Introduction - Covered in Bees - PSSD 1.5 years
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:54 pm
Hi,
When I first noticed symptoms of PSSD, I was quick to find forums & try to figure out what the hell was going on. I knew I couldn't trust my physician (not because he was untrustworthy, but because he was clueless and perhaps didn't want to know...). I'm now 36, and took an SNRI (Effexor XR - five years) and an SSRI (Escitalopram - the following five years). I've been off all meds since May 2014. I have posted here before, but at the time, I was all panic. I was desperately seeking advice and was ready to try just about anything.
PSSD has had a dramatic impact on my life. That said, a year and a half down the line, I no longer freak out about it like I used to. I'm not saying that you really get used to it, but you learn, eventually, to manage your feelings about it. And I have a fairly severe form of it.
I think I learned to let go after multiple visits to urologists, endocrinologists, psychiatrists & MDs all failed. You take matters into your own hands and try things out. But I am happiest when I accept the condition while I try new things to improve it. And it has taken me 1.5 years to get here.
I've learned quite a bit from checking in here and reading. I empathize with everyone - no matter where you're at. It's frustrating to no end. It's not just sexual, of course, but emotional. It impacts all areas of life.
I have been trying a few things out lately, and will post about them in the appropriate category.
Thanks to everyone on this forum.
Covered in Bees
When I first noticed symptoms of PSSD, I was quick to find forums & try to figure out what the hell was going on. I knew I couldn't trust my physician (not because he was untrustworthy, but because he was clueless and perhaps didn't want to know...). I'm now 36, and took an SNRI (Effexor XR - five years) and an SSRI (Escitalopram - the following five years). I've been off all meds since May 2014. I have posted here before, but at the time, I was all panic. I was desperately seeking advice and was ready to try just about anything.
PSSD has had a dramatic impact on my life. That said, a year and a half down the line, I no longer freak out about it like I used to. I'm not saying that you really get used to it, but you learn, eventually, to manage your feelings about it. And I have a fairly severe form of it.
I think I learned to let go after multiple visits to urologists, endocrinologists, psychiatrists & MDs all failed. You take matters into your own hands and try things out. But I am happiest when I accept the condition while I try new things to improve it. And it has taken me 1.5 years to get here.
I've learned quite a bit from checking in here and reading. I empathize with everyone - no matter where you're at. It's frustrating to no end. It's not just sexual, of course, but emotional. It impacts all areas of life.
I have been trying a few things out lately, and will post about them in the appropriate category.
Thanks to everyone on this forum.
Covered in Bees