Started taking Vortioxetine in april 2023, due to panic attacks and generalized anxiety. Took the drug for one month, and discontinued. He claims that after quitting the drug, he wasn’t feeling the same anymore.
Months later he took Escitalopram for one month (june 2023), after quitting many symptoms appear. He describes them as following:
Emotional and Cognitive:
- No emotions, even with activities like jogging or working out I do not feel anything and can not tolerate it.
- No fear, no anger, no joy, no ability to enjoy music
- Neurological issues: memory loss, cognitive problems, loss of orientation and time feeling sometimes
- Aphantasia (inability to visualize images mentally)
Physical Sensations:
- Head pressure
- Muscle twitching
- Nerve pain
- Numb fingers and feet, tingling, burning sensations
- Numb p’nis
- No libido; muted orgasms
- Inability to feel breathing properly
Other Issues
- Eye issues: red, inflamed eyes
- Different sensitivity to temperature; inability to feel cold or heat properly
- Temperature regulation issues
- No feeling of stress
- No hunger, no thirst
- different smell & taste (less intense)
- Loss of inner dialogue
- Visual Snow
- Head-Jerks
- DP/DR