I'm on AD's now and now really don't care about anything

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is this normal? I'm happy, I'm coping but nothing seems to 'rock my world' anymore, things happen and I just don't really care - I've chilled out about everything, I think I may have upset a really old and very close friend of mine and rather than think 'I hope she's ok/what should I say/can I make it up to her etc' I actually thought, 'oh well, if she hates me so be it' and just got on with rest of day, I'm actually bit supprised how flippent I am being about stuff... I'm not sure if I'm ok about it, it feels so weird, surely something should matter? I don't get very excited about anything or very upset - I can't remember the last time I cried - the highs and lows have been such a big part of my life it seems more 'normal'. Clearly I don't want the extremes I used to have but I feel numb now....
I'm on fluxotine 20mg if that helps - supposed to be best one to be on with limited side affects....

I had the exact same side effects all three times I've been on fluoxetine. Not caring about the bad things was great, but not caring about my studying ( I was at university the first time ) got me in trouble until I explained to my tutors.

How long have you been on it? It lessened for me after a few months.

Had the same thing on Citalopram. Found I just couldn't be concerned about anything, which had its pros and cons, as Sophisticat said. I found that lowering my dose made a big difference.

Hi, I've been on and off maybe 6 or 7 different ad's in 17 years, and they've all made me into a zombie! To dull the anxiety, unfortunately they dull everything else, good or bad! I suppose you've got to decide whether the lower anxiety is worth the lower level of "feelings"x

Were you put straight on to fluoxetine at 20mg? If so it might be worth asking for 10mg instead.

The time you are on it will make a difference too.

It is possible to be on anti-d's and still feel, but it's difficult to get the right one and the right dosage as it isn't such an exact science. But you'll get there :)

I've been on it since mid June, it took a couple of months to kick in but now I feel really ambivient about most things, I think I need to have a chat to my GP again, last time he did say that I could try one every other day but suggested I wait till Spring or in New Year - this time of year is particularly difficult... thanks for your messages its good to know its not just me!