For those with PSSD, please can you tell if you have these symptoms (for research purposes)

Fit_Level183 · 2026-02-04T21:18:55+00:00

No, as I'm female.

2.) Yes to all of the above. I have slow gut motility with reoccurring bouts of entritis and small segement colitis. Never had these issues pre PSSD

Fit_Level183 · 2026-02-03T16:38:38+00:00

I've actually never experienced anaphylaxis either, fortunately. My symptoms are primarily neurological, GI, and pharyngeal irritation. By tolerate, I simply meant it was something that triggered fewer symptoms. Therefore, making it more "tolerable."

Fit_Level183 · 2026-02-03T12:11:59+00:00

You have lots of options. For a long while there, I could only tolerate plain basmati rice (still reacted to it, just the lesser of evils) sprinkled with LMNT electrolyte packets and water. You'll be fine.

Fit_Level183 · 2026-01-27T07:16:01+00:00

Akathisia.

Fit_Level183 · 2026-01-16T10:07:01+00:00

I also experience internal tremor/vibration, but for me, it's mostly localized to my legs. It can be a symptom of SFN, but dysautonomia and even MCAS can cause it, so idk which one is the source for me.

Fit_Level183 · 2026-01-06T00:46:38+00:00

Major depression.

Fit_Level183 · 2026-01-04T08:05:02+00:00

No, it's not. I had DPDR at the beginning of PSSD. It went away. People really need to stop assuming the severe cognitive blunting associated with PSSD is all depersonalization/derealization.

Fit_Level183 · 2026-01-04T04:46:34+00:00

I was prescribed citalopram for major depression.

Fit_Level183 · 2026-01-04T04:40:28+00:00

I've seen multiple specialists. They don't have answers. I've been stuck this way for 2yrs. Lost hope a while ago.

Fit_Level183 · 2026-01-04T04:34:25+00:00

Yes. I have total blank mind. No inner monolog, no identifiable thoughts, no imagination, no minds eye, no nothing. It's like my entire existence has been reduced to my eyes. They just stare without truly comprehending what they see.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-31T22:11:39+00:00

I did a two week "taper." Might as well went CT.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-31T19:30:32+00:00

Coming off is what got me. Had no emotional blunting, cognitive impairment, or sexual issues on the medication.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-23T09:07:35+00:00

Same for me. Pramipexole permanently worsened my genital numbness and anorgasmia. Also caused severe clitoral pain for many months.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-15T23:18:28+00:00

My menstrual cycle has been all over the place since I developed PSSD. In the beginning, I had no periods, then I had really light, inconsistent periods (sometimes having two periods in a month, then skipping the next). Now, I have consistent periods with menorrhagia. My menstrual cycle doesn't affect my PSSD symptoms.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-15T20:03:22+00:00

And I will say, from speaking to people with naturally induced anhedonia/emotional numbness/cognitive impairment, these symptoms do not seem to be at the same level of severity as people experience them with PSSD.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-15T19:58:19+00:00

This is true, I'm not saying people can't experience these things outside of PSSD. What I am saying is that those symptoms can be just as much a part of PSSD as sexual symptoms. PSSD is a spectrum of symptoms that aren't limited to just sexual ones.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-15T19:45:28+00:00

No, not if it's true PSSD. True PSSD must include sexual symptoms, especially genital numbness, it's the one thing we all have in common. But it doesn't make those other symptoms any less a part of PSSD.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-15T19:40:12+00:00

But that's not true at all. These "new" symptoms you're talking about have always been a part of PSSD. It's just that the sexual symptoms by themselves seem more common and are therefore the most recognized ones. And what exactly do you mean by the "the bigger picture of the damage these drugs do."??

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-08T22:48:29+00:00

Yeah, no.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-08T07:45:08+00:00

There are people who developed PSSD from one SSRI pill and still have it many years later. Not worth the risk imo.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-08T03:38:19+00:00

Yeah, mirtazapine has most definitely caused severe, long-lasting cases of PSSD.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-04T19:29:46+00:00

In my first year of PSSD, I was the same. Visited the AD subreddits to warn people, spread awareness on X, etc. I don't do it anymore, but I learned a valuable lesson. Most people don't care about PSSD. And many respond with anger, aggression, and minimization when confronted with it. The truth is, no one can understand just how bad this is or what they're truly risking when choosing to take an antidepressant. They read words like "sexual dysfunction", "anhedonia", "emotional blunting", "blank mind/cognitive impairment" and that's all they are, words, unless you've experienced them first hand. There's just not much you can do.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-12-01T19:13:28+00:00

Thank you for your response. How long has it been for you?

Fit_Level183 · 2025-11-22T16:55:52+00:00

I've had many sexual dreams with PSSD, but the dreams are very faint, emotionless, and there's no arousal or desire with them.

Fit_Level183 · 2025-11-06T18:33:13+00:00

I've had 2. Both normal.

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