Naczoz Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) Hello, My name is Tomasz and I'm 30 man from Poland. I took sertraline for 3 months almost two years ago and lost all sexuall funcions. No libido, severe ed, pleasureless orgasms, total genital numbness and also emotional numbness. I do not have any wave and windows - just constant emptyness and disconnection from my sexuallity. Pre-ssri it was very strong part of my personality. I do not believe in any recovery story - its been two years and not a single sign of progress..cant event get it up to porn... Edited August 26, 2020 by Gridley 01.12.2018 - 01.03.2019 - Took sertraline and than fluvosamine for major depression. Got SEVERE PSSD (no libido, no erections, pleasureless orgasma, total genital anesthesia, emotional numbness, lost of personality) No wave and windows, no improvement so far. Just lije 1-2% in numbness in first two months post quitting. Im suicidal because of pssd. I dont believe in recovery since my state didnt improve in any significant way. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted August 26, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 26, 2020 Welcome to SA, Naczoz. I'm sorry you're suffering from this. I know you said you don't believe in PSSD recovery stories, but if you Google SurvivingAntidepressants.org PSSD success stories, it might give you some hope. For example: PSSD: success story for PSSD and ongoing discontinuation ... Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
Naczoz Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Well yeah, I read all of those. Also tried inositol and did nothing for me. Still cant feel my d*ck. 01.12.2018 - 01.03.2019 - Took sertraline and than fluvosamine for major depression. Got SEVERE PSSD (no libido, no erections, pleasureless orgasma, total genital anesthesia, emotional numbness, lost of personality) No wave and windows, no improvement so far. Just lije 1-2% in numbness in first two months post quitting. Im suicidal because of pssd. I dont believe in recovery since my state didnt improve in any significant way. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted August 26, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 26, 2020 Please create your drug signature so that we can see your drug history at a glance. Have your drug history in your signature means that when you post elsewhere on the site, your posts have more context because other members can see what drugs you took and when you took them and means that you don't have to repeat yourself explaining your drug history. Instructions: Withdrawal History Signature Account Settings – Create or Edit a signature * 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
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted August 31, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 8/27/2020 at 9:43 AM, ChessieCat said: Please create your drug signature so that we can see your drug history at a glance. As previously requested please create your drug signature. When you post your drug signature will be at the bottom of your post. That way when a member reads your post they can see your drug history and not have to visit your Introduction topic and read the posts to get the information. Thank 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
Naczoz Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 so there is no recovery in pssd and genital numbness, the one who recovered did not had that. 01.12.2018 - 01.03.2019 - Took sertraline and than fluvosamine for major depression. Got SEVERE PSSD (no libido, no erections, pleasureless orgasma, total genital anesthesia, emotional numbness, lost of personality) No wave and windows, no improvement so far. Just lije 1-2% in numbness in first two months post quitting. Im suicidal because of pssd. I dont believe in recovery since my state didnt improve in any significant way. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted September 3, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 3, 2020 Here are some sites PSSD discussions / resources: PSSD groups SSRIsex in yahoo groups and PSSD forum, plus PSSD subreddit and this blog https://pssdlab.wordpress.com/about/pssd-resources/ * 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
Naczoz Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) Hello, I created a group on facebook for people who wants to recover naturally without adding other drugs like many do... PSSD NATURAL RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP NOTE TO MEMBERS: This is a public Facebook group. Naczoz has decided to make the group private. See this post. HOWEVER, if you wish to remain anonymous, I suggest that you create a Facebook account with a pseudonym or false / fake name. This group is not affiliated with Surviving Antidepressants. Edited September 8, 2020 by ChessieCat added notes 01.12.2018 - 01.03.2019 - Took sertraline and than fluvosamine for major depression. Got SEVERE PSSD (no libido, no erections, pleasureless orgasma, total genital anesthesia, emotional numbness, lost of personality) No wave and windows, no improvement so far. Just lije 1-2% in numbness in first two months post quitting. Im suicidal because of pssd. I dont believe in recovery since my state didnt improve in any significant way. Link to comment
Naczoz Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 Ok, I decided to change it to privet, im sorry ;D 01.12.2018 - 01.03.2019 - Took sertraline and than fluvosamine for major depression. Got SEVERE PSSD (no libido, no erections, pleasureless orgasma, total genital anesthesia, emotional numbness, lost of personality) No wave and windows, no improvement so far. Just lije 1-2% in numbness in first two months post quitting. Im suicidal because of pssd. I dont believe in recovery since my state didnt improve in any significant way. Link to comment
Naczoz Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Did all your sexuall side effects resolved? Did u have genital numbness? 01.12.2018 - 01.03.2019 - Took sertraline and than fluvosamine for major depression. Got SEVERE PSSD (no libido, no erections, pleasureless orgasma, total genital anesthesia, emotional numbness, lost of personality) No wave and windows, no improvement so far. Just lije 1-2% in numbness in first two months post quitting. Im suicidal because of pssd. I dont believe in recovery since my state didnt improve in any significant way. Link to comment
Naczoz Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 how can sombody say that ppl recover like there are most like 10+ years and no improvement? how can u be so naive to think that it will change? 01.12.2018 - 01.03.2019 - Took sertraline and than fluvosamine for major depression. Got SEVERE PSSD (no libido, no erections, pleasureless orgasma, total genital anesthesia, emotional numbness, lost of personality) No wave and windows, no improvement so far. Just lije 1-2% in numbness in first two months post quitting. Im suicidal because of pssd. I dont believe in recovery since my state didnt improve in any significant way. Link to comment
Naczoz Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Well im 2 years after qutting and didnt improve at all.. 01.12.2018 - 01.03.2019 - Took sertraline and than fluvosamine for major depression. Got SEVERE PSSD (no libido, no erections, pleasureless orgasma, total genital anesthesia, emotional numbness, lost of personality) No wave and windows, no improvement so far. Just lije 1-2% in numbness in first two months post quitting. Im suicidal because of pssd. I dont believe in recovery since my state didnt improve in any significant way. Link to comment
Moderator brassmonkey Posted September 17, 2020 Moderator Share Posted September 17, 2020 @Naczoz It has been explained to you several times that you are only allowed to make posts on this thread until such time that the management decides you can post elsewhere. Until this happens any post you make anywhere else will be deleted, and if this continues to happen you will be issued additional warning points. When you reach a total of four (4) warning points you will automatically be banned from the site and not allowed to return. We have very few rules here, but we require our members to adhere to them if they wish to participate. 20 years on Paxil starting at 20mg and working up to 40mg. Sept 2011 started 10% every 6 weeks taper (2.5% every week for 4 weeks then hold for 2 additional weeks), currently at 7.9mg. Oct 2011 CTed 15oz vodka a night, to only drinking 2 beers most nights, totally sober Feb 2013. Since I wrote this I have continued to decrease my dose by 10% every 6 weeks (2.5% every week for 4 weeks and then hold for an additional 2 weeks). I added in an extra 6 week hold when I hit 10mg to let things settle out even more. When I hit 3mgpw it became hard to split the drop into 4 parts so I switched to dropping 1mgpw (pill weight) every week for 3 weeks and then holding for another 3 weeks. The 3 + 3 schedule turned out to be too harsh so I cut back to dropping 1mgpw every 4 weeks which is working better. Final Dose 0.016mg. Current dose 0.000mg 04-15-2017 "It's also important not to become angry, no matter how difficult life is, because you can loose all hope if you can't laugh at yourself and at life in general." Stephen Hawking Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted September 20, 2020 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 9/18/2020 at 4:41 AM, brassmonkey said: @Naczoz It has been explained to you several times that you are only allowed to make posts on this thread until such time that the management decides you can post elsewhere. Until this happens any post you make anywhere else will be deleted, and if this continues to happen you will be issued additional warning points. When you reach a total of four (4) warning points you will automatically be banned from the site and not allowed to return. We have very few rules here, but we require our members to adhere to them if they wish to participate. * 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
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