Emotional Blunting as a Side Effect
Many MDD patients experience emotional numbness as a side effect of their antidepressants. Some patients simply experience a dulling of their emotions, while other patients may experience a complete inability to feel any emotions. In order to address this phenomenon, many providers either decrease the antidepressant dosage or recommend a switch in patients' medication.
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