Dvir Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I dont actually know if i do, but i stopped ssri's beacause i started dating this amazing girl and wanted a my penis to return to full time job, and since my last dose my libido is incredibly low and my erections are pretty non existent, although i can cum. I stopped at 20/3. Went down from 10 to 5, after another 2 weeks went to 2.5 after another 2 weeks went down to 0. Im only 20, what can i do?? Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus WiggleIt Posted April 19, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) Hello Dvir, Welcome to SA. We're glad you found us. First, it sounds like you decreased dosages way too fast, which happens to a lot of people because the medical community does not give safe instructions for how to taper off psych meds. Second, we have a lot of members here who discuss PSSD and we also have recovery stories about PSSD! Can I ask you to give us more information by adding a medication signature to your information? That way, we can see a quick list of your medication history for reference in addition to the information you already wrote. Here is how to fill out your medication signature on SA: a.) Look at the top right of the page where your name appears b.) Click on your name and you'll see a pull-down menu appear c.) Under that menu, click on Account Settings d.) You'll get taken to a new page. Look at the left side of that page e.) Click on Signature f.) Fill out a short list of your medication history and dates you took the meds in the box that pops up. Give us the name of the med, the date, and the dosage in a list (For example, you can just write Sertraline 60 mgs from July 2016 to Sept 2018.) g.) Click Save and then you can go back to the rest of the site and keep chatting Also, you might want to read this recovery story on SA that also talks about PSSD getting better:https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/topic/20308-i-guess-its-my-turn/?tab=comments#comment-421291 Edited April 20, 2019 by WiggleIt Removed info about slow tapering since member is already off meds, so I didn't want to confuse him *I'm not a doctor and don't give medical advice, just personal experience **Off all meds since Nov. 2014. Mentally & emotionally recovered; physically not-Dual cold turkeys off TCA & Ativan in Oct 2014. Prescribed from 2011-2014 -All meds were Rxed off-label for an autoimmune illness. It was a MISDIAGNOSIS, but I did not find out until AFTER meds caused damage. All med tapers/cold turkeys directed by doctors -Nortriptyline May 2012 - Dec 2013. Cold turkey off nortrip & cold switched to desipramine -Desipramine Jan 2014 - Oct. 29, 2014 (rapid taper/cold turkey) -Lorazepam 1 mg per night during 2011 -Lorazepam 1 mg per month in 2012 (or less) -Lorazepam on & off, Dec 2013 through Aug 2014. Didn't exceed 3x a week -Lorazepam again in Oct. 2014 to help get off of desipramine. Last dose lzpam was 1 mg, Nov. 2, 2014. Immediate paradoxical reactions to benzos after stopping TCAs -First muscle/dystonia side effects started on nortriptyline, but docs too stupid to figure it out. On desipramine, muscle tremors & rigidity worsened -Two weeks after I got off all meds, I developed full-blown TD. Tardive dystonia, dyskinesia, myoclonic jerks ALL over body, ribcage wiggles, facial tics, twitching tongue & fingers, tremors/twitches of arms, legs, cognitive impairment, throat muscles semi-paralyzed & unable to swallow solid food, brain zaps, ears ring, dizzy, everything looks too far away, insomnia, numbness & electric shocks everywhere when I try to fall asleep, jerk awake from sleep with big, gasping breaths, wake with terrors & tremors, severely depressed. NO HISTORY OF DEPRESSION, EVER. Meds CREATED it. -Month 7: hair falling out; no vision improvement; still tardive dystonia; facial & tongue tics returned -Month 8: back to acute, incl. Grand Mal seizure-like episodes. New mental torment, PGAD, worse insomnia -Month 9: tardive dystonia worse, dyskinesia returned. Unable to breathe well due to dystonia in stomach, chest, throat -Month 13: Back to acute, brain zaps back, developed eczema & stomach problems. Left leg no longer works right due to dystonia, meaning both legs now damaged -7 years off: Huge improvements, incl. improved dystonia Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus WiggleIt Posted April 20, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted April 20, 2019 Hi Dvir, I'm just checking back in to see how you are! Let us know when you can. *I'm not a doctor and don't give medical advice, just personal experience **Off all meds since Nov. 2014. Mentally & emotionally recovered; physically not-Dual cold turkeys off TCA & Ativan in Oct 2014. Prescribed from 2011-2014 -All meds were Rxed off-label for an autoimmune illness. It was a MISDIAGNOSIS, but I did not find out until AFTER meds caused damage. All med tapers/cold turkeys directed by doctors -Nortriptyline May 2012 - Dec 2013. Cold turkey off nortrip & cold switched to desipramine -Desipramine Jan 2014 - Oct. 29, 2014 (rapid taper/cold turkey) -Lorazepam 1 mg per night during 2011 -Lorazepam 1 mg per month in 2012 (or less) -Lorazepam on & off, Dec 2013 through Aug 2014. Didn't exceed 3x a week -Lorazepam again in Oct. 2014 to help get off of desipramine. Last dose lzpam was 1 mg, Nov. 2, 2014. Immediate paradoxical reactions to benzos after stopping TCAs -First muscle/dystonia side effects started on nortriptyline, but docs too stupid to figure it out. On desipramine, muscle tremors & rigidity worsened -Two weeks after I got off all meds, I developed full-blown TD. Tardive dystonia, dyskinesia, myoclonic jerks ALL over body, ribcage wiggles, facial tics, twitching tongue & fingers, tremors/twitches of arms, legs, cognitive impairment, throat muscles semi-paralyzed & unable to swallow solid food, brain zaps, ears ring, dizzy, everything looks too far away, insomnia, numbness & electric shocks everywhere when I try to fall asleep, jerk awake from sleep with big, gasping breaths, wake with terrors & tremors, severely depressed. NO HISTORY OF DEPRESSION, EVER. Meds CREATED it. -Month 7: hair falling out; no vision improvement; still tardive dystonia; facial & tongue tics returned -Month 8: back to acute, incl. Grand Mal seizure-like episodes. New mental torment, PGAD, worse insomnia -Month 9: tardive dystonia worse, dyskinesia returned. Unable to breathe well due to dystonia in stomach, chest, throat -Month 13: Back to acute, brain zaps back, developed eczema & stomach problems. Left leg no longer works right due to dystonia, meaning both legs now damaged -7 years off: Huge improvements, incl. improved dystonia Link to comment
herod Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 It's only been a month, I wouldn't worry just yet. First 4 months of withdrawal were a mess -- weak/no erections, and sex drive near-nonexistent. Now at 6 months I'm much better. - March 2017: 50mg Sertraline starts - August 2017: up to 100mg - February 2018: down to 50mg - November 2018: one-week taper down to 0mg Link to comment
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