Talk:Anhedonia

Re emptiness & boredom

"emptiness is negligibly related to boredom, is closely related to feeling hopeless, pathologically lonely, and isolated, and is a robust predictor of depression and suicidal ideation (but not anxiety or suicide attempts). "

This is problematic.First of all the reference cited does not mention anhedonia. Second of all emptiness and boredom are different from anhedonia. Anhedonia is not related to either Borderline personality disorder or attention deficit disorder - It can be found in those conditionsBut it is neither a criterion nor frequent comorbidity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rberlow (talk • contribs) 19:41, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Re drugs

Isn't anhedonia considered one of the symptoms of opiate withdrawal? --FOo 21:18 19 Jul 2003 (UTC)

no, it is not. it CAN occur but is NOT a criterion — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rberlow (talk • contribs) 19:47, 2017 July 8 (UTC)

And what about dissociation? 24.205.46.249 02:09, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Can anyone relate of give a clear example of a case where someone now suffers from Anhedonia from the long term use of Crystal Meth, Amphetimine or related drugs?

I have used such for long periods and am questionable as to whether I suffer from this disease as the use of the above drugs can blur lines of reality...both physical and mental.

Any takers? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.207.47.60 (talk) 09:31, 2006 November 6 (UTC)

It is not a disease per se, but a symptom. Talk to your physician or pdoc about this. There are ways to combat this problem that do not involve potential damage to the systems involved. Zuiram 03:14, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

there have been experiements with chimpanzies that after dosing them twice a day with mdma they experienced complete anhedonia and starved them selves to death — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.250.191.116 (talk) 23:27, 2006 November 19 (UTC)

MDMA is not purely dopaminergic. The majority of the damage done by MDMA is to the serotonergic system. Without a reference, or even stating how long this effect took to develop, your statement cannot be used to improve the article. Also, most amphetamines, including MDMA, will suppress the user's apetite. Zuiram 03:14, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes. You eventually use up your dopamine and everything gets screwed up. Being spiritual can help offset it. Life becomes a challenge and a chore. I wouldn’t recommend messing with your brain chemistry. But what do I know? 2601:2C1:C801:D3DC:54EF:D271:4A47:C5D2 (talk) 00:35, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Primary relevance in schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders

anhedonia refers to acquired loss of interes or pleasure in schizophrenia it is similar but not the same thing negative symptoms can include anhedonia but isolation is different there may be paranoia or delusions causing isolation — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rberlow (talk • contribs) 20:10, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Anhedonia Self-Assessment

I have been diagnosed with Anhedonia. I want to know whether the online self-assessment quizzes are accurate? I feel like these quizzes are symptom based. I have tried a quiz on Illnesstests. They claim that there self-assessment quizzes are accurate. If true, Does it mean that I am dealing with Anhedonia? Here is the Quiz that I took: Anhedonia Quiz: Test Your Emotional Health. Any suggestions? Dbwani (talk) 04:59, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a forum. Talk to your doctor about your symptoms if you are concerned. ArcaneLaboratory (talk) 19:09, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

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Possible AI-generated content

Hi - the edits by Weak-Efficiency5607 over the past few months seem like they may be AI-generated based on various sourcing problems, phrasing issues, context clues, etc.; would appreciate a second opinion here. Gnomingstuff (talk) 06:43, 5 April 2026 (UTC)