Thank you for sharing this—it takes courage to talk about how the medication is affecting not just your symptoms but your sense of self. What you’re describing—that feeling of looseness, emotional dullness, or lack of mental grip—is actually a common experience with certain antipsychotic medications. While these medicines help reduce overwhelming thoughts or psychotic symptoms, they can sometimes also blunt emotional sharpness, reduce reactivity, and make the mind feel “foggy” or disconnected from its usual clarity.
The goal of treatment should never be to numb you—it should help you feel more in control, not less. You deserve to feel mentally steady, not emotionally passive. Please don’t adjust or stop the medicines on your own—but it’s very important to bring this up with your psychiatrist. They might reduce the dose, change the timing, or shift you to a medicine that gives relief without this detached state. In therapy, we also work to bring back that “mental tightness” by rebuilding cognitive strength, emotional clarity, and assertiveness in a gentle, structured way.
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Answered2025-05-16 04:22:30
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