Re: Anyone tried going back on an antidepressent?

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If SSRI caused all of this in us, there's no way I see that taking one again could do anything but but, possibly permanent damage. Any other Anti-Dperessant than an SSRI works on a seperate system I believe. brianbeezly wrote: Anyone tried going back onto an antidepressent and in turn recovered normal serotonin production?

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Yes, your circumstance is different since you never had PSSD, you

simply were having temporary side effects from the Zoloft, not persisting.

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Welbutrin does help some people overcome PSSD. I personally agree with , it seems more likely that it was just going off the Zoloft that did, just reading your circustances. I bet if you hadn't started the Welbutrin you still would have improved/gotten back to normal. But Welbutrin does improve sexual functioning in some people can seriously improve PSSD problems (for me, It didn't help the PSSD except sometimes giving me slightly harder erections) and even if it doesn't rarely causes sexual problems, as it works on a seperate neurotransmitter. Therefore, it always struck me as having nothing to do in aiding the restoration a of normal serotonin system, I think it just floods your brain with enough dopamine and thats what does it. But when you say that it maybe has made your sexual functioning even more than before you took the SSRI, THAT would be the Welbutrin. I've heard it

can do that.dave10008 wrote: You all may have discussed this, but if you haven't: After loss oflibido and diminishing physical feeling and pleasure in sex fromtaking Zoloft, I switched to Wellbutrin and within a couple of weekswas back to normal sexually or maybe more than normal. But I didn't gothrough the PSSD period after coming off an SSRI antidepressant, so Idon't know if Wellbutrin would help overcome PSSD.>> Anyone tried going back onto an antidepressent and in turn recovered > normal serotonin production?>

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I am really in a tough situation regarding deciding to go back on ssris. <while on ssris my libido and general sexuality seems to be normal, but I donàt feel myself, and have a whole slew of motivation issues. One thing <i do notice though is that, if <i take it then, then ween myself off of it a little <i get an emergence of emotion and feel somewhat normal but not even close to how <i use to be. Right now I am at the absolute worst sexually and emotionally. So what to do, go back on ssriàs try and tamper with them so <i get the desired effect - risk further damage, being imprisoned by them by life. or live life in these poor state hoping for a recovery. catch 22 pretty much. sorry for all the wierd punctuation tendencies in my type im using an itallian keybàard

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Yeah I'm in the same boat. It sucks, while on SSRI I can't live (not with the lack of emotion/zombie feeling/no sexual fuctioning) but without them I am a total mess, my OCD wrecks me, and literally EVERYDAY feels like it could be the end of the world. It sucks, but I think the only chance is to just hold it out, and in a few months life without drugs (the way I believe my life was meant to be lived) will indeed be livable. Good luck and never give up on hope.mike Lynch wrote: I am really in a tough situation regarding deciding to go back on ssris. <while on ssris my libido and general sexuality seems to be normal, but I donàt feel myself, and have a whole slew of motivation issues. One thing <i do notice though is that, if <i take it then, then ween myself off of it a little <i get an emergence of emotion and feel somewhat normal but not even close to how <i use to be. Right now I am at the absolute worst sexually and emotionally. So what to do, go back on ssriàs try and tamper with them so <i get the desired effect - risk further damage, being imprisoned by them by life. or live life in these poor state hoping for a recovery. catch 22 pretty much. sorry for all the wierd punctuation tendencies in my type im using an itallian keybàard

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It tried adderall, and it helps somewhat, but it's really only something I'd like to rely on occasionally. I tried wellbutrin before , but I can't really remember how I reacted to it, I may try it again. That's wierd exercise worsens your pssd? I actually just started exercising recently and I noticed an improvement in some things. I just have a hard time finding the motivation, before meds I just loved doing it. I really don't know where I'm going now. Probably the natural supplement route. I wake up everyday just wanting to feel normal again :/

mlynch,

I would wait longer before trying another AD. I also would not go back onto an ssri but

would try either wellbutrin or adderal. Do you exercise alot? I find when I exercise too

often my PSSD symptoms worsen to some extent. I know what it is like to feel so bad that

you really want to get back onto a medication but at the same time having such a bad

history w/ meds you don't want to get back on them. Thats a terrible place to be in and

infact I'm in that place a lot of the time as well. In 2005, I accually went back onto

wellbutrin and I got much worse anf lost all of the progress I had made on myself, it was

horrible. Sometimes when we FEEL so bad, the lure of medications becomes very intense

because it seems to be something that is hopeful, its a possibility of getting at least

somewhat better and improving your quality of life. However, what accually happens once

you get onto a medication doesn't ussually work out how you might picture in your mind.

Fom what you've said in this message, I can see there is some fear about the risks of

taking a medication and it can be dangerous to have that kind of fear going into using a

medication. How we feel about taking a medication is important to the results that we get

from it. Also, I don't think the ssris are a good medication to go back to given the PSSD

problems, I hear psychiatrists are using really low doses of anti-psychotics as ADs

nowadays, drugs like zyprexa ect... they use extremely low doses like .5mg as appose to

35mg for someone who is psychotic which obviously you are not, so the dose is extremely

smaller, anyways if you do see a psychiatrist that could be something to mention to him,

however I am not reccommending that just mentioning it. I have no experience with the

drug and have heard bad things about them as well as some good things. But in my

opinion, I think staying of drugs for another chunk of time and then considering a drug at

some future date would be best.

If its any consolation, I'm going through a very similar situation as yours, my emotions are

blunted as well. It can be hellish. I think if people really knew what we have to go through

it would blow their minds. Keep working on yourself and trying to get better.

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> I am really in a tough situation regarding deciding to go back on ssris.

> <while on ssris my libido and general sexuality seems to be normal, but I

> donàt feel myself, and have a whole slew of motivation issues. One thing <i

> do notice though is that, if <i take it then, then ween myself off of it a

> little <i get an emergence of emotion and feel somewhat normal but not even

> close to how <i use to be. Right now I am at the absolute worst sexually and

> emotionally. So what to do, go back on ssriàs try and tamper with them so <i

> get the desired effect - risk further damage, being imprisoned by them by

> life. or live life in these poor state hoping for a recovery. catch 22

> pretty much. sorry for all the wierd punctuation tendencies in my type im

> using an itallian keybàard

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I know how you feel mlynch, I read most of the posts that come up on this site

and I've

read many of yours as well. I see how these same issues of loss and more loss

keep

occuring in your life. I go through many of these same feelings of loss and

thinking

about how you were before and after meds, and I know how madenning it can make

you

feel. So I really empathize with where you are coming from because I am caught

in the

same conundrun. On top of that there is this confusing desire to go back to the

meds

because they are powerful and we feel like we need a powerful change in our

lives

especially when the PSSD is really acting up and the emotional difficulty keeps

driving its

way into your life. Like you said its such a tough spot to be in and it does

feel like a catch

22.

I deal with the same kinds of motivational issues and sometimes I don't even

know what I

need to be getting motivated for? What am I doing? What do I want, and not

what do I

think I want but what do I really want from my life while living with this PSSD

condition?

These are good questions to ask because they precede what we become motivated to

do?

So I would ask you and I'm asking myself the same question: what do you want to

get

motivated for mlynch? Why do you need motivation? Where will that motivation

lead you?

And what else is there in your life that you could turn to to help bring you

more fofillment?

Exercise has helped me at certain times in my life and I do want to get back to

it.

However exercise can relieve a lot of tension in the body and personally I find

that this

worsens my PSSD. I did a little research, and this is kind of personal but who

cares, into

tease and denial, which is a form of forplay where you kind of tease the

genitals off and on

but you don't give any release. I find if I do this for a period of time after

a while some

tension builds up in the groin and every so often I have a semi decent orgasm.

Its rare

and its difficult to recreate, but sometimes it works. Anyways exercise

releases most the

tension that builds up. But I miss exercise and would like to go back to it

because there

are really a lot of advantages to being on a exercise program as well, and its

also possible

to exercise lightly so it does decrease the tension I just spoke about, as much.

Its also

been a long time since I've been regular with an exercise program, so I'm not

sure that if

perhaps I built up some endurance, the exercise might be a positive force.

I can sense that you are cautious about adding a medication into your life and I

think its a

good thing. Do you feel like going onto a medication because your symptoms feel

very

strong? Are the physical sensations that accompany the pssd and emotional

issues

particularly accute. This is what I had and its what brought me to the place of

finally

getting back onto meds and it turned out to be a mistake. I'll elaborate on why

so in

another post. However it is also possible that a small amount of medication

could be

helpful. Thats part of the problem, its so fucking hard to know what exactlly

will help and

what will hinder in regards to medication, statistics mostly go out the window

when your

dealing with an individual.

Devinn321.

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> > > I am really in a tough situation regarding deciding to go back on ssris.

> > > <while on ssris my libido and general sexuality seems to be normal, but

> > I

> > > donàt feel myself, and have a whole slew of motivation issues. One thing

> > <i

> > > do notice though is that, if <i take it then, then ween myself off of it

> > a

> > > little <i get an emergence of emotion and feel somewhat normal but not

> > even

> > > close to how <i use to be. Right now I am at the absolute worst sexually

> > and

> > > emotionally. So what to do, go back on ssriàs try and tamper with them

> > so <i

> > > get the desired effect - risk further damage, being imprisoned by them

> > by

> > > life. or live life in these poor state hoping for a recovery. catch 22

> > > pretty much. sorry for all the wierd punctuation tendencies in my type

> > im

> > > using an itallian keybàard

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Hi...

I am brave/stupid. I went back ssri's but a different class. I went on

lexapro and effexor in high doses and experienced no change. I was

wondering if I have to take the same class inorder to see improvement.

Thanks all.

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You won't see improvement. Get off the drugs.

How long have you been on this list?

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> Hi...

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> I am brave/stupid. I went back ssri's but a different class. I went on

> lexapro and effexor in high doses and experienced no change. I was

> wondering if I have to take the same class inorder to see improvement.

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> Thanks all.

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> You won't see improvement. Get off the drugs.

> How long have you been on this list?

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I came off the pills.