Posted by metafunj on September 19, 2009, at 0:30:01
In reply to Re: How did Prozac cause my permanent Anhedonia, posted by g_g_g_unit on September 18, 2009, at 20:32:58
I think I feel the same way without the ruminations. Like in the past if I sat and played guitar I could focus on practicing one part or listening to a song and learning one part. But now I just keep playing and noodling and lose focus really fast. I also seem to lack the will now to stop the noodling and get back on track. I noticed when I read that often I don't even understand what I'm reading until I've read it a few times and my mind gets into read mode.
I tried to read a "Tale of Two Cities" and the language is so superfluous that I failed epicly.
Even writing coherent sentences can be a struggle.
I also can't remember songs as well, or figure out songs easily, or play by ear very well anymore. I forget things more and have more "looking for the thing that is actually in your hand" moments. I can't remember houses that I pass or landscapes very well. A lot of things just seem to blur together.All these symptoms + motivation/fatigue and anhedonia both emotional and sexual point to a dopamine transmittion problem. Hopefully increasing dopamine in the PFC and the nucleus accumbens as well as reducing some of the serotonin noise will take care of all of this.
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