Loach Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Hey guys, Am I experiencing PSSD, or is it just elevated stress/anxiety? I'll try to sum up the best I can. I received very stressful work news last week, felt like I couldn't handle it (have had moderate anxiety my whole life but nothing debilitating). Made a snap decision to see the doctor, got a Cipralex/Lexapro prescription (first time, haven't done therapy or anything). Took 3 doses of 5mg pills last Sat/Sun/Mon, and stopped due to heightened anxiety, mind racing, constipation, insomnia, and no libido/ED. I took my last dose 8 days ago now (last Monday), and some symptoms have alleviated (not as jittery, stomach is clearing up), but I'm still extra anxious and nothing's happening sexually. Still getting insomnia too. I don't get any erections throughout the day, and I'll sometimes get one in the morning that abruptly disappears. It's almost like it's non-existent down there, there's just nothing. I'm in a long-term relationship so I'm worried, but do you think this added worry + my original stress could be causing this? Let me know, thanks. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Songbird Posted July 19, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted July 19, 2018 Hi Loach, welcome to SA! Please can you put your med history in your signature. Instructions for creating your signature are here: Please put your withdrawal history in your signature. You can edit your signature here: edit your signature in Account Settings. By stopping your Lexapro quickly you may have avoided much worse problems later on. Instead of SSRIs for stress, some kind of therapy is likely to be a better option. It can be very empowering to learn good coping skills rather than relying on pills. Your symptoms should keep improving over time if you stay off ADs, although time frame is unpredictable. Recovery from PSSD is also unpredictable, but certainly stress and worry could have a negative impact. We have a PSSD topic here: PSSD Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction You might find these topics helpful for dealing with symptoms: Non-drug techniques to cope with emotional symptoms Tips to help sleep - so many of us have that awful withdrawal insomnia 2001–2002 paroxetine 2003 citalopram 2004-2008 paroxetine (various failed tapers) 2008 paroxetine slow taper down to 2016 Aug off paroxetine2016 citalopram May 20mg Oct 15mg … slow taper down2018 citalopram 13 Feb 4.6mg 15 Mar 4.4mg 29 Apr 4.2mg 6 Jul 4.1mg 17 Aug 4.0mg 18 Nov 3.8mg 2019 15 Mar 3.6mg 21 May 3.4mg 26 Dec 3.2mg 2020 19 Feb 3.0mg 19 Jul 2.9mg 16 Sep 2.8mg 25 Oct 2.7mg 23 Oct 2.6mg 24 Dec 2.5mg 2021 29 Aug 2.4mg 15 Nov 2.3mg Link to comment
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