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When antidepressants make you feel emotionally numb

I started Lexapro three weeks ago and I feel nothing at all, like I am watching my life through glass, and my therapist says this is normal but I cannot live like this.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The medication has created a barrier between you and your own emotional experience, leaving you questioning whether healing requires feeling.

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“Where Are You with Psychiatric medications — complete guide?”

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