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Do psychiatric medications leave you more unhappy and unable to experience pleasure or happiness after they are discontinued? deaden receptors, dopami
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Not usually: Depends which category of meds you're asking about. Commonly used antidepressant, anti-anxiety, and mood stabilizer meds don't have the effects you describe. Stimulants (used for adhd) might have these effects shortly after they're stopped. Antipsychotics, especially the older ones, sometimes have these effects while used, but not afterwards.
Answered 4/17/2016
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No: I have never heard of anyone complain of this in 30 years of clinical work.
Answered 11/27/2017
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