Re: not sure what to think

[Guest guest]

Hi, I would like to know why did you start taking Zoloft when 18, what was the

reason?,it

seems you are on zoloft already 6 years? I am asking because our doc prescribed

Zoloft to

our amost 18 y.o. son and he is o it aprox about 3 month.

>

> So a quick background of what's been hapenning. I started taking

> Zoloft in high school and before I was sexually active. At that point

> I was about 18. I never had any problems with " alone time " but I

> didn't have any sexual experience to go on to know if I was functioning

> normally. Seeing as I live in a conservative household I didn't have

> and kind of sexual experience until a couple of months ago, and I am

> now 24. When I finally decided to have sex I was unable to maintain an

> erection and I didn't know exactly why. Now that I've done my research

> I know it was the medication that caused the issue. I talked to my

> doctor about a month ago and have since began to taper off the

> medication. I am now on 1/4 the amount I used to be. What I really

> want to know is, how common is it for people to suffer from PSSD?

> Would you say the majority of people do or don't suffer from it? I

> just want to be able to have a normal sexual experience and I'm

> extremely scared that I will not be able to. Any responces would be

> greatly appreciated.

>

[Guest guest]

It is hard to say any exact statistic here. But while you are having a

good relationship with your doctor at this point, ask him for cialis

so you don't have the distress of future problems when the opportunity

for sex is there again.

>

> So a quick background of what's been hapenning. I started taking

> Zoloft in high school and before I was sexually active. At that point

> I was about 18. I never had any problems with " alone time " but I

> didn't have any sexual experience to go on to know if I was functioning

> normally. Seeing as I live in a conservative household I didn't have

> and kind of sexual experience until a couple of months ago, and I am

> now 24. When I finally decided to have sex I was unable to maintain an

> erection and I didn't know exactly why. Now that I've done my research

> I know it was the medication that caused the issue. I talked to my

> doctor about a month ago and have since began to taper off the

> medication. I am now on 1/4 the amount I used to be. What I really

> want to know is, how common is it for people to suffer from PSSD?

> Would you say the majority of people do or don't suffer from it? I

> just want to be able to have a normal sexual experience and I'm

> extremely scared that I will not be able to. Any responces would be

> greatly appreciated.

>

[Guest guest]

Care to share why your son is on zoloft?

I presume you look forward to being a grandfather one day?

> >

> > So a quick background of what's been hapenning. I started taking

> > Zoloft in high school and before I was sexually active. At that

point

> > I was about 18. I never had any problems with " alone time " but I

> > didn't have any sexual experience to go on to know if I was

functioning

> > normally. Seeing as I live in a conservative household I didn't have

> > and kind of sexual experience until a couple of months ago, and I am

> > now 24. When I finally decided to have sex I was unable to

maintain an

> > erection and I didn't know exactly why. Now that I've done my

research

> > I know it was the medication that caused the issue. I talked to my

> > doctor about a month ago and have since began to taper off the

> > medication. I am now on 1/4 the amount I used to be. What I really

> > want to know is, how common is it for people to suffer from PSSD?

> > Would you say the majority of people do or don't suffer from it? I

> > just want to be able to have a normal sexual experience and I'm

> > extremely scared that I will not be able to. Any responces would be

> > greatly appreciated.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Please understand that if you are still taking a quarter dose of your

medication, your symptoms may be completely normal (typical may be a

better word) side-effects of antidepressant (SSRI) therapy. " PSSD "

(Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction) would be an appropriate label for your

situation only if you completely discontinued your medication and the

sexual side-effects persisted without a daily chemical cause - ie.

zoloft, paxil, or prozac (regardless of dosage).

>

> So a quick background of what's been hapenning. I started taking

> Zoloft in high school and before I was sexually active. At that point

> I was about 18. I never had any problems with " alone time " but I

> didn't have any sexual experience to go on to know if I was functioning

> normally. Seeing as I live in a conservative household I didn't have

> and kind of sexual experience until a couple of months ago, and I am

> now 24. When I finally decided to have sex I was unable to maintain an

> erection and I didn't know exactly why. Now that I've done my research

> I know it was the medication that caused the issue. I talked to my

> doctor about a month ago and have since began to taper off the

> medication. I am now on 1/4 the amount I used to be. What I really

> want to know is, how common is it for people to suffer from PSSD?

> Would you say the majority of people do or don't suffer from it? I

> just want to be able to have a normal sexual experience and I'm

> extremely scared that I will not be able to. Any responces would be

> greatly appreciated.

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, this is true. Also if your son has sexual dysfunction from

currently taking meds, then there is a risk he could have PSSD after

discontinuing.

> >

> > So a quick background of what's been hapenning. I started taking

> > Zoloft in high school and before I was sexually active. At that

point

> > I was about 18. I never had any problems with " alone time " but I

> > didn't have any sexual experience to go on to know if I was

functioning

> > normally. Seeing as I live in a conservative household I didn't have

> > and kind of sexual experience until a couple of months ago, and I am

> > now 24. When I finally decided to have sex I was unable to

maintain an

> > erection and I didn't know exactly why. Now that I've done my

research

> > I know it was the medication that caused the issue. I talked to my

> > doctor about a month ago and have since began to taper off the

> > medication. I am now on 1/4 the amount I used to be. What I really

> > want to know is, how common is it for people to suffer from PSSD?

> > Would you say the majority of people do or don't suffer from it? I

> > just want to be able to have a normal sexual experience and I'm

> > extremely scared that I will not be able to. Any responces would be

> > greatly appreciated.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I started taking it to get through some really tough times in high

school and I do have to say it helped with what I was going through at

the time. I was sad all the time and didn't want to be anymore so I

talked to my parents and they said I should go to the doctor. So I

did and he prescribed Zoloft. Looking back at it I probably should

have taken it while seeing a psychiatrist to get to the root issue and

come off the meds a couple of months later. Meds aren't always the

solution to problems seeing as they are chemically engineered to

create rapid changes in the body that aren't always natural. Knowing

what I do now I definitely want to get off the meds and back to a drug

free life.

> >

> > So a quick background of what's been hapenning. I started taking

> > Zoloft in high school and before I was sexually active. At that

point

> > I was about 18. I never had any problems with " alone time " but I

> > didn't have any sexual experience to go on to know if I was

functioning

> > normally. Seeing as I live in a conservative household I didn't have

> > and kind of sexual experience until a couple of months ago, and I am

> > now 24. When I finally decided to have sex I was unable to

maintain an

> > erection and I didn't know exactly why. Now that I've done my

research

> > I know it was the medication that caused the issue. I talked to my

> > doctor about a month ago and have since began to taper off the

> > medication. I am now on 1/4 the amount I used to be. What I really

> > want to know is, how common is it for people to suffer from PSSD?

> > Would you say the majority of people do or don't suffer from it? I

> > just want to be able to have a normal sexual experience and I'm

> > extremely scared that I will not be able to. Any responces would be

> > greatly appreciated.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I also wanted to add that I don't believe that having your child or

someone close to you see a doctor or begin taking these prescriptions

is a poor thing to do and as such there should not be blame on anyone

for side effects or things that may occur because of the meds. That

being said, thank you for all the responses. I do realize that I am

still on the meds so expecting the side effects to go away now would

not be the correct thinking but I wanted to get a feel for just how

many people have dealt with it and how common it is. Thanks for all

the responses and for any more that may come.

> > >

> > > So a quick background of what's been hapenning. I started taking

> > > Zoloft in high school and before I was sexually active. At that

> point

> > > I was about 18. I never had any problems with " alone time " but I

> > > didn't have any sexual experience to go on to know if I was

> functioning

> > > normally. Seeing as I live in a conservative household I didn't

have

> > > and kind of sexual experience until a couple of months ago, and

I am

> > > now 24. When I finally decided to have sex I was unable to

> maintain an

> > > erection and I didn't know exactly why. Now that I've done my

> research

> > > I know it was the medication that caused the issue. I talked to my

> > > doctor about a month ago and have since began to taper off the

> > > medication. I am now on 1/4 the amount I used to be. What I

really

> > > want to know is, how common is it for people to suffer from PSSD?

> > > Would you say the majority of people do or don't suffer from it? I

> > > just want to be able to have a normal sexual experience and I'm

> > > extremely scared that I will not be able to. Any responces

would be

> > > greatly appreciated.

> > >

> >

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