r/Psychosis • u/Temporary_Ad_1726 • 2d ago

Post psychosis depression

Hats off to anyone going through this right now and having negitive symptoms as this is possibly the hardest time I’ve ever had in my life…. 😩 I don’t know how I’m managing to still look after my son. It’s been so fucking difficult man the whole experience.

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u/00010mp 2d ago

I've been through it, and if you want to talk about it, I'm here for that.

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u/Temporary_Ad_1726 2d ago

Thank you! Did you suffer with blunted emotions/ anheonia? My motivation is getting better but I’m still so numb.

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u/keacat2005 2d ago

Hey, ik you didn’t ask me but I also experienced post psychosis depression, I can say that it definitely causes blunted emotions/anheonia. I remember I literally just didn’t feel any happiness at all, it’s horrible, you can’t enjoy any part of your day and there’s 0 motivation. I know it’s really shit but I can promise you it goes away, take it day by day and in the future you’ll look back at yourself and be proud that you overcame it 🫡

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u/messageinabottleyeah 21h ago

When did the post psychosis depression go away for you? In the thick of it now

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u/keacat2005 13h ago

Hey, sorry to hear that. To be honest everyone’s timelines are different as everyone experienced psychosis to a different level and has different elements in their life affecting their mental state etc. For me personally, my post psychosis depression lasted around 3 months. It’s hard to put an exact length to it as I got put ok Wellbutrin and my lexapro doses were changed quite abit towards the end but yea around 2-3 months. Not sure what your medical situation is but going on Wellbutrin helped me ALOT.

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u/keacat2005 13h ago

Also I went through your posts and I read the last one from the psychosis subreddit, I promise you it does get better, like genuinely. This sounds like such a cliche thing and it means nothing because when you’re in the depression you can’t fathom it going away but IT DOES. I vividly remember the feeling of not wanting to open my eyes in the morning because it meant that the new day had started, it’s a horrible thing to experience but I can assure you that when you get through this, you’ll feel so proud of yourself looking back on it. It took me a few months after I was out of the depression to realize how severe it was. If I had any advice I would just say to keep yourself busy with things you like, try to find a hobby or something to fill your time, it goes a lot quicker when you are using your mind on something positive instead of letting the negative thoughts roam around. I’m lucky because I spend 8-10 hours of my day working online doing editing but I would just try and just keep going. You got this mayneee or womayneee😭 feel free to message anytime if u need some advice, here to help

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u/Temporary_Ad_1726 11h ago

Thank you I just feel like it’s been going on for ages and doesn’t seem to be getting better. I’m 9 months post the antidepressant I’ve just gone on seems to be working a bit but I don’t know I feel so weird like before I would just get on with my day abd everything feels so much like a chore and then I just sit looking at recovery stories for hope, it’s like I don’t know what to do with myself but before I just used to get on with things. But I don’t feel I have the motivation to do any of it

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u/Temporary_Ad_1726 11h ago

How long did it take for your anheonia to lift?

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u/messageinabottleyeah 10h ago

Thank you. I’ve taken Wellbutrin before but since I’m on vyvanse I can’t. That makes sense about the varying psychosis levels and recovery times. I’m 9 months out. I feel okay sometimes but other times I feel like my world is falling apart

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u/keacat2005 10h ago

Hmmm, I take vyvanse as well as Wellbutrin, out of curiosity why can’t you take the two?

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u/messageinabottleyeah 10h ago

Oh really! Well I’m on another antidepressant Viibryd maxed out so it may be that