yo-yoing of symptoms and length of time tapering from offending ssri

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i know that this has been discussed a little before, but i just

wondered if the majority experience yo-yoing or whether most people's

symptoms are constant. for example i sometimes have next to no libido,

lack of response to stimuli, with extreme ed, numbing etc. other times,

for short periods, my libido is better, my erections are better and i

feel something close to pre-ssri with regards arousal, sometimes the

numbing is also not as severe too. it is never the same as pre-ssri,

but better. the most worrying and constant symptom for me is my orgasms

which are always completely devoid of any pleasure and on occasion can

even be slighlty painful. i am now 15 months off paxil. i also wondered

if it is possible that the severity of symptoms can be linked to the

length of time we spent tapering and stopping our intake of our

offending drugs. i, for one, am convinced that i stopped taking paxil

far too quickly (a few weeks in all) and although i didnt realise at

the time that it was related and that it was the start of long term

problems, i actually starting having sexual problems from the first

drop of the dose. for those who have experienced better orgasms over

time, did they start to get better gradually or did you experience

spontaneous improvements?