Re: Hi. New to the group...

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A friend of mine told me that after she started taking Syntroid she gained a lot

of weight, developed high blood pressure, and became so miserable that she

didn't want to live anymore. She said she felt like hurting other people as

well as herself.

A few years ago I shared an article about another, natural, form of thyroid

called Armour Thyroid. It comes from pigs and is put out by the same Armour

company that makes sausage and bacon. Well, my friend says that after switching

to Armour she feels a lot better. She says she's lost 45 lbs and is back to

being herself again.

I don't seem to be able to find the link to the article I shared with her, but,

if you're interested, you might be able to do some research on it for yourself.

'Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Kay

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> I am still on synthroid and I am 25 years old, if my thyroid were to rebalance

wouldn't rebalance well I am on synthtroid.

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> To: SSRIsex

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> Hi all. I am new to the group. I actually do not suffer from Post SSSRI PSD

but my fiancé is beginning to show signs. At 18 (now 31) he was put on

antidepressants (the prescriptions did change over the years) and had been

continually taking them until April 2011 when he began discussing weaning off of

Effexor with his doctor. July 2011 he took his last dose. Once the weaning

process had begun we noticed his inability to truly last in bed. We spoke with

his doctor who assured us that with time he would begin to see his sexual

performance returning to normal. We still have yet to see an increase in his

" lasting time " . I've never felt a loss of enjoyment in bed with him as he is

lays one to please and I don't care if he lasts 2 minutes or 2 hours...I just

want him to feel confident and good about himself. We do the whole " stop and

start method " but can only do it for so long. He's recently begun talking about

going back on Effexor just to last longer in

> bed. He was so happy to get off of his meds and I would hate to see him go

back to them simply for this one reason. Has anyone else found things that work

to increase their performance time? We are going to try condoms and see if that

helps to decrease his sensitivity. I'm just worried if we don't find a solution

in the next couple of months he'll lose interest in sex all

together...thankfully he's still very interested but I can tell he's more

insecure about his performance.

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[Guest guest]

If he isn't in need for antidepressants for the right reasons he shouldn't start

taking them again. Things could go very wrong. Lasting less is a small problem

compared to other PSSD outcomes. Its possible that inability to last longer

isn't because of PSSD. Maybe it could be stress? Quitting antidepressants after

such a long time of use is very challenging. Try to look for other reasons

before blaming PSSD. Try to calm him down and be patient. The best thing to do

in such situation is to be calm and don't rush things. Best of luck to you both!

[Guest guest]

no offense ,but i think you're friend is a rare case, i have no such effects on synthroid except pssd, does synthroid cause pssd, apparently it doesn't. I heard of people getting sick on armour thyroid . To: SSRIsex Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 5:29:58 PM Subject: Re: Hi. New to the group...

A friend of mine told me that after she started taking Syntroid she gained a lot of weight, developed high blood pressure, and became so miserable that she didn't want to live anymore. She said she felt like hurting other people as well as herself.

A few years ago I shared an article about another, natural, form of thyroid called Armour Thyroid. It comes from pigs and is put out by the same Armour company that makes sausage and bacon. Well, my friend says that after switching to Armour she feels a lot better. She says she's lost 45 lbs and is back to being herself again.

I don't seem to be able to find the link to the article I shared with her, but, if you're interested, you might be able to do some research on it for yourself.

'Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Kay

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> I am still on synthroid and I am 25 years old, if my thyroid were to rebalance wouldn't rebalance well I am on synthtroid.

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> To: SSRIsex

> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 12:56:43 PM

> Subject: Hi. New to the group...

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> Hi all. I am new to the group. I actually do not suffer from Post SSSRI PSD but my fiancé is beginning to show signs. At 18 (now 31) he was put on antidepressants (the prescriptions did change over the years) and had been continually taking them until April 2011 when he began discussing weaning off of Effexor with his doctor. July 2011 he took his last dose. Once the weaning process had begun we noticed his inability to truly last in bed. We spoke with his doctor who assured us that with time he would begin to see his sexual performance returning to normal. We still have yet to see an increase in his "lasting time". I've never felt a loss of enjoyment in bed with him as he is lays one to please and I don't care if he lasts 2 minutes or 2 hours...I just want him to feel confident and good about himself. We do the whole "stop and start method" but can only do it for so long. He's recently begun talking about going back on Effexor just to last

longer in

> bed. He was so happy to get off of his meds and I would hate to see him go back to them simply for this one reason. Has anyone else found things that work to increase their performance time? We are going to try condoms and see if that helps to decrease his sensitivity. I'm just worried if we don't find a solution in the next couple of months he'll lose interest in sex all together...thankfully he's still very interested but I can tell he's more insecure about his performance.

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[Guest guest]

Synthroid can't cause PSSD. Remember PSSD is Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction. PSSD can only be cause by........SRRIs.

[Guest guest]

I know exactly what you are talking about. I got extremely bad 'PE' after going

off paxil five years ago. This is a very common problem after quitting SSRI's

and it's really devastating. I was in a long term relationship back then and I

literally went mad when I realised this wasn't going away. Your fiance needs

your support on this, he can please you in so many ways, tell him that. Do not

go back on SSRI's because of this.

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> Hi all. I am new to the group. I actually do not suffer from Post SSSRI PSD

but my fiancé is beginning to show signs. At 18 (now 31) he was put on

antidepressants (the prescriptions did change over the years) and had been

continually taking them until April 2011 when he began discussing weaning off of

Effexor with his doctor. July 2011 he took his last dose. Once the weaning

process had begun we noticed his inability to truly last in bed. We spoke with

his doctor who assured us that with time he would begin to see his sexual

performance returning to normal. We still have yet to see an increase in his

" lasting time " . I've never felt a loss of enjoyment in bed with him as he is

lays one to please and I don't care if he lasts 2 minutes or 2 hours...I just

want him to feel confident and good about himself. We do the whole " stop and

start method " but can only do it for so long. He's recently begun talking about

going back on Effexor just to last longer in bed. He was so happy to get off of

his meds and I would hate to see him go back to them simply for this one reason.

Has anyone else found things that work to increase their performance time? We

are going to try condoms and see if that helps to decrease his sensitivity. I'm

just worried if we don't find a solution in the next couple of months he'll lose

interest in sex all together...thankfully he's still very interested but I can

tell he's more insecure about his performance.

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[Guest guest]

Tramadol has a weak effect on the serotonin system, and is short-acting (so it

can be taken on-demand as mentioned). Topical anesthetics have no effect on the

serotonin system, they act locally and are also short-acting. I agree that

waiting first should be encouraged, but if it doesn't help then these are

options to consider.

Joss

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> > > > Hi, welcome

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> > > > Regardless of the definition of what your fiance has, good solutions for

lasting longer are available. First, consider a short-term medication, that is,

a pill he takes before sex and not on a daily basis. This way the chance of

getting PSSD are very low (perhaps non-existent).

> > > > Consult your doctor about taking on-demand clomipramine (Anafranil)or

paroxetine (Paxil), which are very effective for PE. Also, consider taking

on-demand tramadol (Tramal), an opioid analgesic that may prolong significantly

the time to ejaculation.

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> > > > You may also want to try topical anesthetics such as

lidocaine/prilocaine (EMLA). These creams reduce temporarily genital sensitivity

and are thus helpful for lasting longer.

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> > > > If these don't work, based on the fact the your fiance has taken

antidepressants for many years without developing PSSD, consider going back to

Effexor - but be sure not to increase the dose! ANY increase in dosage may mean

increased risk for PSSD!

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> > > > If none of the above seems right for you, consider intracavernous

injections. Yes, that's injecting the penis with a substance that induces

erection. That's not as painful as it sounds. The erection lasts much time

(depending on dose, but say 1 hour), regardless of ejaculation.

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> > > > As for the definition of what your fiance has:

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> > > > Your fiance may have discontinuation symptoms, that is, symptoms that

begin when one stops taking antidepressants, and premature ejaculation is very

common with quitting SSRIs / Effexor. Did he have PE before taking Effexor? if

not, it's probably a discontinuation symptom, that may improve spontaneously

with time (but might not).

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> > > > It seems, however, that he doesn't have PSSD, which is the persistence

of sexual dysfunction that began while taking antidepressants beyond quitting

the medication. Common symptoms of PSSD include severe loss of libido, erectile

dysfunction and genital anesthesia, and fortunately it seems that your fiance

has none of the above.

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> > > > Good luck

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> > > > Joss (Yossi)

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