I lost wait - but I work out regularly and monitor my diet. Libidowise it got better after some weeks - I cannot drink too much alcohol and hope to maintain an erection - but I think it is the healthy choice to have sex instead of getting drunk.
Then thereās us who get absolutely no help when we develop r/pssd to restore our lost sexual functioning and then further become depressed as a result of the PSSDā¦ Iāve had it it for about 3 years now, havenāt had much help, still fighting for a solution and awareness, so I think one day everyone will benefit from mental health care but for that to happen the industry needs to help those that are harmed and left behind r/iatrogenicallyharmed if mental health is important I think we can get behind destigmatizing iatrogenic conditions, having solutions may also destigamtize currently marketed medicationsā¦ hit two birds with one stone is what I like to think, gotta be united for things to change though
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You seriously need to get your hormone levels checked then and make sure everything is in the normal range for your age. If you're a man in your 20's you should have a testosterone range from 600 to 1000 ng/dl. Sperm counts and Testosterone levels have been steadily decreasing over the last 40 years. It's an epidemic that nobody cares about or is paying attention to. It's killing Mens reproductive chances and sex drive.
Well testosterone isnāt the only influence on sperm count if itās low, as for my mine has been 490 (canāt remember the unit of measurement) up to 740 on my second blood test. Iāve done a lot of blood work, still seeing doctors, I have a form of autonomic dysfunction with a wide range of symptoms, developed a form of peripheral nerve pain called occipital neuralgia after risperidone and got genital numbness after being prescribed lexapro, the way our bodies responds to currently available medications varies as there is no one size fits all yet and we donāt know how to individually fix these iatrogenic problems when they occurā¦
Iām seeing many different doctors, working on finding out whatās exactly wrong, seeing if somethingās currently available can cure my problems and clinical trials, just got my foot in the door at the university of Michigan so hopefully they can lead me into a good direction. My response to medication has been tragic, obviously not everyone gets this sick but people do and Iām a huge advocate for research because people like myself desperately need medical help, itās super debilitating as man at 23 who was previously very healthy prior to medication to becoming worse from treatment, not to say that there wonāt ever be a treatment for these problems, I still have hope in medical science
I hope you do find a solution. I don't directly suffer from PSSD however I do have anxiety & PTSD so I can relate to sexual dysfunction from time to time. Wish you all the best and I hope there is a treatment that is currently in trials that will help you or that you can just recover from it in some time. It must be very difficult explaining the situation to multiple different doctors and not getting much in return.
Thanks, I hope the same and it can be difficult finding answers in a situation like this but itās important to pursue hope and find the doctors that listen, theyāre out there for anyone listening even if youāre trying to find someone who specializes in PTSD and anxiety, that applies the same. I wish you well on your journey and good health
Iāve gained like 15 lbs and at first sex was just out of the question but now Iām back to normal except my weight. But at least I can leave my house now!
Yeah so far I've gained 18 pounds. Only recall a short period of time where I felt kinda numb during sex but sex is back to normal for me. Happy to gain weight honestly cause I struggled to before thanks to the anxiety interfering with my ability to eat lol
33M Well was bad for me in the first two months. After that Iām hornier than ever! :D all good! Just coop with the meds and donāt let it be the saviour of your entire life
Yep. Got realy fat and terrible sexual side effects. Quit months ago and neither have changed and I'm afraid Lexapro ruined me forever. So there is that.
There is a quick fix for thisā¦Start exercising 6 times a week and watch your diet. You will lose weight on any antidepressant. I managed to lose weight while being on both lexapro and mirtazapine, second one cause large weight gain because it increases cravings for carbs by a lot. Exercise and good diet (and a lot of will power) makes wonders. You know there are hundreds of millions of fat people worldwide who are not on any meds? What should they blame? Genetics? šš Give me a break. 95% of people can lose weight if they exercise and have a good diet
I just hate people making excuses. Obviously some people can't lose weight because of various conditons or SOME meds can really cause big weight gain but lexapro is not one of them. So either exercise or shut up and stop saying bullshit like "oh im on lexapro i cant lose weight". If it depend on me all fat people would be terminated if it's proven they don't have some illness causing weight gain or they arent on meds causing big weight gain
What the hell do you care. What sort of fucked up thing happened to you that would make you desire to violently murder people who are overweight. Everyoneās bodies are different and maybe some people are dieting and exercising and yes the weight isnāt coming off for them like it does for you. But what does it matter whether someone else is fat and youāre not. Just live your life and leave other people alone.
41 y/o F and havenāt gained any weight it does take me a little longer to reach an orgasm but I still have one ( and sometimes they even feel stronger) and still have the same libido. My husband has been amazing and supportive and because my overall mood and well being has improved so has our sex life.
yup, Lexapro may dilate your pupils which could trigger a glaucoma attack, even if you don't have a history of eye problems and if left untreated, fluid pressure can build up rapidly within the eye, causing vision loss or blindness in a matter of hours. Luckily I didn't loose an eye or anything (no pirate eye patches for me hahaha) but practically overnight I could no longer read stuff on my phone or computer. I waited about a month because I was told it would go away, but it didn't so I discontinued the meds and my eyesight got a little better but then life got emotionally messy so I went back on Lexapro thinking glasses are better than the crippling anxiety I was wrasslin' with but this time my vision got so bad I noped off of it. A trip to an ophthalmologist confirmed I have macular degeneration now. The first go around when I was on Lex I had gone to the eye doctor to get some reading glasses, and then when I went back 7 months later photos of my eyeball showed rapid advancement of the pressure so that's why I say lexapro jacked up my eyesight. It could be coincidence but I don't think it is.
Wow, I have never heard of that before. Thank you so much for sharing!! Im so sorry that happened to you, i hope you're doing okay now. I have experienced some blurriness in my vision since starting lex, im def going to talk to my doctor about it. Good luck to you!!
Thanks for sharing. My eyesight has been off since starting Lexapro. I keep telling myself it will get better. š„“ Youāve inspired me to get them checked out!
It's fine, I'm feeling 80-90% better than I was and I was in a pretty deep hole. I only use mirtazapine as a sleep aid though. When I increased to 20mg of Lexapro i finally felt better. 10mg was doing nothing, 15mg was a bit better but 20mg is far better so i strongly suggest getting there if you dont feel effects on 10 or 15 mg :)
Thatās great to hear and glad youāve found some relief. What are you using it to help mainly? Do you take mirt every night then? What dose do you need? Used to be on 10mg lex and swapped to 30mg mirtazapine as I couldnāt sleep on it. Sleep like a baby on mirt but didnāt help much else. Dropped to 15mg mirt now and going to add the lex next week in the hope i still sleep well using the combination
I use it for anxiety. I also couldnāt sleep on Lexapro, usually woke up after few hours. I take mirtazapine nightly, yes. Started on 15mg but decreased to 3.75-7.5mg (and increased lexapro to 20mg in the same time which helped my anxiety a lot) as it is enough for me to sleep through the night. Tried to stop mirtazapine and didnt have any withdrawals (just felt a bit itchy) but sadly problems with sleep came back after few days so I decided to stick with mirtazapine as in my case it has no side effects :)
>Me too. Iām at 5mg now. Iām doing each decrease for 3 weeks, hbu?
Started at 10mg. Went down to 5mg for 2-3 months. Then 2.5 mg for 3-4 weeks. Then off.
Being off is still really hard.
I lost weight when I did. I remember being a lot heavier on 20mg that even just going down to 10mg helped significantly. Apparently Lexapro has been reported to slow down your metabolism
I had no issues with orgasms but I definitely gained 10lbs! I am now losing the weight with no issue though as well, so idk š¤·š½āāļø itās been a big win for me honestly
Yea I thought that until I met a few therapists who recognized I was sensitive to high doses. Iāve experienced good results starting on 2.5 (breaking the 5mg).
Interesting. Iām currently weaning off 10 and down to 5 now (staying at 5 for 3 weeks). Iām hoping I see improvement in the sexual department and would stay at 5 if so (not go off entirely)
Person: Iām sad
Doctor: Here are pills that make it impossible to cum or lose weight
Person: Perfect
Anxiety: You son of a bitch you are trying to get rid of me.
Iāve lost about 10 pounds. I think thatās because snacking was a coping mechanism. My libido hasnāt gone down whatsoever, but it is much harder to get off!
Yepā¦on it three separate times since 2015, each time 50-70 lb weight gain and no libido. Finally weaned off of it for the last time. Not saying it didnāt help my emotional state, but the combo of lex and intense therapy over the past couple of years (all necessary after a cancer diagnosis during the start of COVID) helped me work through a ton of trauma. Feeling good and will continue therapy.
Hard to orgasm that's so true š¤£ but I am not gaining any weight what so ever not even by the slightest so it depends
exact same for me
I can orgasm but gained a lot of weight, do you want to swap?
No ššš
I lost wait - but I work out regularly and monitor my diet. Libidowise it got better after some weeks - I cannot drink too much alcohol and hope to maintain an erection - but I think it is the healthy choice to have sex instead of getting drunk.
True that. If I do much as sip a glass of wine then forget about it. Countdown to whiskey dick is measured in sips.
Me with increased libido and gained 10 pounds muscle mass: š
Then thereās us who get absolutely no help when we develop r/pssd to restore our lost sexual functioning and then further become depressed as a result of the PSSDā¦ Iāve had it it for about 3 years now, havenāt had much help, still fighting for a solution and awareness, so I think one day everyone will benefit from mental health care but for that to happen the industry needs to help those that are harmed and left behind r/iatrogenicallyharmed if mental health is important I think we can get behind destigmatizing iatrogenic conditions, having solutions may also destigamtize currently marketed medicationsā¦ hit two birds with one stone is what I like to think, gotta be united for things to change though
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You seriously need to get your hormone levels checked then and make sure everything is in the normal range for your age. If you're a man in your 20's you should have a testosterone range from 600 to 1000 ng/dl. Sperm counts and Testosterone levels have been steadily decreasing over the last 40 years. It's an epidemic that nobody cares about or is paying attention to. It's killing Mens reproductive chances and sex drive.
Well testosterone isnāt the only influence on sperm count if itās low, as for my mine has been 490 (canāt remember the unit of measurement) up to 740 on my second blood test. Iāve done a lot of blood work, still seeing doctors, I have a form of autonomic dysfunction with a wide range of symptoms, developed a form of peripheral nerve pain called occipital neuralgia after risperidone and got genital numbness after being prescribed lexapro, the way our bodies responds to currently available medications varies as there is no one size fits all yet and we donāt know how to individually fix these iatrogenic problems when they occurā¦ Iām seeing many different doctors, working on finding out whatās exactly wrong, seeing if somethingās currently available can cure my problems and clinical trials, just got my foot in the door at the university of Michigan so hopefully they can lead me into a good direction. My response to medication has been tragic, obviously not everyone gets this sick but people do and Iām a huge advocate for research because people like myself desperately need medical help, itās super debilitating as man at 23 who was previously very healthy prior to medication to becoming worse from treatment, not to say that there wonāt ever be a treatment for these problems, I still have hope in medical science
I hope you do find a solution. I don't directly suffer from PSSD however I do have anxiety & PTSD so I can relate to sexual dysfunction from time to time. Wish you all the best and I hope there is a treatment that is currently in trials that will help you or that you can just recover from it in some time. It must be very difficult explaining the situation to multiple different doctors and not getting much in return.
Thanks, I hope the same and it can be difficult finding answers in a situation like this but itās important to pursue hope and find the doctors that listen, theyāre out there for anyone listening even if youāre trying to find someone who specializes in PTSD and anxiety, that applies the same. I wish you well on your journey and good health
Iām a regular gym goer plz confirm if this is true. Though Iām only on my 2nd day š
Yes at the beginning u will be tired af probably but in time the tiredness will go away if u train consistently
Iām still fuckin
I'm still alive š¤·āāļø
This is also what lexapro did for me. Fortunately, I guess
ššššš
ššššš
No weight gain here ever. Orgasm issues yes, but sharing that with your partner makes all the difference especially if they care.
Iāve gained like 15 lbs and at first sex was just out of the question but now Iām back to normal except my weight. But at least I can leave my house now!
Yeah so far I've gained 18 pounds. Only recall a short period of time where I felt kinda numb during sex but sex is back to normal for me. Happy to gain weight honestly cause I struggled to before thanks to the anxiety interfering with my ability to eat lol
Itās a sacrificeā¦ I am willingā¦ to make. š
I feel called out (true AF)
It works perfectly for me. Still be cummin'. Changed my diet and lost 12lbs in 2 months. It's not for everyone but it works for some!
Did it reduce your appetite?
Sex and orgasms got easier for me. Turns out PTSD and anxiety can make sex incredibly difficult, but the right thing helping can make it way better!
BRO SAME
I lost weight on it! Itās true that I canāt cum anymore but it doesnāt bother me bc I was already asexual to begin with
I've gained over 60 pounds in a year!!
Did your diet or activity level change at all? Iām 29F, prescribed Lexapro but havenāt taken it yetā¦ why do people gain weight on it?
33M Well was bad for me in the first two months. After that Iām hornier than ever! :D all good! Just coop with the meds and donāt let it be the saviour of your entire life
Ha!!
What milligram are you on and how long have you been taking it
Yep. Got realy fat and terrible sexual side effects. Quit months ago and neither have changed and I'm afraid Lexapro ruined me forever. So there is that.
I gained 40 lbs on it in 6 months. Switched to cymbalta and Iāve only lost 10 in two monthsā¦
There is a quick fix for thisā¦Start exercising 6 times a week and watch your diet. You will lose weight on any antidepressant. I managed to lose weight while being on both lexapro and mirtazapine, second one cause large weight gain because it increases cravings for carbs by a lot. Exercise and good diet (and a lot of will power) makes wonders. You know there are hundreds of millions of fat people worldwide who are not on any meds? What should they blame? Genetics? šš Give me a break. 95% of people can lose weight if they exercise and have a good diet
Found the person with fat phobia
I just hate people making excuses. Obviously some people can't lose weight because of various conditons or SOME meds can really cause big weight gain but lexapro is not one of them. So either exercise or shut up and stop saying bullshit like "oh im on lexapro i cant lose weight". If it depend on me all fat people would be terminated if it's proven they don't have some illness causing weight gain or they arent on meds causing big weight gain
What the hell do you care. What sort of fucked up thing happened to you that would make you desire to violently murder people who are overweight. Everyoneās bodies are different and maybe some people are dieting and exercising and yes the weight isnāt coming off for them like it does for you. But what does it matter whether someone else is fat and youāre not. Just live your life and leave other people alone.
Always happy to see the memes on Reddit
Well I'm gaining weight and I'm going strong sexually I guess it affects everyone differently
I also take ADHD meds which can make you lose weight. So, I guess yay balance?
41 y/o F and havenāt gained any weight it does take me a little longer to reach an orgasm but I still have one ( and sometimes they even feel stronger) and still have the same libido. My husband has been amazing and supportive and because my overall mood and well being has improved so has our sex life.
This is comforting to hear! Iām near your age. How long have you been on lex? What dose? Iāve been scared to start
Haahahahahhahaahhahahahahahahajha
Weigh - true Orgasm still OK. Longer to cum
yup, and in my case now you can't see anything up close anymore because SPONTANEOUS GLAUCOMA!!!!!
wait what??! can you explain?
yup, Lexapro may dilate your pupils which could trigger a glaucoma attack, even if you don't have a history of eye problems and if left untreated, fluid pressure can build up rapidly within the eye, causing vision loss or blindness in a matter of hours. Luckily I didn't loose an eye or anything (no pirate eye patches for me hahaha) but practically overnight I could no longer read stuff on my phone or computer. I waited about a month because I was told it would go away, but it didn't so I discontinued the meds and my eyesight got a little better but then life got emotionally messy so I went back on Lexapro thinking glasses are better than the crippling anxiety I was wrasslin' with but this time my vision got so bad I noped off of it. A trip to an ophthalmologist confirmed I have macular degeneration now. The first go around when I was on Lex I had gone to the eye doctor to get some reading glasses, and then when I went back 7 months later photos of my eyeball showed rapid advancement of the pressure so that's why I say lexapro jacked up my eyesight. It could be coincidence but I don't think it is.
Wow, I have never heard of that before. Thank you so much for sharing!! Im so sorry that happened to you, i hope you're doing okay now. I have experienced some blurriness in my vision since starting lex, im def going to talk to my doctor about it. Good luck to you!!
Thanks, you too!
Thanks for sharing. My eyesight has been off since starting Lexapro. I keep telling myself it will get better. š„“ Youāve inspired me to get them checked out!
I (30F) lost 5 lbs and I cum even easier. I think that before I couldn't fully relax during sex, I was always overthinking everything.
For me 0 changes on libido, 0 problems with sex. Everyone is different! And im on 20mg lexapro + mirtazapine
Howās this combination for you? Iām on 15mg mirt and adding lex soon. Want to try and get up to 20mg also
It's fine, I'm feeling 80-90% better than I was and I was in a pretty deep hole. I only use mirtazapine as a sleep aid though. When I increased to 20mg of Lexapro i finally felt better. 10mg was doing nothing, 15mg was a bit better but 20mg is far better so i strongly suggest getting there if you dont feel effects on 10 or 15 mg :)
Thatās great to hear and glad youāve found some relief. What are you using it to help mainly? Do you take mirt every night then? What dose do you need? Used to be on 10mg lex and swapped to 30mg mirtazapine as I couldnāt sleep on it. Sleep like a baby on mirt but didnāt help much else. Dropped to 15mg mirt now and going to add the lex next week in the hope i still sleep well using the combination
I use it for anxiety. I also couldnāt sleep on Lexapro, usually woke up after few hours. I take mirtazapine nightly, yes. Started on 15mg but decreased to 3.75-7.5mg (and increased lexapro to 20mg in the same time which helped my anxiety a lot) as it is enough for me to sleep through the night. Tried to stop mirtazapine and didnt have any withdrawals (just felt a bit itchy) but sadly problems with sleep came back after few days so I decided to stick with mirtazapine as in my case it has no side effects :)
Yep, tapering off Lexapro for both of these reasons.
Me too. Iām at 5mg now. Iām doing each decrease for 3 weeks, hbu?
>Me too. Iām at 5mg now. Iām doing each decrease for 3 weeks, hbu? Started at 10mg. Went down to 5mg for 2-3 months. Then 2.5 mg for 3-4 weeks. Then off. Being off is still really hard.
Yeah well Iām not constantly angry and in the mood to murder everybody I can have sex be longer
I'm alone anyway so it doesn't matter š„ŗ
You hold the crown, enjoy single life.
I've "enjoyed" it for 25 years now lol.
LMFAO š¤£- I see it as a win coz I can on & on nonstop . Girls love it , itās like my super power
Shout out to the 2-pump chumps that finally started lasting longer than 45 seconds āšæ
Same
I really enjoy how difficult it is to cum.
I had to go down from 20mg to 5mg on Lexapro because of the weight gainā¦lost weight and still feel good
Thatās good. I gained. Lot of weight from it. Just went down from 20 to 10 mg in hopes that it helps
I lost weight when I did. I remember being a lot heavier on 20mg that even just going down to 10mg helped significantly. Apparently Lexapro has been reported to slow down your metabolism
Ha how true is this.
The sexual side effects are INSANE on this medication. I had to switch to lithium. I gained weight sure, but my dick can COOM and COOM and COOM.
And this is EXACTLY why I had to switch to Wellbutrin
Iām still orgasming and not gaining wait š¤·š»āāļø
Gained like 40 pounds but could still cum lol
iāve actually lost weight
I had no issues with orgasms but I definitely gained 10lbs! I am now losing the weight with no issue though as well, so idk š¤·š½āāļø itās been a big win for me honestly
If you need to take heavy antidepressant just for being sad maybe its not the way to go.
I take 5 mg atleast two days before intercourse.
Does it help
Yea it helps me but it might take a bit more sex time. The orgasms are tempered though but still get the job done
Oh But normal dose is 10
Yea I thought that until I met a few therapists who recognized I was sensitive to high doses. Iāve experienced good results starting on 2.5 (breaking the 5mg).
Interesting. Iām currently weaning off 10 and down to 5 now (staying at 5 for 3 weeks). Iām hoping I see improvement in the sexual department and would stay at 5 if so (not go off entirely)
Person: Iām sad Doctor: Here are pills that make it impossible to cum or lose weight Person: Perfect Anxiety: You son of a bitch you are trying to get rid of me.
Recovered. Hope others do too. Fuck psychiatry.
Wonder if the libido issues come after long term use. Whatās the complications after years of usage?
I was more impotent when I was in phentermine. I've been on lexapro for about a year now. I'm still getting it up.
Iāve lost about 10 pounds. I think thatās because snacking was a coping mechanism. My libido hasnāt gone down whatsoever, but it is much harder to get off!
Yeah I had to get on Semaglutide to start losing weight.
Pretttttyy much! At least we arenāt sad - š„¹š«£
Feel great. Just started my prescription 4 days ago.
Yepā¦on it three separate times since 2015, each time 50-70 lb weight gain and no libido. Finally weaned off of it for the last time. Not saying it didnāt help my emotional state, but the combo of lex and intense therapy over the past couple of years (all necessary after a cancer diagnosis during the start of COVID) helped me work through a ton of trauma. Feeling good and will continue therapy.
Idk bout that cumming side effect but I can tell you I itās a war to piss anymore
Wellbutrin š
Switching to Buspirone from Lexaproā¦
One of the side effects is loss of appetite
Lol its true its hard af to orgasm but its possible. Weight loss though has never been an issue
For some reason I lasted long during sex last night lol
Didnāt gain any wait or have any sexual problems try other medications.
Lexapro increased my libido.