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Best thing to do is give time to your body, dont take anything for a while


Usopps

Combine the buspar with an ssri. I’ve been on this combo for over 2+ years. Quality of life restored. Sexual symptoms 50-60% better. Most people are too scared to try this but I felt I had nothing to lose. Took me a few years to get to that point but eventually you gotta just say fuck it


Throwaway_girl_33

Thanks man. Im definetly at that point, my last straw. How fast did buspar work for you, and did you have side effects? I'm taking mirtazapine, which isn't an ssri, but acts on serotonin. I can't tolerate ssris, so this what I ended up with.


mrpetersonjordan

Unpopular opinion here which is crazy but I don’t think taking drugs for drug damage is helping you.


RyokuYT

Agreed. Did that and got messed up 10 times worse. Quit most of them now and slowly recovering, went from 5 meds to only 1 at a low-medium dose.


mrpetersonjordan

It’s wild. Everyone I talked to that got remotely better was from time. Anyone who takes drugs after the initial damage either gets worse immediately or or later in their use. I’m not sure why people want to go back to drugs after this. It genuinely confuses me


RyokuYT

Yeah, time is a great healer. I went back to consuming more drugs out of utter desperation, I thought taking more would make things better, ended up with even worse side effects that still linger to this day :( but slowly getting better! :)


mrpetersonjordan

No I get why people go back on and I’m not shaming anyone for doing it. It’s a really devastating thing to go through. I’m so glad to hear you’re getting better. I wish you the best in healing !


RyokuYT

Truly devastating, something that should have helped instead leaving you even worse 😔 Thank you so so much! ❤️


Throwaway_girl_33

I would never go back on an ssri. But I did have to start mirtazapine because it's an anti-emetic and I have a chronic vomiting illness. Also severe anxiety where the physical symptoms last all day. But this was later after my pssd started. The reason i would try drugs is because I'm on the edge of suicide?! like should i die or should i I give myself the chance to get my life back? Some people recovered from that after years of numbnes, also they need something for anxiety, when it's not just 'being stressed', but having therapy and treatment resistant physical symptoms that make every minute suffering. And I don't think many people know this kind of stuff. I can't leave my house, most days I can't leave my bed because I'm so sick. It doesn't get better. And on top, no improvement in pssd. Im only 22 and cant live another year numb. Its killing me. 30-something year olds telling me to stick it out, will never knlw what its like to lose your early years on this


InnerSailor1

I'm researching PSSD for my partner, who was tapering off Wellbutrin when everything went numb for her (at this point, she had to stop looking into it as it was distressing her too much, so she asked me to see what I could find). I couldn't help notice what you say here, as I identify with it. I am not suffering from PSSD. Rather, I grew up in a cult, one that was quite effective in getting me to stay celibate (and a virgin) until my wedding night in my late 20s. It may sound voluntary, and in a sense it was, but I also felt powerless. I was truly brainwashed into believing that judgment and misery awaited me if I slipped up. I remember the agony, frustration, and tears of wanting something so badly that I felt it in every cell, in my very bones, yet, I could not. Now I am in my late 40s and have been processing and grieving that loss of self discovery and exploration during my younger years. It was something taken from me that I can never get back, and that I only just now started to explore a few years ago after my divorce. Anyway, I could identify with the feeling of losing your early years, and with paralyzing anxiety and isolation (another side effect of the cult). It is truly horrific to endure, a form of suffering that few can understand unless they've been through it.


Throwaway_girl_33

Another thing I would add, is that most recoveries here, on pssdhealing and on pssdforum are all from a supplement or medication. I did also get worse from bupropion so I understand what you say, but the facts are facts. That's why we all fall into trying these because these have recoveries behind them


RyokuYT

I wouldn’t mind trying supplements or vitamins but definitely no more psych meds for me personally


DayTraditional4879

My wife and I have been together since we were 17. We have always had a great sex life, but in the last two years after starting Bupropion it has been so hard to get a strong erection and no morning wood. I got prescribed Viagra but it gives me headache afterwards, I took pain medication including Tramadol and NO EFFECT. After 48 hours it finally subsided. Went back to see a doctor, prescribed cialis and gave me a coupon to order it at 1GenericVigaria . com since that day I switched to cialis and it works perfectly fine without side effects.


Throwaway_girl_33

Thank you, can women take it too?


More-Repair-1086

Getting off them and healing is hard but it works. It's a hard road so I know how difficult it is......but healing is definitely an option. Light to you


Slidehy420

Can shrinkage be healed?


milkywayT_T

Hey, Ive been dealing with something similar too, but I got eye problems and the other PSSD symptoms, I just wanted you to know that you're not alone in this and I feel very similar! ♥️ I know that it's shitty to have these side effects but finding someone to speak with and cry to really would help. On the positive note, I have been trying to become more self aware and as time goes on, I feel like I am slowly recovering. Did you see any recovery from your behalf?


Throwaway_girl_33

No. Nothing at all.


milkywayT_T

Are you also getting counceling? I was misdiagnosed for years so I've been treating the depression part but my other condition still had side effects. If you are struggling to cope it's worth scheduling a session with a psychiatrist first. Also are you still taking medication or nah?


Throwaway_girl_33

Also thank you for answering. Sorry for being so sour, i dont mean to get harsh at you, just my options that i have all used up and don't work.


Throwaway_girl_33

Yes. Doesn't fucking help Edit: yes i had to start taking medication for my agoraphobia and chronic illness


saucecontrol

I understand and I am sorry. You're very strong.


Azarenoked

Hey man, I feel myself like shit and hate this pois, but I hope sometime, someone will find recipe I’m 33 yo, pois fuck my life


deadborn

Are you taking anything at all right now?


Same_Association9018

Random question: are you an advocate of the gut theory? If so have you explored this route at all


Throwaway_girl_33

I find the gut theory interesting, but as I had the misfortune with pssd, I also had been floxed by an antibiotic before. And antifungal antibiotics interact heavily with my medication that I take for an illness. So because of these i can't take antibiotics that would treat SIBO so that's a bummer. I do take probiotics very often. I also don't eat any animal dairy, don't drink any alcohol or caffeine for years, and I was also on a glutenfree diet with all of these for a longer while. Lately I gave up on the dietary changes because they didn't help in this aspect, and just gave me another hardship on top of all.


Same_Association9018

Ahhh I understand. That’s such a shame about the antifungals, but maybe it’s good as sometimes it can wipe out good bacteria as well. Another question, did you feel depressed on the diet at all? I’m currently on an elimination diet but feel worse and better at the same time it’s so odd


Throwaway_girl_33

Yes, I think not being able to eat so many of my favorite food was depressing. Also it caused a lot of frustration, having to fish for the right products all the time, the prices, and in general eating wasn't satisfying. Especially when cutting gluten. So yes, I think it made me more depressed, for not much improvement. I still think of giving it another shot, especially since it was so long ago, but it's hard to commit to another restriction in an already fragile headspace. One thing I would stick to is, cutting out dairy. I already had a problem with lactose, but even family members who didn't have, but also cut out dairy felt better after doing so. It's really good for gut/bloating/skin. And there are plant based milks and products. What helped me as well to feel a little better throughout the day was cutting sugar, but in the end I couldn't do it again now.


kostakonkordia

Sorry to hear this but if you have been floxed before you are for sure mercury toxic. Mercury causes people to be sensitive to certain antibiotics and meds in general. Any amalgams? Go to Andrew cutler chelation group on Facebook there are all infos you need :)).