I feel effected by the flat-affect.
I haven’t cried in ages, I barely react to bad news, and I don’t laugh until I cry like normal people do.
How do I break out of it?
I don’t really miss being as overly emotional as I’ve previously been, but I do miss having some sort of more normal emotional reactions to things.
I have same problem…!!! Dont know what to suggest you…!!!
I laugh without a reason in inappropriate moments.
Lowering meds if its an option is the only thing to do.
I laugh out loud to funny things inside my head. My mom always asks what I’m laughing about.
That’s part of the disease!!
I can’t lower my meds. I need them at this dose to keep the symptoms at bay. I had flat affect even before meds, and it lead me to abuse things like marihuana and alcohol in the past because when I was on it, at least I felt something.
Same, only in psychosis was I overly emotional and could cry or laugh again…mostly cry though. Now I’m medicated and pretty damn flat.
Me too. I was abusing weed and alcohol in order to feel something. Now I am absolutely empty of feelings.
I think that meditation helps. But i am not sure.
Gabapentin helped me with flat affect. Unfortunately it can precipitate hypomania in some people.
Thanks God I only had positive symptoms
talk to your pdoc
for negative symptoms they have suggested ginkgo biloba extract
I think lowering medication couldnt help…!!! Its the illness… holy cow…!!
I lowered my meds. And it has helped a lot.
I think ur illness might not be chronic… my illness is severe…!! Sorry my self esteem is freaking Low…
Do you hallucinate @far_cry0? I don’t.
Nope almost nil positive symptoms…!!! Problem is cognitive and negative symptoms…!!!
Yeah from the time I’ve been using this site, you and @zeno remind me the most of myself in terms of symptoms.
@far_cry0 you are good in forum and socializing very good