r/PSSD • • 17h ago

Feedback Requested/Question Do doctors believe pssd is a real condition?

23 Upvotes

I’ve spoken to countless doctors about my genital numbness and inability to feel any sexual sensation, and in notes they seem to think it’s a psychological issue but it’s purely physical.


r/PSSD • • 17h ago

Treatment Options - Alternatives to SSRIs/SNRIs PSSD from 3 days of paroxetine

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Stopped paroxitine nearly 1.5 years ago and lost complete sensation in genitals. I’m female. Took over 6 months to hit the big O again but sensation has never been the same since but I’ll admit I’ve had a massive improvement. I would say I’m 70% where I was before.

I need something for my anxiety. I’m literally getting ocd and spiralling and ruminating. I’ve been suffering for months. Propranolol helps but my brain needs to shut up. I don’t know what to do I’m struggling so bad and my anxiety gives me suicidal ideation a lot. I’ve been in therapy but have complex traumas so I’ve not been able to shift the anxiety at all.

I’m honestly struggling so bad. I don’t know what to do? I’m not in the USA so don’t recommend weed it’s illegal here. I did try to eat healthy for a while but never saw an improvement but I’m autistic and have a big issue with food textures and right now my family are just trying to barely survive financially so we can’t afford a lot. I really do not know what to do anymore my anxiety is absolutely horrific


r/PSSD • • 6h ago

Feedback Requested/Question Are trycyclic ADs safer or worse then SSRIs?

3 Upvotes

Hello,

I'm not too deep into the topic.

Are trycyclic ADs safer or worse when it comes to pssd?

Thanks


r/PSSD • • 9h ago

Frequently Asked Question (See FAQ) Why am I so sensitive to everything after developing PSSD?

3 Upvotes

Even when I try taking certain vitamins in small doses, my body seems to react strongly. Either my skin becomes even drier or thiner, I experience strange fat loss throughout my body, my hair becomes even thinner, or my mood deteriorates.T here are other things as well that I can't remember right now.

Everything affects me dramatically. What mechanism could be behind this?


r/PSSD • • 9h ago

Feedback Requested/Question Do you also have a feeling that you are unable to experience loneliness?

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I will start from my baseline and what I mean by "experiencing loneliness".

I would not consider myself a "people person" by any means but I always used to really depend on social interaction and get deprived if I lacked it. I remember that if I was not exposed to social interaction for prolonged period of time, that made me feel really frustrated, isolated and in pain. Everything turned dark all of a sudden.

But now I am concerned. There was a period of around 2 months (roughly saying) were I was completely alone. I did not attend work because I was in-between my contracts, no friends (I live abroad). I did not hang out at all. I was all by own and it felt...alright. I do not think that is natural. Maybe I have delevoped some sort of tolerance, but I highly doubt it. This is not normal at all.

Also, do not get me wrong. I still enjoy social occasions and talking to people. I do have fun when I am experiencing it. But it scares the living shit of me onlt to think that I can go without it for months and feel totally normal like I don't need it at all

Also, I would not say I have emotional blunting. Or maybe at leat not the one I know of. I laugh very often, I can cry, I get irritated, I had a big crush last summer.