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When Anxiety Medication Changes How You Connect With Others

I take medication for social anxiety but it makes me feel emotionally flat, so I have to choose between being terrified of people or not really caring about them.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The chemical intervention that enables social functioning may be preventing the emotional depth that makes relationships meaningful.

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“Where Are You with Medications and how they work?”

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