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Posted by mist on November 26, 2001, at 23:49:59
Could someone please describe the experience of anhedonia? I think I have it but am not sure. As I understand it, it's the inability to experience or anticipate pleasure (and/or enjoyment?). But what if there's nothing pleasurable about your life? The problem might not be that you have anhedonia but just a bad life (or bad circumstances at the time). Are there particular thoughts that go along with anhedonia? Such as, "Nothing is worth doing because it won't change the way I feel," etc.?
I'm posting this on the meds board because I've read more discussions of anhedonia here than on PSB, so maybe the "anhedonia specialists" hang out here more?
Thank you. -mist
Posted by Krazy Kat on November 27, 2001, at 10:04:26
In reply to anhedonia?, posted by mist on November 26, 2001, at 23:49:59
> Mist:
I recently experienced what I would call anhedonia due to an increase in my Depakote. I felt absolutely "flat". I could not cry even during a time when that was appropriate. I tried to feel "happy" about small things, such as good food, and found that there just wasn't any emotion. I wasn't depressed either. But who wants to be flat and lifeless?
I dropped my Depakote dose from 1500 mg back to 1000 and that pretty much fixed it.
I would always try reducing a med before adding something to counter-act it, but that's just me.
- K.
Posted by Ted on November 27, 2001, at 16:49:12
In reply to Re: anhedonia? » mist, posted by Krazy Kat on November 27, 2001, at 10:04:26
Kat,
> I dropped my Depakote dose from 1500 mg back to 1000 and that pretty much fixed it.
Interesting. I also take depakote, and I also suffer from anhedonia. However, I can't decrease my depakote (pdoc wants to INcrease it!) because my dep blood level is so low. I take 1000 mg and have a blood level of only 55-60 ug/dl.
What to do..... I am thinking about lithium instead.
Ted
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