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Apathy
Apathy is a symptom in which a person lacks any desire to do things. Such a person may have little or no desire to get out of bed, clean the house, visit other people, go to work, talk with friends, etc
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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A 29-year old female asked:
What kinds of Nora apathy are there?
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A 33-year old asked:
Where does my apathy come from?
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A 34-year old asked:
Social withdrawal and apathy, am i depressed?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is feeling apathy towards any suggestion of an activity considered a personality disorder?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) 50mg helped with all my symptoms beyond belief. Two months it stopped working creating complete apathy. 100mg no help.Tried 8 different ADs.Y?
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A 45-year old asked:
Should people with apathy seek help ?
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A 39-year old asked:
Apathy regarding sex relationships--irresponsible?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can someone have apathy from childhood without knowing it?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I am narcoleptic and on 50mg Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) with 20 mg Dex booster (when needed.)It helps great and with my depression (apathy), but sometimes not at all. Y?
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A 39-year old asked:
Does everyone experience apathy, or is it a form of depression?
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A 31-year old asked:
How can i increase my apathy as my country descends into recession?
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A 24-year old female asked about a 43-year old female:
How do I cure extreme apathy? Life seems pointless and doing anything seems meaningless.
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A 30-year old asked:
If somebody has social withdrawal and apathy, does he have enough symptoms to have schizophrenia?
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A 32-year old female asked:
We decreased Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) to every other day since it caused apathy.Now my Vyvanse is less effective.It DN help my fatigue, motivation,focus,ect.Relation?
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A 35-year old asked:
I have a lack of pleasure in my life, usually acompanied by complete apathy at all times. some advice?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Good Day. I am male, 26 years old.My problems are irritability, low self-confidence, depression, apathy, shyness or social phobia, social anxiety.
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A 39-year old asked:
Do antipsychotics increase the negative symptoms of schizophrenia (like apathy and social withdrawal)?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Would Wellbutrin and Vyvanse be a good combo for narcolepsy AND severe apathy w depression? Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) worked but no longer
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A 32-year old female asked:
Severe narcolepsy (no cataplexy) and recent findings of pmdd not mdd. Stims help but lose effectiveness. Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) dn work. Super fit but bad apathy?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I am getting off of Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) such it does nothing for my apathy (it did amazing first 2 months).Vyvanse helps with narc/ADHD/motivation.Now it's not. Y?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Is low mood, lethargy, apathy and poor stress tolerance during (not prior to) menses considered to be PMS / PMDD? Or a different ailment?
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A 57-year old female asked:
High serum b12 (960/200-900). high wbc 8 yrs but last lab ok. severe fatigue 3yrs., pituitary tumor 5 mm 30 yrs. 57yr old female MDD,panic, apathy?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Intermittent, severe apathy w/constant low energy. GP mentioned antidepressants yet could they make it worse? I am hypothyroid, on meds, TSH=3. No clinical depression confirmed by 2 psychologists.
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