Emotional Blunting

Emotional blunting and other adverse effects are most commonly reported at doses of 2,000–3,500 mg/day. Chronic receptor overstimulation from continuous ashwagandha use is the mechanism linked to emotional blunting. Some attribute ashwagandha's emotional blunting to excess serotonin activity, but the precise mechanism has not been definitively established. The most widely discussed adverse effect of ashwagandha is emotional flatness or numbness occurring at high doses or after prolonged use. People experiencing ashwagandha-induced emotional blunting describe flat affect with muted or absent emotions.