Early evolution of your PSSD

Polls.

How did your symptoms evolve after stopping SSRI?

- Improved a lot then stabilized
2
10%
- Improved a bit then stabilized
3
14%
- No differences
4
19%
- Worsened during one month then stabilized
5
24%
- Worsened during three months then stabilized
2
10%
- Worsened during six months then stabilized
0
No votes
- Worsened during one year then stabilized
1
5%
- Worsened more than one year
4
19%
 
Total votes: 21
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Early evolution of your PSSD

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I read symptoms can improve or worsen just after stopping SSRI, until some stabilization (before potential long-term improvement) in case of PSSD, but I didn't find any statistics on this early evolution. It could be interesting to understand.
Please comment if you think I should rephrase questions or statistics are available.
Please post your story: SSRI you took, how long, when did the symptoms arise, etc.

Me (short version) :
Mainly Escitalopram, 1 year. I stopped as soon as I lost my libido. Libido has not come back yet and anhedonia arose after one month.
Escitalopram, 10mg/day, Jan-May 2019. Fluoxetine, May-Sept 2019. Mirtazapine 7,5mg/day, November 2019-January 2020. Escitalopram, 5mg/day, Feb-May 2020.
Symptoms: sexual & emotional numbness
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I had absolutely no issues while taking the ssri, but I quit cold turkey. At first nothing, but within two weeks I was basically impotent, numb and no sex drive. Been like that a year.
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Re: Early evolution of your PSSD

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I am quite surprised to have so many views (+100) and so few answers...
Are there lots of reader who doesn't suffer from PSSD? Or do they find my poll uninteresting?
Escitalopram, 10mg/day, Jan-May 2019. Fluoxetine, May-Sept 2019. Mirtazapine 7,5mg/day, November 2019-January 2020. Escitalopram, 5mg/day, Feb-May 2020.
Symptoms: sexual & emotional numbness
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Re: Early evolution of your PSSD

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Hey Thomas,
You can find those user's stories in the Intro thread. Long term sufferers like my self don't remember in detail history data to answer your questions.
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Re: Early evolution of your PSSD

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Markc1113 wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:06 am I had absolutely no issues while taking the ssri, but I quit cold turkey. At first nothing, but within two weeks I was basically impotent, numb and no sex drive. Been like that a year.
So it should be a discontinuation syndrome rather than a PSSD, don't you think? It's more common and well documented, but it could last years, too.
Escitalopram, 10mg/day, Jan-May 2019. Fluoxetine, May-Sept 2019. Mirtazapine 7,5mg/day, November 2019-January 2020. Escitalopram, 5mg/day, Feb-May 2020.
Symptoms: sexual & emotional numbness
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Re: Early evolution of your PSSD

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Thomas wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 4:34 pm
Markc1113 wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:06 am I had absolutely no issues while taking the ssri, but I quit cold turkey. At first nothing, but within two weeks I was basically impotent, numb and no sex drive. Been like that a year.
So it should be a discontinuation syndrome rather than a PSSD, don't you think? It's more common and well documented, but it could last years, too.
Maybe so, honestly one could argue they are one in the same. I’ve always been under the belief that pssd is part of a discontinuation syndrome since even those that have symptoms on the drug get much worse after stopping
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Nevertheless it’s a problem that is not so far going away on its own. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope that I get back to normal. After a year though I am finding myself to be more inpatient..
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Re: Early evolution of your PSSD

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Thomas wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:11 pm I am quite surprised to have so many views (+100) and so few answers...
Are there lots of reader who doesn't suffer from PSSD? Or do they find my poll uninteresting?
Your poll doesn't show enough options.
You need. Got better and almost got better
Sertraline 2018-2019
Fluoxetine November 2020
Symptoms low libido and ED
also muted emotions
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