It doesnt taste that great anymore. Yet all i want to do is eat and sleep that is my new life now. Is this a sign of depression? Or the meds themselves
Yes, it could be a sign of depression. I lacked the joy of food for two years while depressed. Long story - but when the depression decreased the first sign was the joy of food came back. I told it to my psychiatrist and she said it was a sign that the depressive period was over - she knew about it.
Hope it comes back to you. It’s very boring just to eat without taste and joy.
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It could be the meds also. Meds suppress emotions in general. It may also suppress the good emotions you get from eating delicious foods.
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Some articles I’ve read about it classify it as a kind of anhedonia, more specifically “consummatory” anhedonia, which is different from the “anticipatory” anhedonia that is more typical of both depression and schizophrenia.
It can also be a symptom of derealisation, a dissociative condition.
I’m somewhat affected myself. My taste was better during some manic episodes and for a while when taking pramipexole (a dopamine direct agonist).
-Albert.
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I’m in the same boat.
Food is not wonderful anymore. Only calories for my meds.
I’ve lost almost all my weight now.
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