Zombie Side Effect of Zoloft | Emotional Blunting

Does your antidepressant medication leave you feeling… nothing? Today I'm talking about emotional blunting, something I've heard others who take antidepressants experience, leaving them feeling emotionally blunted, or, what some call, the Zombie side effect of Zoloft/Sertraline. I would love to know about your experience with mental health medications and only if you feel comfortable doing so. I think the more we talk about antidepressants, and other medications for mental health, the less stigmatized this issue will become.

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[_SarahElizabeth]

Update: I misspoke at the beginning of this video. I am currently at 200mg of Zoloft, *not 250. Not sure how that got through the editing process but here we are lol…

[rae-everything]

feeling like a zombie is alright sometimes, compared to rawdogging mental illness

[ganyu]

this is not the side effect, this is the effect. it decreases your depression by blunting your emotion

[Shane_MN]

Zoloft “created” my anxiety disorder. I realized this after 15 years of altering dosages from 100-175, and only getting more anxiety, panic attacks, ocd, and so on. Now that I’m tapering down…the problems are going away like magic. This drug makes me angry and sad.

[columbothecat]

Been on 100mg Zoloft since January. It pulled out of a serious depression but now I do notice I really don’t “feel” anything

[conniehankosky]

At first this blunting effect was exactly what I wanted. I couldn’t take being in my own head any longer. The first day after I started, I just felt nothing. Not a care in the world. It’s was just like, It just numbed things. I remember searching my head for any kind of pain and there was nothing. It was wonderful. After 5 years though I now can’t get anything done on these antidepressants. What’s more; they make me feel like a ghost because I’m just not myself on them. I’ve quit them recently and it’s been pretty intense getting back in that ring, but I know it’s the right thing for me. Plus, I’m an artist. Society doesn’t pay us to tighten our screws.

[BJJ_Richie]

Without a doubt prior to taking Zoloft this has been at the age of 51 the absolute hardest powerless experience of my life but yet the greatest ever of self awareness and everything else! But I felt like in the beginning on Zoloft was extreme fatigue wanting to sleep horrible stomach pain gastritis loss of appetite it was mentally and physically very rough thank God after 2 1/2 weeks to three weeks things started turning and now today is two months exactly and I feel better than before I even had my crisis that led me to Zoloft and counseling

[Godsgirlnz]

This is what I'm actually scared of happening but as my doctor so rightly told me, I'm an intelligent woman and will be able to recognise those feelings. I've been down this road before and know myself, so will have to wait and see.

[littlelighthouse]

I’ve been taking Sertraline 50mg for 6 weeks now and tomorrow will increase to 100mg. Hopefully will start noticing some improvement in my depression and social anxiety. I also stopped drinking! :) It’s good to hear your positive experience with this medication and sobriety. Glad you’re doing well! ❤️

[Pretty.but.Psycho]

I’m on 100mg. It does calm my anxiety and depression down. There have been a few times where I was just not feeling anything or even really caring about things but I try to not let it control me.

[qzbnyv]

Re: what you said at the end of the video. I think videos like yours do a great job of reducing the fear of the unknown for people considering getting help, but that don’t know where to start or who might be weighed down by some of the stigma surrounding SSRIs and medication sold by “big pharma” more generally. I wouldn’t underestimate the number of people you’ve nudged onto a more positive path for their lives or the amount of anxiety you’ve helped calm for people just starting to be treated (like me!).

[IvxyzbcavI]

I feel numb when I take a Zoloft. I dislike that medication so much. Omg I wrote this comment before your intro 😱

[scottblevins]

You are so close to 100K subs Sarah. I am so proud of you! Keep going.

[aaron]

I took Zoloft 25mg for 2 months and then I stopped cold turkey. It has been 2 months since I have quit Zoloft and I still have emotional numbness and anhedonia.
What do I do?
How do I get my emotions back?

[audblg]

I think if society didn't force us to show a happy face, medication would be not prescribed that often.

[RsRj-qdcg]

No lol. Zoloft does not turn me into a zombie. I am such a crybaby on it. Depression turns me into a zombie.

[foxygranny]

I just started taking recently. I got into a pretty bad car accident and made me on edge and shaky all the time. I started this week and it makes me feel like a zombie, or numb like you said in the vid. Not a bad thing necessarily but I just feel spaced out.

[hajonnut]

i hated my time on sertralin, first 1 week i felt extremely suicidal, with no one to reach out to, i just had to suffer thru it. weeks 2-3 i didn't experience any emotions, not good nor bad, just complete numbness. movies that moved me or made me cry before just made me feel hollow inside. weeks 4-5 the depression crept back in, and every time i felt like offing myself i emptied one of the pill slips into a glass, with the intention of taking the entire glass full of pills at once when i ran out of slips. came to my senses and quit taking the meds, but i still got the pills in a glass with 1 slip remaining

[danielmckay]

I was diagnosed with severe depression been on zoloft for years and I don't feel anything any more but it's like.a wall thats blocking it all and I'm scared to change and unleash it all, maybe it's better locked away

[shaun]

It's negligible between 200 and 250, like you said it doesn't matter as long as you are doing well.