herod Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Whenever I reach orgasm I get dizzy and my ears start to ring more than normal for the whole day afterwards. I can't even drink coffee, so maybe? - 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BfromNJ Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 1 hour ago, herod said: Whenever I reach orgasm I get dizzy and my ears start to ring more than normal for the whole day afterwards. I can't even drink coffee, so maybe? I suppose it could be . I myself am noticing there are things that are too much for me now that weren't before. This in particular I haven't noticed, but they are few and far between, lol. just not in the mood. 9/2018- lexapro low dose few days.11/3/2018- zoloft 2 days 11/7/18 - 11/15/18 - Prozac 9 days, from 10 mg for week, to 20 11/16 inpatient put on Lexapro for a few days, Cymbalta, 2 days 11/24-12/8 - gabapentin 100 mg 3xs per day - a very fast taper 1/7 - tbuspar for three days- blurry vision, jerky eye 1/17/19 - 2/15/19- mirtazapine 15 mg - started taper on 1/30 2/20/19 gabapentin 600 mg. . 12/20- taper finished 2/20/19 - seroquel 25 mg current - taken 10 pm 2/20/19- luvox (generic) 25 mg. 4/6/19 to 18.75 mg .held . Started taper again 1/7/21- 15 mg, 2/7/21- 12.5 mg, 3/7/21 -10 mg, 4/1/21- 9 mg, 5/1/21- 8.1 mg, 5/27/21- updose to 10 mg, 6/21- in patient updose to 50 mg, 6/25/21- reduce to 10 mg (current) . 9/5- split dose 5mg am/5 mg pm. 9/20- 4 mg am/5 mg pm . 9/1/21- took one dose of vistril 50 mg. 9/1/21-accidental double dose of seroquel- 50 mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted June 5, 2019 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted June 5, 2019 Overdoing exercise can cause symptoms to increase. And sex is physical exertion. exercise-do-more-do-less-do-nothing-what-worked-for-you * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice1 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Yes , This is definitely the case for a lot of people in WD .. It's the case for me (as sad as it is) , and certainly for the Benzo community .. I reach orgasm , and I buy myself level 8-9 Akathisia for a couple days after .. Not everybody does though . I don't know what's worse . Crazy wave after sex or PSSD .. December 2014 - Lexapro 20 mg August 2016 Med free (6 week taper) December 22 2021 added Abilify 5mg / Ativan .5mg / Depakote ER 1000mg Discontinued Abilify 5mg on 12-30-21---accidental dose on 1-13-22 (looks like Ativan) Ativan PRN/Discontinued 1-14-22 Only drug is Depakote ER 1000mg ( looking to taper slow and safe for once ) 3/24/22 Depakote 625mg Propranolol 20-40mg PRN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriD Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I had ringing in my ears during orgasm when I completely discontinued. Also I had sensitivity to coffee, which gave me head pressure. Also paradoxical effects to supplements. The orgasm and coffee went away in time and doesn’t happen anymore. Lexapro 10mg 11/2018 - 4 weeks 20mg 12/2018 - 4 weeks 20mg - 0mg - 01/2019 - 02/2019 - taper 6 weeks - WD symptoms 10mg - 03/2019 - 6 week reinstate 03-04/2019 taper 10,7.5,5,2.5,0mg as instructed by dr. 0mg - 04-06/2019 - WD symptoms again. accute symptom cleared follow by protracted symptoms still ongoing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentV Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 My sex drive has taken a big dip and when I do orgasm its only just kind of vaguely pleasurable. Its hard to tell through the dissociation exactly what I'm felling though. I doubt its having an effect on my CNS, though its feels like one can never really be sure. Citalopram. Briefly early twenties, no ill effects seemingly. Don't remember dose. Sertraline on and off for ten years. I was ignorant and started and stopped frequently. Doses of 50, 75 and 100. I can not recall/did not record dates prior to 2018. JANUARY 2018: Last period of use was was 150mg of sertraline on 14/01/18 (which triggered extreme depression and anxiety that never settled, amongst other symptoms). I then tapered to 100mg in March (15/03/18), then down to 75mg in April(01/04/18) , 50mg later (11/04/18) 25mg in May (16/05/18), and was at 0mg in June (02/06/18). Mirtazapine 15mg: 01/08/18- 02/10/18, 15mg (6 weeks at 15mg the two week taper). - caused deeply unpleasant waves of extreme anxiety, depression, zombie state and mania. Still on 40mg of Propranolol twice a day since April 2018. Supplements: Fish oil, Magnesium, Vit B6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armorall Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 It's clearly too stimulating for my CNS. I get heat rolls, wakefulness. It's too intense and if I try to use melatonin to disuade it, it doesn't do much. I feel like I heat up more in response to the .3 melatonin when I try to offset the insomnia-resulting-from-orgasm with melatonin. Just a warning for you out there if you're wondering what might be contributing to your insomnia...anyone else have this experience? 3/21/19 started Bupropion XL 150 mg 3/21/19 started Risperidone 2mg 7/7/19 start Abilify half dose 5 mg. discontinue Risperidone 7/9/19 full dose Abilify 10 mg 7/29/19 discontinued Abilify due to panicky side effects 8/2/19 Began Latuda 20 mg 8/5/19 discontinued Latuda due to similar side effects 8/10/19 discontinued Bupropion after realizing it was causing the insomnia From 8/10/19 no drugs whatsoever Currently taking vitamin C, D, E, a probiotic and fish oil. Message me here if you want: https://www.facebook.com/morra.lal.3/ I've been getting a lot of fake friend requests, so please send a message before friend requesting me, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleena Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 I am tapering escitalopram, right now on 0.4mg. Is it normal to have headaches after orgasm for 24 hours?can anyone relate to this. Escitalopram 5mg 13dec 2020 to 23 Jan 2020 for 5weeks each day. Replaced escitalopram with st. John's wort 500mg 2feb2021 to 13feb 2021 for 10 days. Then again suffered panic attacks, pounding heart and chest pain. Heart rate fluctuations 90 to 100s.. 27days off of escitalopram, 900mg omega 3. Bad withdrawls Reinstated 1mg escitalopram 27, 28 Feb 2021.. 0.4mg 7march to 2 April, 0.35mg 4 April to 10 April, 0.3mg 10 April to 19 April (heart palpitations, chest pain), reinstated 0.35mg 20 april continued.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Armorall Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Oh I don't have this symptom anymore. That/my post is over a year old. 3/21/19 started Bupropion XL 150 mg 3/21/19 started Risperidone 2mg 7/7/19 start Abilify half dose 5 mg. discontinue Risperidone 7/9/19 full dose Abilify 10 mg 7/29/19 discontinued Abilify due to panicky side effects 8/2/19 Began Latuda 20 mg 8/5/19 discontinued Latuda due to similar side effects 8/10/19 discontinued Bupropion after realizing it was causing the insomnia From 8/10/19 no drugs whatsoever Currently taking vitamin C, D, E, a probiotic and fish oil. Message me here if you want: https://www.facebook.com/morra.lal.3/ I've been getting a lot of fake friend requests, so please send a message before friend requesting me, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pianca Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Sorry for digging up this topic, but since it’s here I don’t want to start a new one. Did anyone experience orgasm induced waves? I feel like whenever I do it (usually when I’m feeling better because yeah), I’m getting at least two weeks of mood and physical issues, which is terrifying 🥲 ~2014-2016 Paroxetine 20mg, fast tapered in a month Three months later reinstated 20mg 2016-2022 Few unsuccessful tapers June 2022 - 20mg > 17.5mg July 2022 - 17.5mg > 15mg Crashed hard - brain fog, anhedonia, fatigue August/September 2022 - 15mg > 20mg > 30mg November 2022 - bridged to 30mg Prozac from 30mg paroxetine over 1.5 months 23.12.22 - upped Prozac to 40mg Currently: 40mg Prozac, 400mg glyc magnesium, 4k IU D3 again, 0.5mg melatonin, 2k mg fish oil Main problems: brain fog, fatigue, anhedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shashal Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 7:05 PM, Pianca said: Sorry for digging up this topic, but since it’s here I don’t want to start a new one. Did anyone experience orgasm induced waves? I feel like whenever I do it (usually when I’m feeling better because yeah), I’m getting at least two weeks of mood and physical issues, which is terrifying 🥲 It's very embarrass to answer but yes, it will trigger my waves after one to two days, not immediately, especially akathisia. I had searched this before, not too much cases reported but I think maybe due to it's a sensitive topic so not much people want to talk about it？ Xanax 0.4mg on and off only for bedtime occasionally from 2015 2019.6 Xanax Inter-dose withdraw after 8 weeks continuous usage 2019.6.3 100mg Zoloft 2019.6.27 CT 0.4mg Xanax cross over to 7.14mg Valium 75mg Trazodone 2019.8.29 Jumped Valium at 0.5mg 2019.12.15 Jumped Zoloft at 4mg 2020.1.4 Jumped Trazodone at 5mg 2020.6.1 95% healed with no symptoms and sleep very well 2021.4.6 Reinstated 1mg Zoloft and 10mg x3 Tandospirone for anxiety setback from antibiotics 2021.4.25 0.5mg Zoloft and 10mg x3 Tandospirone 2021.5.7 Jumped Zoloft at 0.25mg as adverse effects 2021.6.2Tapered and jumped Tandospirone as mild serotonin syndrome Couldn’t take Seremind (Lavender oil) neither it could also cause the serotonin syndrome 2021.6.13 1mg Cyproheptadine before bed and got better and better 2021.8.13 Bad wave don’t know if triggered by chocolate ice cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pianca Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 5 hours ago, Shashal said: It's very embarrass to answer but yes, it will trigger my waves after one to two days, not immediately, especially akathisia. I had searched this before, not too much cases reported but I think maybe due to it's a sensitive topic so not much people want to talk about it？ Thank you for deciding to post here Shashal, there’s indeed not many reports of such reactions which can make people feel even more alone and scared with their symptoms. Speaking from experience here. ~2014-2016 Paroxetine 20mg, fast tapered in a month Three months later reinstated 20mg 2016-2022 Few unsuccessful tapers June 2022 - 20mg > 17.5mg July 2022 - 17.5mg > 15mg Crashed hard - brain fog, anhedonia, fatigue August/September 2022 - 15mg > 20mg > 30mg November 2022 - bridged to 30mg Prozac from 30mg paroxetine over 1.5 months 23.12.22 - upped Prozac to 40mg Currently: 40mg Prozac, 400mg glyc magnesium, 4k IU D3 again, 0.5mg melatonin, 2k mg fish oil Main problems: brain fog, fatigue, anhedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Yes this has happened to me Aug 2020 - Feb 2022 on and off Lexapro 5 and 10mg, Rapid taper Nov 2021 - May 2022 on off Wellbutrin 100mg, 150mg, 75mg CT clindamycin cycle and also Plan B bc 1x Fall 2020- June 2022 - Xanax .5 PRN usually 4x a week, CT June 2022 - Z pack, Buspar 7.5 3 days September 20-24th - low tryptophan diet and 20-30g beef gelatin powder Oct 3- 16 - Xanax .5 for sleep each pm, 1 mg Ativan in ER, .25 Xanax —> .125–>0 Oct 14-17Trazadone 50/75, Lunesta 3mg Oct 24- start Belsomra, 4 days to20mg Nov 3-5 10mg Belsomra and 300mg Gabapentin Oct 13-Dec 1 Buspar 7.5 2x/day rapid taper over 2 weeks due to ADR Recent: Belsomra 20mg since 10/23/2022 to 15mg mid December for 2 nights —> 20mg —> 15 mg since 12/22/2022 —>14 mg compounded 02/11/2023 —> 15 mg 2/13 —> 10mg 2/22 —> 5mg 3/1 —> 0mg 3/8/2023 Current: Propanolol 20mg AM, 10mg 4pm, 20mg PM since 11/30/2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pianca Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 1 hour ago, ElaineBenes5 said: Yes this has happened to me I’m sorry Elaine, did it get better for you? ~2014-2016 Paroxetine 20mg, fast tapered in a month Three months later reinstated 20mg 2016-2022 Few unsuccessful tapers June 2022 - 20mg > 17.5mg July 2022 - 17.5mg > 15mg Crashed hard - brain fog, anhedonia, fatigue August/September 2022 - 15mg > 20mg > 30mg November 2022 - bridged to 30mg Prozac from 30mg paroxetine over 1.5 months 23.12.22 - upped Prozac to 40mg Currently: 40mg Prozac, 400mg glyc magnesium, 4k IU D3 again, 0.5mg melatonin, 2k mg fish oil Main problems: brain fog, fatigue, anhedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 @Piancanot yet, this is new for me. I had very little ability to be interested in anything intimate for months, and now sudden waves of random intense interest, which result in a kind of mild climax and then feelings of adrenaline and anxiety and discomfort for sometimes days after. Aug 2020 - Feb 2022 on and off Lexapro 5 and 10mg, Rapid taper Nov 2021 - May 2022 on off Wellbutrin 100mg, 150mg, 75mg CT clindamycin cycle and also Plan B bc 1x Fall 2020- June 2022 - Xanax .5 PRN usually 4x a week, CT June 2022 - Z pack, Buspar 7.5 3 days September 20-24th - low tryptophan diet and 20-30g beef gelatin powder Oct 3- 16 - Xanax .5 for sleep each pm, 1 mg Ativan in ER, .25 Xanax —> .125–>0 Oct 14-17Trazadone 50/75, Lunesta 3mg Oct 24- start Belsomra, 4 days to20mg Nov 3-5 10mg Belsomra and 300mg Gabapentin Oct 13-Dec 1 Buspar 7.5 2x/day rapid taper over 2 weeks due to ADR Recent: Belsomra 20mg since 10/23/2022 to 15mg mid December for 2 nights —> 20mg —> 15 mg since 12/22/2022 —>14 mg compounded 02/11/2023 —> 15 mg 2/13 —> 10mg 2/22 —> 5mg 3/1 —> 0mg 3/8/2023 Current: Propanolol 20mg AM, 10mg 4pm, 20mg PM since 11/30/2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pianca Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 8 hours ago, ElaineBenes5 said: @Piancanot yet, this is new for me. I had very little ability to be interested in anything intimate for months, and now sudden waves of random intense interest, which result in a kind of mild climax and then feelings of adrenaline and anxiety and discomfort for sometimes days after. Aw, that sucks *hug* The waves of interest sound like a sign of healing tho, so maybe that’s not totally a bad thing? 1 ~2014-2016 Paroxetine 20mg, fast tapered in a month Three months later reinstated 20mg 2016-2022 Few unsuccessful tapers June 2022 - 20mg > 17.5mg July 2022 - 17.5mg > 15mg Crashed hard - brain fog, anhedonia, fatigue August/September 2022 - 15mg > 20mg > 30mg November 2022 - bridged to 30mg Prozac from 30mg paroxetine over 1.5 months 23.12.22 - upped Prozac to 40mg Currently: 40mg Prozac, 400mg glyc magnesium, 4k IU D3 again, 0.5mg melatonin, 2k mg fish oil Main problems: brain fog, fatigue, anhedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrazodoneShouldBeIllegal18 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 @herod @Pianca I have noticed symptom exacerbation after orgasms too. I continue to have this happen to me. Synptoms include severe insomina. Inner tremors, mood swings, anxiety, worsening of the CNS Tinnitus we all have. These are pretty the baseline for me. Insomina and the tinnitus being the most noticeable. I get body temp changes, hot for no reason too. Exercise does the exact same thing to me as well especially if I exert myself. I just wish I knew how much longer I ll have to live like this. Celexa 10 mg started (for panic attack) and quickly stopped. From Jan 2001 to September 2001 stopped cold turkey. Celexa 10mg taken for short period of time in 2010; could not take for a long period of time due to side effects, thus only taken for about 2 months. Went through withdrawal symptoms, and protracted symptoms for at least 1.5 years. Restarted Celexa 10 mg in 2013 to 2016 off and on. (never could tolerate anything above 10mg) to due work related stress, and not because of anxiety or depression. Never could consistently take a pill daily for weeks at a time, due to side effects. Restarted in 2019 off and on again for a year, than in October 2020, cold turkey stopped. Did not know about this website, never was told how to stop or to taper since "I was not taking a high dose", suffered insomnia, elevated blood pressure, anxiety, stress, but not any real devastating symptoms. Have not swallowed a micro dust of Citalopram since October 2020, and it's October 2021 now. Started trazodone 25mg in April 5th, 2021 for insomnia, horrible choice, recommended by doctor, couldn't tolerate side effects, tapered, every other day for a month starting on April 24th, than every 2 days for 1 months in May as recommended by doctor, until last 25 mg pill swallowed on June 07,2021. What a mistake! No SSRI's or SSNI's or any psycho medications have been ingested by me since June 07,2021. And life has been hell, especially after the Trazodone was introduced. March 17th, 18th, 2022. I took a cough suppressant that contained Dextromethrophan. Took a total of 20 mg over 2 days, to suppress cough. Caused a major exacerbation of previous symptoms. Have suffered 2 Panic attacks, difficulty sleeping, anxiety which had been well controlled for at least 3 months. And also worsen my Withdrawal induced Tinnitus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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