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Is there other large PSSD forums on the internet?
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:04 pm
by lepardglass
I only know of this and r/PSSD on reddit. It seems every time i visit there are less and less people. Where are all the people with PSSD?
Surely there are more PSSD sufferers than ever who have an internet connection.. I get that google and other big tech companies work with big pharma to give these forums the least exposure possible, but still...I remember 15 years ago it was much more active.
Re: Is there other large PSSD forums on the internet?
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:09 pm
by arahant
lepardglass wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:04 pm
I only know of this and r/PSSD on reddit. It seems every time i visit there are less and less people. Where are all the people with PSSD?
Surely there are more PSSD sufferers than ever who have an internet connection.. I get that google and other big tech companies work with big pharma to give these forums the least exposure possible, but still...I remember 15 years ago it was much more active.
You might be wrong, contrary to your beliefs of Google/big pharma conspiracy "hiding exposure", the pssd reddit has grown a lot recently.
Re: Is there other large PSSD forums on the internet?
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:49 pm
by GIXXER
There's a FB group, and a discord group as well
Re: Is there other large PSSD forums on the internet?
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 4:45 pm
by lepardglass
GIXXER wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:49 pm
There's a FB group, and a discord group as well
Good to know thank you. Although i doubt most people would be willing to talk about this openely on FB
Re: Is there other large PSSD forums on the internet?
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 5:00 pm
by lepardglass
arahant wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:09 pm
lepardglass wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:04 pm
I only know of this and r/PSSD on reddit. It seems every time i visit there are less and less people. Where are all the people with PSSD?
Surely there are more PSSD sufferers than ever who have an internet connection.. I get that google and other big tech companies work with big pharma to give these forums the least exposure possible, but still...I remember 15 years ago it was much more active.
You might be wrong, contrary to your beliefs of Google/big pharma conspiracy "hiding exposure", the pssd reddit has grown a lot recently.
You'd be shocked to see how much useful PSSD info and resources you could find on Google in 2010. And i wouldn't call this a conspiracy, it's just part of how you market pharmaceutical products: one part is selling the positive by advertising and another is minimizing the negatives. Both can be paid for and go into the marketing expenses in their financial statements.
Re: Is there other large PSSD forums on the internet?
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 4:58 pm
by vk13
lepardglass wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:04 pm
I only know of this and r/PSSD on reddit. It seems every time i visit there are less and less people. Where are all the people with PSSD?
Surely there are more PSSD sufferers than ever who have an internet connection.. I get that google and other big tech companies work with big pharma to give these forums the least exposure possible, but still...I remember 15 years ago it was much more active.
Sorry but my experience in reddit is not good... Many trolls and i have read many false statements and opinions there... Also rude and unreliable users...
Re: Is there other large PSSD forums on the internet?
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2022 7:25 am
by Dubya_B
lepardglass wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 5:00 pm
You'd be shocked to see how much useful PSSD info and resources you could find on Google in 2010.
You would be shocked to see how much useful info and resources you could find on Google (or search engines in general) prior to ~2020.
Welcome to near total commercialization of the internet, and good luck navigating the search algorithms to find what you are actually looking for.
It's not just a problem with PSSD and post-drug syndromes, but difficult to find information specific to about any niche topic now. This is especially true of peer-to-peer discussions on internet forums.
One positive change is that you can now find mention of PFS and PSSD in legitimate medical literature.
Re: Is there other large PSSD forums on the internet?
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 2:24 pm
by sylv
Dubya_B wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 7:25 am
lepardglass wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 5:00 pm
You'd be shocked to see how much useful PSSD info and resources you could find on Google in 2010.
You would be shocked to see how much useful info and resources you could find on Google (or search engines in general) prior to ~2020.
Welcome to near total commercialization of the internet, and good luck navigating the search algorithms to find what you are actually looking for.
It's not just a problem with PSSD and post-drug syndromes, but difficult to find information specific to about any niche topic now. This is especially true of peer-to-peer discussions on internet forums.
One positive change is that you can now find mention of PFS and PSSD in legitimate medical literature.
Not only google, but also Facebook with terrible groups and other social media without structured or even persisting content.
This is the reality, so have to be accepted as it is. The only problem is with finding the right solution
Re: Is there other large PSSD forums on the internet?
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:41 am
by sylv
BTW to an OP
This forum is a third forum dedicated to PSSD and in general a sixth specialized in the PSSD social community. Two previous forums were lost ( like for example original Sonny forum ). As a regard to social communities beside current ones there were also IRC / email list ( pre 2005 ) and Yahoo groups ( SSRIsex ).
I'm not even counting non PSSD forums and communities where PSSD was given a special attention ( Paxil Progress - deleted in very dubious circumstances )
Re: Is there other large PSSD forums on the internet?
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:45 am
by anacleta
sylv wrote: ↑Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:41 am
BTW to an OP
This forum is a third forum dedicated to PSSD and in general a sixth specialized in the PSSD social community. Two previous forums were lost ( like for example original Sonny forum ). As a regard to social communities beside current ones there were also IRC / email list ( pre 2005 ) and Yahoo groups ( SSRIsex ).
I'm not even counting non PSSD forums and communities where PSSD was given a special attention ( Paxil Progress - deleted in very dubious circumstances )
I was present at the hasty and dubious closure of paxilprogress... mysteries...