Emotional Blunting
I’ve been on Reta for 9 weeks (currently at 3mg) and MOTS-C for 2.5 weeks (very low dose of 1mg twice a week, moving to 3 times a week this week) and I’m losing weight (down 22lbs) and my body is beginning to feel better. I’ve had some joint and ligament issues that seem to be improving. Overall I’m happy with my progress so far, but the emotional blunting is getting increasingly noticeable. I’m on Wellbutrin for anxiety and depression(150mg extended release for almost 2 years) and Metoprolol for tachycardia(50mg extended release for about a year) for reference. I wouldn’t say I have full blown Anhedonia because I do still feel pleasure and get excited when good things happen. But I am starting to feel pretty emotionally flat most of the day and have very, very little motivation for anything. I find it really hard to decide what to eat because the effort/reward is no longer balanced (I do understand this is a dopamine thing and how GLPs are meant to work) but I see it bleeding into other things as well. Finding the motivation to start projects, working out, visit friends or family, self-care, etc. I still enjoy these things when I do them, it’s the caring enough to start if that makes sense. I’ve read a couple of things that say NAD helps or that my calorie deficit may be too harsh. I’ve increased my calories and specifically carbs the last week and I’m feeling even better physically, it just feels mental at this point. Has anyone else had this issue and was able to solve it without having to go off of Reta? What helped? What made it worse?