If you are on antidepressants, but never cry, are you on too high a dose?!
Question: Its strange, but since I have been on anti-depressants, I still feel sad at times, but never cry. Not even at sad movies or funerals or anything. Its like the ability to let things out is gone. Not that I want to cry uncontrollably, but I feel nothing I guess. At one time in therapy before the drugs, they said being 'without affect" is a bad sign. Anyone else had this?
Answers: Its strange, but since I have been on anti-depressants, I still feel sad at times, but never cry. Not even at sad movies or funerals or anything. Its like the ability to let things out is gone. Not that I want to cry uncontrollably, but I feel nothing I guess. At one time in therapy before the drugs, they said being 'without affect" is a bad sign. Anyone else had this?
My usual, slightly different angle ... This is complex and alot more history is needed. Having said that, one potential problem is sometimes the meds we take make it much more difficult to work through whatever the "problem" is in therapy etc., because it can numb us and not allow, what in many cases are the "lies" we believe about ourselves to come out, etc. It's a bigger factor if "traumas" of any kind are in your past, etc that need "processing"...and there are tools that can do that. In any case, I think if one feels like crying , but can't, it means there is underlying issues that need resolved and the meds help us get by. The problem may never get fixed....just symptoms managed. If any of this sounds familiar feel free to IM me...mysihba in Yahoo or email...@yahoo.com
nope at first when i was first on them but them after time i got emotion back i cry all the time now! lol
I am on zoloft and all it has done has decreased my anxiety. I take 50mg a day and I don't stress nearly as much as I used to. As far as emotions.. I guess I'm not as emotional either but then again I just don't care about things as much which may contribute to that. I would talk to my doctor and see what he/she says.
I wonder this too. I am on paxil and i very rarely get to a crying point.
With paxil, things either just roll off my back or if I do feel the pain/hurt, don't tear up/cry. i have wondered if this is wrong too.
It's like we are a bit numb, isn't it?
Let me know what you find out........
You will adjust, that seems like aside effect to me.
I've been on antidepressants for a few years and have tried quite a few different ones and have had that same effect with different ones at different doses. The antidepressants help with being overly emotional, but the fact that you feel "without affect" is not a good sign, given the fact that numbness can be indicative of depression that's not responding very well to medication. You should talk to your doctor about the numbness/lack of affect...it is a possibility that your dosage needs to be lowered. Good luck and hope this helps.
I am on a very low dose of paxil and just cannot cry no matter what..
I think that alot of the antidepressants just have this effect even at a low dose.
Its just another side effect we have to put up with.
Yes! I was taking Zoloft and it made me feel numb. Try Lexapro it will make you feel normal and it doesn't really have any side effects. Good Luck.
hahaha YES - I have this same thing; however, I am on a very low dose of Paxil. I was quite depressed and anxious, bursting out in tears on the job and feeling so anxious that I was having panic attacks regularly and just not functioning well. So I am taking a low dose which works well thank goodness. But it still has that effect of not being able to cry. I was kind of worried that I wouldn't be able to cry if someone died! I feel kind of guilty. But recently I was given some medication for something else that seems to be reversing the effects of the Paxil and making me more emotional and depressed again, so I may not be able to take that new drug. I actually cried today for the first time in, well, I can't remember how long. Oh yeah, two days ago when I saw an SPCA commercial (on this same new drug) Anyway, crying is a great release and all, but being depressed is no fun at all, so I am going to quit this new drug and stay on the Paxil, at whatever dose works the best for me, and I am not going to worry too much if I don't cry. I think I did enough crying at other times in my life to make up for the rest of my life for sure. I seem to still be able to laugh which is good. Keep asking questions though, never stop. And keep weighing your situation, because things such as brain chemicals can change throughout your life. New medications come out as well.
I question the validity of the prescription- for you. What your experiencing is, for ex.- what is needed when you lose your family in a tragic accident.
Too many of us go through life, NOT questioning our , so called, doctors ability. As a professional musician I know: degrees does not make one creative or vigorous or have a passion for their craft. Drs. are as worthless as lazy; plumbers, auto repairman, musicians or janitors. There are as many (or more) alcoholics and divorces among them as any other group. And if naybody else killed as many people(and covered it up) as they do, they'd be called a serial killer.