I’m on Lexapro and Wellbutrin, and I don’t feel numb. Actually, except for my heart being ripped to shreds and anything relating to that, I’m happy. I’m happy at work, I don’t hate people, I don’t get angry nearly as easily, I’m friendlier… and when I have to cope with the broken heart thing, it cuts down on my anxiety. I still get really anxious about it and had a huge panic attack very recently because of it… but before the meds, I had at least one panic attack every day. I was unable to work, get out of bed, eat, shower.
The only time I’ve experienced numbness was when I took two doses in a 12 hour period. I had forgotten them in the morning, so I took them at night, and then I took my regular dose first thing in the morning, not thinking. I was numb as numb gets. I had therapy that day, and the only thing that provoked a reaction was when we were talking about the broken heart thing. That made me cry. Everything else, I just kind of sat there. Even on a double dose of medication, I cry over him. Seems rather significant to me.
Anyway, yeah… I would say I had severe depression. But I also had an undiagnosed panic disorder too. So… I don’t know. But I definitely don’t feel numb. Actually I’m in a pretty good mood most of the day, I’m motivated, and I work hard. The biggest issue I have is that they both cause insomnia, and I have to take a pill every night to sleep. But the sleep I get from that pill (normal old OTC sleep aid) is better than my natural sleep, I wake up less and I sleep longer. I do have issues getting out of bed after 8 hours, but once I’m up and about I feel more refreshed than I did when I slept normally. So also to those people who say you don’t get a refreshing sleep when you take a pill to sleep, that’s hogwash ;)