Resources and Articles

These articles explore the many ways antidepressant withdrawal can affect thoughts, emotions, physical health, identity, relationships and everyday life.

Drawing on research, lived experience and compassion, they are written to help people better understand withdrawal, feel less alone and navigate the journey with greater confidence and hope.

Why Do I Feel Emotionally Numb During Antidepressant Withdrawal?

Michaela Weaver

Published on: 16/08/2026

One of the common and unnerving experiences during antidepressant withdrawal can be not feeling too much, but feeling too little. You may have expected anxiety, low mood, disturbed sleep or some of the physical symptoms associated with withdrawal.

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