ahalo Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Has anyone experienced a dulling of emotions after being treated versus before? I used to cry like nobody else- if I was mad, sad, happy, etc. I would just fall apart when I felt "overwhelmed" by my emotions and I'd cry. Now I don't do it. When I do start to cry, I think about how fake it feels and I stop. It's the weirdest thing. This is something I've done since I was a kid. The only different is when I'm watching something on TV now if I empathize, now THAT'S when I have to fight tears. But I still successfully fight them, unlike before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I think some of the meds you are taking could be causing dulling of emotions, of course, the other possibility is that you were hyper emotional before and absolutely anything would set of crying. I seem to have an okay balance, where I cry when I need to but don't have to cry over everything.... Worth talking to pdoc and tdoc if you are concerned or things feel very abnormal. Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahalo Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I think some of the meds you are taking could be causing dulling of emotions, of course, the other possibility is that you were hyper emotional before and absolutely anything would set of crying. I seem to have an okay balance, where I cry when I need to but don't have to cry over everything.... Worth talking to pdoc and tdoc if you are concerned or things feel very abnormal. Anna I actually like it. I told my pdoc about it and he asked a lot of questions but I really don't see it as a bad thing. I do think I was hyperemotional before. I don't feel completely unemotional just that it's dulled. That could come in handy when I'm upset in the future, because the crying was embarrassing. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vapourware Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 When I was started treatment, I had the sensation of being dulled emotionally. It was like my emotions were flatlined and I felt a disconnect between myself and the world. In hindsight, I think the medication was working to balance me. When you swing from one emotional extreme to another constantly, anything that makes the swing less intense may seem like dulling. I'm over the sensation now, it's a lot better now than it was. I think I'm largely used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamagotchi Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm glad you posted this. I'm having that emotionally dulled feeling now, and it's disturbing me somewhat. It is not horrible exactly, I'm not sure what to think of it. I have never been stable as long as I can remember, never been in between mood states for more than a few days really. I keep wondering is this going to be what it's like from now on? I guess only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpladybug Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I used to cry a lot in those years before DX and treatment. Definitely I was hypersensitive and a little hypersexual too. I cry only rarely now. It still seems a little odd. But it is much less difficult and less exhausting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wj74 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I was hyperemotional too, so I'm enjoying the "dulling" of my emotions. I don't feel flat or anything (that's a depression symptom for me) but i am in control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Red Princess Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 My emotions are totally dulled, I think that's what the meds are supposed to do, quell the way highs and way lows and replace them with more middle-ground emotions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleven357 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 There was a time when I was taking Paxil CR and couldn't cry if my life depended on it. It was weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Ztu Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I hate it and it feels fake, but I cry easily about things that aren't personal or about me - Trying to relate a sad news story, commercials, sad posts on line, etc. When it's something personal that directly impacts me, for some reason I can't cry. I don't feel like my emotions are dulled. I don't understand why other people's stuff moves me more than my own sometimes. I'm sure there is a clinical term for this. Maybe the personal stuff is too much to deal with outright and the external things are an outlet for all that pent up emotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahalo Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Rabbit Ztu that's sort of what's going on with me. i really hope it's not a situation where everything is just pent up. But i cry about tv shows and talk shows but not when i normally would. However just today I cried because I'm sick, so I know I'm capable of crying about things that have to do with me so I hope my no-crying streak isn't over, but that I can just cry when a quote unquote normal person would. Being sick seems like a decent reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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