New here, sharing my problems.

June 24, 2006

I'll try not to make this too long, but please read it.

Currently I'm 21 years old. I was first put on Zoloft around age 10

for anxiety and mild depression. My first doctor was a big advocate

of medicine, and I stayed on a relatively high dose throughout

puberty. After a while I was also put on a fairly high dose (30mg) of

Adderall for ADD. Eventually I got the feeling of emotional numbness

and felt like I had no testosterone at all, so I went off of the

Zoloft. After getting depressed again I basically went on and off of

various SSRIs for years trying to find the right one.

Around 19 I went on 10mg of Lexapro. Also around 10-20mg Adderall.

My mood was great, but I was unable to get an erection when trying to

have sex. I could masturbate with porn but my erections were

inadequate. After 2 years of Lexapro my libido was so nonexistent

that I literally wondered if I was gay.

Over the last 2 months I gradually stopped the lexapro, but still

couldn't get very aroused and didn't have much desire to go out and

flirt. I never wake up with a full erection, maybe once a week wake

up semi-hard. I will never take another SSRI again.

For about a month, I've been taking Wellbutrin and am up to 300mg.

Also 10 or r20 mg Adderall and .5mg Ativan or Klonopin at night. The

Wellbutrin has helped a little with my sex drive. I'm no longer

worried about being gay and I want to go out and get laid again, but I

still have trouble getting full erections, and it seems like the

signal between my brain and my penis is deteriorated. Still no

morning wood. Hopefully with time this will improve?

I was wondering if people in similar situations had tried any

supplements such as the Dr. Lin stuff for erections and how it works.

A 21 year old shouldn't have to turn to Viagra.

Another concern is that without Adderall I literally sit on the couch

all day watching TV. Nothing, not even an exam the next day,

motivates me.

Currently I can masturbate to porn but it's still not much. I'm

considering cutting out masturbation for a few weeks to see if maybe

this will do something?

Lastly, I work out nearly everyday, stopped smoking weed and drinking

heavily, and currently have a stress free life (its summer). I've

used cocaine probably 60 times in my life, but nothing outrageous.

I'm pretty healthy except for some weight I put on while on lexapro.

Thanks for reading,

Joe

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