So I'm selenio. I'm a 26 yo from Brasil (bad english :/). I got PSSD (PFS, actually) from stopping finasteride after 4 years in it. About 2 months without finasteride, I noticed something was really wrong with me. Very bad anhedonia, lack of motivation and emotions were the main problem. What is interesting is that I never had sexual problems, which is a very common sympton in PSSD and PFS. So one year later, I decided to visit a psychiatrist. He never mention anhedonia, just said it was some kind of depression. At the time, I already knew what anhedonia was, and knew that was probably my problem. But I gave the psychiatrist a try, and started taking SSRIs. Started in lexapro, no help at all. Than stopped lexapro and started vanlafaxin, up to 225mg a day. And guess what: no help, again. So I decided not to trust the psychiatrist, and I started to look for help in this forum and on web in general.
Today I'm better than was 4 years ago, natural improvement, I guess, but have a loooot to heal. Still have a big lack on my emotions. Some things I've already tried:
- Glutamine
- Curcumin
- Fish oil
- Vitamin complex
- Sarcosin + NAC (did some improvement)
- Pyracetan
- L carnitin
Some wierd thing that I noticed and I think it's the main clue to the root of the problem is that neither MDMA nor LSD work on me, and this started just when I noticed the anhedonia. I think it has something to do with the 5HT2A receptors. I used to smoke weed, but it don't work very well anymore, so I stopped.
Can you guys give some direction where and what to research, based on this? I know you have much more experience than me, so I would be very appreciated. Wish you all the best, we will overcome this condition. Wish you all an infinite amount of faith and perseverance.
