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I did a Prozac bridge from effexor and I haven't taken any Prozac either for about four weeks. I still feel very emotionally blunted, but also regularly on the verge of tears but not able to cry. I'm also irritable.

I've taken effexor on and off for years, with quite long spells (years and years) continually. I'm worried that it has f*cked my brain up and I'll never feel really human ever again.

I've never told anyone I can hardly feel any emotions. I don't think anyone would understand or take me seriously.

I'm just interested to know how others have dealt with this.

I don't feel like doing anything. The standard advice in this situation is to do things anyway and feel better for doing it afterwards.

This approach doesn't have any effect for me. I just want to give up, because I am tired of this now. I feel like I am on a treadmill, going nowhere, with arms outstretched trying to grab that eternally unreachable dangling carrot.

I've been off this stuff about 6 weeks. I stopped it because I couldn't stand the emotional blunting any more. I really felt like I was not human. And I didn't want to do anything.

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I still don't really want to do anything. My apartment looks like a cross between a bomb explosion site and the scene of a burglary, because I have not done any proper housework in weeks. I am not "still depressed" or needing to go back on the medication. I was a reasonably vital person before being treated long term with this drug. Now I feel i am not the same person any more.

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I'm just putting this out there to seek support, ideas, encouragement or to hear from others what their experience has been. I feel totally alone regarding this as nobody around me is on any sort of MH meds whatsoever so there isn't anyone who shares my experience.

I started withdrawal last week, using Prozac to alleviate withdrawal symptoms (otherwise I would not be able to stop). I've noticed that since starting this process I am eating more. Not just eating more but basically stuffing my face even when not hungry. Has anyone else experienced this? Could it be something to do with altered serotonin levels? Thanks for reading.