Re: Starting to get better...slowly

[Guest guest]

I was having waves also, but i was also working out pretty heavily before i got

these results. The waves of depression/anxiety can really take a toll. It may be

the reason i think I think I got FMS. I was trying hard to resist taking any

form of medication, but it eventually just screwed me over giving me more health

problems. I decided to say fuck it and start taking Buspar for a while. Im

hoping things will return to normal when I get off of it.

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> Yes!..But for me this type of feeling is something separate from the PSSD.  I

am over 1 year off of paxil and benzos and I still go through good " waves " and

bad " waves " where I feel good emotionally for a period then a few days later I

feel like a helpless, crying infant.  These emotions DO get better over time

but for someone like me who took these meds for 14 years it takes a very very

long time. 

> The only thing I can advise for this is a good diet, excercise, and try to

surround yourself with supportive people.

> Pretty much the same things that we all need for coping with PSSD.  You are

not alone. The best advice that I found for coping with these bad waves is to

accept them as a current problem that will pass and not to fight against them.

It may sound stupid but following that advice helped me get through some

dark periods over the past year. Good Luck!..(Fish Oil did help " smooth out " my

moods a bit, but all of us react diferently to supplements). Mike

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> To: SSRIsex

> Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 8:21 PM

> Subject: Starting to get better...slowly

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> Almost 7 months of PSSD for me.

> Things seem to be getting in order. Veeeery slowly and in 'waves'. I am not

sure if its really like that or its just in my head. One day everything seems

like its 40% normal, then another day it looks like things are bad again. Has

anyone experienced something similar? Also with all this starting to get in

order, my anxiety and insomnia seems to be back too. Theres no way I will get

back on medication again. Any suggestions?

>

[Guest guest]

My waves, if you want to call them that are feelings of wanting to have

intimacy. Unfortunately I keep having issues with other PSSD effects like a

minor lack of stimulus in my penis and other problems maintaining the feelings

of wanting to have sex. It's like one minute I get the desire and the next

minute I get disconnected. It's getting frustrating though overall it's better

than when I quit the sertraline last October. Not having depression issues

despite the fact I became unemployed last November. I'm feeling pretty positive

about getting re-employed soon and am easily able to fight off any negative

thoughts or feelings.

> >

> > Yes!..But for me this type of feeling is something separate from the PSSD. 

I am over 1 year off of paxil and benzos and I still go through good " waves " and

bad " waves " where I feel good emotionally for a period then a few days later I

feel like a helpless, crying infant.  These emotions DO get better over time

but for someone like me who took these meds for 14 years it takes a very very

long time. 

> > The only thing I can advise for this is a good diet, excercise, and try to

surround yourself with supportive people.

> > Pretty much the same things that we all need for coping with PSSD.  You

are not alone. The best advice that I found for coping with these bad waves

is to accept them as a current problem that will pass and not to fight against

them. It may sound stupid but following that advice helped me get through

some dark periods over the past year. Good Luck!..(Fish Oil did help " smooth

out " my moods a bit, but all of us react diferently to supplements). Mike

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> > From: creepystuff133 <baisibutybe@>

> > To: SSRIsex

> > Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 8:21 PM

> > Subject: Starting to get better...slowly

> >

> >

> >  

> > Almost 7 months of PSSD for me.

> > Things seem to be getting in order. Veeeery slowly and in 'waves'. I am not

sure if its really like that or its just in my head. One day everything seems

like its 40% normal, then another day it looks like things are bad again. Has

anyone experienced something similar? Also with all this starting to get in

order, my anxiety and insomnia seems to be back too. Theres no way I will get

back on medication again. Any suggestions?

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Great stuff, Glen.

I'm nearly dead at the moment because of my own constant fight against

anxiety and unbearable chronic depression - but I still think I am in

for a chance. I really hope one day to become truly free of all of this

really horrible f***cking sh*t and then I will become happy once again

finding complete peace within myself. After that I really believe my

brain will start making good wholesome repairs and sex will become

fabulous again just like it used to be.

Kv.

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> > > Yes!..But for me this type of feeling is something separate from

the PSSD. I am over 1 year off of paxil and benzos and I still go

through good " waves " and bad " waves " where I feel good emotionally for a

period then a few days later I feel like a helpless, crying infant.Â

These emotions DO get better over time but for someone like me who took

these meds for 14 years it takes a very very long time.Â

> > > The only thing I can advise for this is a good diet, excercise,

and try to surround yourself with supportive people.

> > > Pretty much the same things that we all need for coping withÂ

PSSD.  You are not alone. The best advice that I found

for coping with these bad waves is to accept them as a current

problem that will pass and not to fight against them. It may sound

stupid but following that advice helped me get through

some dark periods over the past year. Good Luck!..(Fish Oil did help

" smooth out " my moods a bit, but all of us react diferently to

supplements). Mike

> > >

> > >

> > > ________________________________

> > > From: creepystuff133 <baisibutybe@>

> > > To: SSRIsex

> > > Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 8:21 PM

> > > Subject: Starting to get better...slowly

> > >

> > >

> > > Â

> > > Almost 7 months of PSSD for me.

> > > Things seem to be getting in order. Veeeery slowly and in 'waves'.

I am not sure if its really like that or its just in my head. One day

everything seems like its 40% normal, then another day it looks like

things are bad again. Has anyone experienced something similar? Also

with all this starting to get in order, my anxiety and insomnia seems to

be back too. Theres no way I will get back on medication again. Any

suggestions?

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends:

It imprescionante as statements above are the SAME situation alive.

I am one year out of Luvox and I've improved and worsening. I notice that

everything happens very slowly.

I hope we can all better and that good scientists discover the causes and

tramento for persistent sexual dysfunction.

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> > > Yes!..But for me this type of feeling is something separate from the

PSSD.  I am over 1 year off of paxil and benzos and I still go through good

" waves " and bad " waves " where I feel good emotionally for a period then a few

days later I feel like a helpless, crying infant.  These emotions DO get better

over time but for someone like me who took these meds for 14 years it takes a

very very long time. 

> > > The only thing I can advise for this is a good diet, excercise, and try to

surround yourself with supportive people.

> > > Pretty much the same things that we all need for coping with PSSD.  You

are not alone. The best advice that I found for coping with these bad waves

is to accept them as a current problem that will pass and not to fight against

them. It may sound stupid but following that advice helped me get through

some dark periods over the past year. Good Luck!..(Fish Oil did help " smooth

out " my moods a bit, but all of us react diferently to supplements). Mike

> > >

> > >

> > > ________________________________

> > > From: creepystuff133 <baisibutybe@>

> > > To: SSRIsex

> > > Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 8:21 PM

> > > Subject: Starting to get better...slowly

> > >

> > >

> > >  

> > > Almost 7 months of PSSD for me.

> > > Things seem to be getting in order. Veeeery slowly and in 'waves'. I am

not sure if its really like that or its just in my head. One day everything

seems like its 40% normal, then another day it looks like things are bad again.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Also with all this starting to get in

order, my anxiety and insomnia seems to be back too. Theres no way I will get

back on medication again. Any suggestions?

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I experienced something similar. I'm off Venlafaxin now for about 8 months and I

start getting ok errections in the morning (not lasting) and when going to bed.

I also experience " good waves " (80-90 % of libido as it used to be before ad),

but they are rare (about one a month) and short (about 2 days). First time I had

this good wave I thought I was cured, but then it started again... I tried a lot

of nutritional supplements (fish-oil, vitamins, etc.) but I'm not sure wether

these had any effect. Exercise did help a bit, I think. What's strange is that

some days after I drank quite a quantity of alcohol, my sexual functions seem to

be better for a while... Did you experience anything similar?

[Guest guest]

That's great!...If you get a little bit of that "normal" feeling that can keep us going through the hard times..

To: SSRIsex Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:25 PMSubject: Re: Starting to get better...slowly

I get these "waves" also. It's been 9 months since I last took Zoloft. Some days I can feel my libido coming back with the pleasurable feeling. Yesterday I went to the gym and got a good workout. There were some attractive women there and I admit, I could feel some attraction to them, and my libido seemed to be kicking in. So I went home from the gym feeling sexual again and had to masturbate twice. I could even get an erection from visual stimuli and it was pretty good, gotta admit. I felt about 70% normal yesterday.But like today, zero libido, nothing and can't get an erection from visual stimuli. I don't understand these "waves.">> Yes!..But for me this type of feeling is something separate from the PSSD. I am over 1

year off of paxil and benzos and I still go through good "waves" and bad "waves" where I feel good emotionally for a period then a few days later I feel like a helpless, crying infant. These emotions DO get better over time but for someone like me who took these meds for 14 years it takes a very very long time. > The only thing I can advise for this is a good diet, excercise, and try to surround yourself with supportive people.> Pretty much the same things that we all need for coping with PSSD.  You are not alone. The best advice that I found for coping with these bad waves is to accept them as a current problem that will pass and not to fight against them. It may sound stupid but following that advice helped me get through some dark periods over the past year. Good Luck!..(Fish Oil did help "smooth out" my moods a bit, but all of us react

diferently to supplements). Mike> > > ________________________________> > To: SSRIsex > Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 8:21 PM> Subject: Starting to get better...slowly> > > Â > Almost 7 months of PSSD for me.> Things seem to be getting in order. Veeeery slowly and in 'waves'. I am not sure if its really like that or its just in my head. One day everything seems like its 40% normal, then another day it looks like things are bad again. Has anyone experienced something similar? Also with all this starting to get in order, my anxiety and insomnia seems to be back too. Theres no way I will get back on medication again. Any

suggestions?>

[Guest guest]

its probably just your body trying to get back to normality after having anti

depressants damaging you. the longer you dont take any ssri the better you will

feel. stay away from any ssri is the best idea of all

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> Almost 7 months of PSSD for me.

> Things seem to be getting in order. Veeeery slowly and in 'waves'. I am not

sure if its really like that or its just in my head. One day everything seems

like its 40% normal, then another day it looks like things are bad again. Has

anyone experienced something similar? Also with all this starting to get in

order, my anxiety and insomnia seems to be back too. Theres no way I will get

back on medication again. Any suggestions?

>