactly these things.

Side effects include the possibility of emotional dullness.

Cons: Contact your doctor immediately because he or she will change you to another suitable medication, even without tapering you off.
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Dialogue.
You should never miss a conversation with your doctor.
You should talk and explain things to the person prescribing it.
A doctor protects you; he or she wants to help you.

Here, a person can express their problems, but when I read that there's a lack of dialogue, it surprises me.

Every person is different, and has their own sex, their own identity, so hormonally, for example, they're different from a girl.
Usually, they're also different in weight.
And let's consider that they aren't tested precisely on autistic people.
Before, not even on women.
Now this has changed.
Appropriate medications exist for autistic people.
*The point is that the vast majority could easily do without them.
*Doctors, when they perceive insistence on trying it, try to do better.

It's not like you go and get a magic potion.

Zoloft: I'm sorry, I understand.
Maybe they were side effects: the doctor stops it in that case.

Lamictal is an antiepileptic used for bipolar disorder; I don't remember the dosages now. It's good as a mood stabilizer.

If it helped you, fine, I'm glad it was helpful: excellent.

OCD, depending on the intensity, is difficult to treat with just one medication.

It's good to have a doctor so conscientious as not to prescribe too many medications.

Has he ever recommended psychotherapy for OCD?

Usually, it's combined.

Luckily, I got out of that mess on my own.

Because anyone who hasn't tried it themselves can't understand how invasive it is.

I noticed that people with mathematical abilities and who notice patterns in things can suffer from it at a higher rate.

It needs to be deconstructed, it can be solved.

It's not just genetic, so you have a chance of success.

In my case, I spent a lot of time repeating checks on things I'd already checked.

So I thought that by always multiplying the number of times the action is repeated by itself, then, over time, doing this automatically makes it impossible to repeat the action for an exponential number of attempts.

With difficulty, but I did it, let's say.

I write because I check the front door carefully when I leave, and I already know I've done the right thing.

So it's not like it disappears completely!

I tried it on myself.

Does it work for you?


Following the doctor's advice, I tried it.

A disaster.

I couldn't even tell distances while driving.

Luckily, there was a way to park the car.

I did it as soon as I could and left on foot.

I was scared to drive, but yes, it was impossible.

The doctor stopped it.

Cannot advise anyone to use the current level of types of SSRI s / anti depressants currently advised by US style doctors . Have been on almost every one of the SSRIs available in the standard US formulary . And had poor to bad results with all of them including one caused seizure like reactions in me. The ideology is backwards in my estimation.
Seratonin Uptake inhibitors , just by their very definition, work against the bodies natural processes, imho.
If you reduce available seratonin uptake, That the body demands for the brain to use. You are going to get some weird effects . In my early years of being treated for depression by my nationally available medical provider. I was treated with tyrptophan. It worked amazingly well . Then "big pharma" , instituted a campaign to destroy trust in this Naturally
occurring Seratonin booster . Allowing the body more availabilty of a naturally occuring Amino Acid , that the body naturally uses to handle stress and create extra needed seratonin required by the brain to destress . The BS that was promoted was that the Tyrptophan coming into the USA was tainted . Tyrtophan comes under the same family of amino acids as melatonin and Theanine. You will find Theanine to be a good daytime version of a Seratonin booster, And Tyrptophan best for bedtime . They work, If your body sees too much of it, it will naturally get rid of it through your bodies waste systems. If you think you REALLY need something more you might try zembrin ( available here, and is on The German national Mefical Gormulary)a much more natural substance that your body will deal with in the same way as the excess amino acids. Your body is completely capable of self regulating these natural substance. No Doctor required ..Am sorry to say but I feel the medical industry( racket)
has seriously brainwashed people into believing in SSRIs,, in more peoples opinions than just my own.
After big Pharma pulled that stunt , they changed my diagnosis and my medication to Lithium carbonate . There is a real zombie-atizer..no highs no lowers ,no bright colours , nature became one Dimensional. 3 months and I quit that, tampering myself iff that med.and they changed my diagnosis again to depression and started my 20 year experience of SSRIs . And changed over 8 times,different SSRIs
the types they fed me. But I never forgot my experience with Tyrptophan. So I researched and talked to naturopaths and read and read. Researched this stuff like my life depended on it. Those SSRIs were just bad news. Learn for yourself . Doctors , MDs , can lose their license if they do not tow the line of Big Pharma and AMA, and FDA. Please think for yourself, read. research . May you be blessed for doing your own research.

I don't want to take meds anymore, but I feel unhinged when i don't.