Re: New guy here... some info.

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Hi - I'm a new member also. I've been on Zoloft for 10 years. Couldn't

function without it. I do have sexual side effects. I've been having difficulty

having an orgasm with my wife though I've had some luck in the past. My

question to you is why are you tapering off Zoloft? Did you have sexual side

effects while on it?

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> Hello everyone, I am new here. I heard/read about this group a few years back

but never thought I would get to where I am now in getting off of this stuff.

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> I am 31 years old and I have been on Zoloft for over 14 years. I recently

began successfully tapering off of it by using The Road Back Program. I started

at 150mg and am currently down to 125mg in the past 3 weeks. Not alot I know,

but it is the most and longest I've ever been able to cut down in a long, long

time!

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> Overall I feel good. Not great! Some days are great, some days are really,

really bad but I'm sticking with it. However, with just that little bit of a

drop of the meds, I am starting to show signs of PSSD as I have in the past

after trying to withdraw.

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> I look forward to talking and growing with you guys in the future in hopefully

finding something that will help us all in the near future.

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> I am recently married (May 08, 2010) so you can imagine the stress this is

putting on our relationship. But thank god my wife is very understanding and has

been my best friend since I was about 17 years old.

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> I'm not used to this " spilling your guts " out over the internet but from what

I've quietly watched and read from you all it seems to be a very trustworthy and

respectful bunch.

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> Anyway, I was wondering what kinds of " treatment " have shown the most promise

for you guys in all these years? Is there anything? I've done alot of digging

through the messages here and I don't seem to come away with much hope, other

than more SSRI's, which I will never take again! I just read the feverfew

messages and again it doesn't seem to have much hope either. Anything I've

missed? Anyone tried Cialis? 5-HT supplements? Anything?

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> Anyway, one of the things I've run into time and time again with Doctors is

the " I've never heard of that " response... Or the " You can't believe everything

you read on the internet " response. So lately I've decided to do some digging

and come up with " reliable " sources of information PSSD to show to my doctors.

So far, it's not much but I have found a few so far and just wanted to share

them with you. Some, if not all, you have probably seen before. If so, I

apologize in advance. I will update you as I progress.

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> Here is an article in a " respectable " Psychology Journal:

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> Journal Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

> Publisher Springer Netherlands

> ISSN 0022-0116 (Print) 1573-3564 (Online)

> Issue Volume 39, Number 2 / June, 2009

> Category Original Paper

> DOI 10.1007/s10-0

> Pages 135-143

> Subject Collection Medicine

> SpringerLink Date Monday, September 08, 2008

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> http://www.springerlink.com/content/0483x4276q80417q/

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> A Boston Globe article:

http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2008/12/15/antidepressants_may_damage\

_more_sex_lives/

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> I will try to find the others soon. However, a couple of sites I've found to

be of great value I will list here:

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> http://www.theroadback.org/ - This is the program that's helped me

tremendously to start my tapering process.

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> http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com - Great website! Lots of information.

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> Again, sorry for any repeat links. I look forward to speaking with you all.

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> Thank you.

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