Who else here has anhedonia? (inability to experience pleasure)

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I have avolition but not annhedonia really. I still get into all my interests. I have so many: prayer, volunteering, art and music history, nursing science, archeology, piano playing, reading about the piano world and classical music, yoga, Bible study podcast, cooking, Spanish language study and practice, reading in general, Netflix and YouTube.

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Often I have very positive experiences, like a party or having dinner with family. But I don’t get a feeling of happiness. The very next day I can return to the same feelings of my illness.

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I’ve had it really bad recently. My doctor went up on my rexulti because of it. I just can’t seem to have interest in anything, nothing can hold my attention.

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I had very bad anhedonia and avolition, but since I changed my meds to Olanzapine, I started to feel better and my positive symptoms also went away

I can now enjoy all of the things I used to enjoy - music, food, nicotine, caffeine and loads of hobbies and activities

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I’ve been having a really hard time finding interest in thing. I love doing art related things but now I can’t even think up an idea to follow through on. It takes a massive amount of self talk to get me to go to work, which I don’t enjoy in the least. I can laugh and seem okay. But I just feel flat and wanna just sleep.

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It is truly dreadful…. I was suffering from this on a higher dose of Olanzapine. But now I’m on 5mg I’m feeling slight pleasure. Still not the same as before though

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How effective and for how long was L-Dopa for your anhedonia?

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Well i only took it for a week as it made me irritable and paranoid. It made me go out of bed, exercise for 2hrs, driving and hanging out with friends, playing video games for a long time, etc without it i stay in bed most of my time. But I recommend Abilify instead as its safer.

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ya I got avolition or lack of motivation or amotivation but can experience most pleasures in life. I just have a can and will quit method or burnout syndrome in life. I have given up.

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I hear ya @anon28145038 . I have lack of motivation too but anhedonia is the one that bothers me the most. Negatives suck!

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feels like stress or brain chemistry changes or damage or even just psychology. The avolition part. Your anhedonia will improve with time.

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