Only 22 yo and PSSD?! Or is this just depression?

September 9, 2010

Hey!

I'm 22 yo guy living in Sweden. I found this site by accident and decided to

join it, have some questions.

I started taking SSRI (fluoxetin 20 mg) when I was 17 yo due to my social

anxiety disorder and panic attacks. I took it maybe two or three years, at the

end with a lower dose. Didn't have any sexual problems at that point, I actually

had several sexual partners and enjoyed sex since my SAD got little better.

Before last summer I was feeling pretty well and didn't need any drug. Then,

after a major change in my life, I started to feel bad again. Social anxiety

disorder came back with insomnia. I started taking Cipralex 5 mg but after only

four days on it I decided to cope without any drugs. Somehow I survived two

months. At this point I had my first problem with erection: it wasn't strong

enough and dissapeared during sexual intercourse. It was a huge shock! My doctor

said it's normal and the reason for it was my " performance anxiety " . After that

I thankfully had many positive sex. interc.

Things started to get worse this winter and spring. I started Venlafaxine 75 mg

last autumn and was on it for 5-6 months. Actually that caused me no sexual

problems at all. This spring I tried also Cymbalta for 2-3 weeks, but didn't

want to continue it. Slowly during this spring and summer my libido decreased

dramatically. I also started to have somekind of anxiety attacks during trying

to have sex... I would sweat all over and couldn't maintain erection.

So my situation now is horrible. I had to start Venlafaxine 75 mg again because

I was extremely depressed and anxious this summer. I still am. I can't have sex

anymore at all... I'm just too anxious of the sexual dysfunction -symptoms. I

would like to know what may cause this? I really haven't had any problems during

the medications, this problem begun when I finished them. And you know what is

strange... I do get erection while watching the porn and normally ejaculate, I

do also have strong erections during I sleep. But when it comes to having sex

with others, it's difficult.

So what do you think, is this just depression which kills my libido or can this

PSSD start after the SSRI? My doctor said it's obviously depression... but I

have been depressed before without this problem.

Hope to have some answers soon

- Marcus

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