Calling all citalapram users - please help me understand my lack of emotions.

[Eve34]

I have been using Citalapram for nearly 2 years, had it increased recently now taking 40mg.

Feeling in control, although forgot to collect prescription this week and missed two days and had terrible weekend - that is another thread I think.

Anyway. I wanted to ask if anyone else had lost all emotions? I use to be very sensitive towards family and friends etc. More recently I couldn't give a toss. It is liberating but very sad. I wondered if it is part of me being ill, or the medication.

Love to know others experience. Thanks

Will reply later as going out now, but wanted you to know I will be back

bless you thank you x

I think I have been somewhat similar recently. I hadn't thought to put it down to ADs but perhaps that it a part of it.

Is it possible that at least part of your sensitivity to other people was, at root, an anxious sensitivity?

If your feelings about other people were anxiety driven, the citalopram is very likely to dampen them. That might be a good thing -- in that it puts you in a position to reevaluate the sensitivity and construct it on a better footing

But there is also some sort of muffling of feelings in general produced by ADs -- and this might dull your non-anxious sensitivity also. Which of course is a bad thing. I iomagine that you just need to weigh the good and bad effects of the drug to see whether that's a problem you want to tolerate.

Finally, depresssion dulls feelings, much more in my case than the ADs do. So it could well be the ilness and not the cure that is doingg this.

I would try not to overthink it, and stick with the citalopram if it is helping you in general.

Thread worm, thank you for taking the time to reply, I have always been a real softy, cry at the sound of music etc etc. I remember adouring my DP before I started on AD's now 2 years on I can truely say I can take or leave him, and am I same with all the family. I don't mind, although I hope I get some feelings back soon.

I know I needs the meds, as I said missed 2 last week, delay in collecting prescription and I have been unbearable, along side feeling miserable to put it lightly.

This just made me think that if I need these meds LONG term I am going to have this feeling of no emotions for a considerable time.

I have been thinking I sound go to counselling - but for what? I understnad that depression is a chemical imbalance and AD's address this imbalance, so what do I need to be counselled for?

hi there i too have a distinc t lack of emotions when im on ad's
i feel like i could cry but it never happens and i usually cry at everything

im on it as well and have similar couldnt give a toss feelings

just wade through life in a bit of a bubble really. am on 30mg

yeah i am a lot lot lot more laid back, and more happy.
Cant cry though, well, hardly ever.
Sex is weird when i am sleeping with someone; cant cum, and this is starting to piss me off.