I'm driving myself crazy questioning my libido ATM. I think about sex a lot but because my body doesn't respond I find myself anxiously questioning whether I am thinking about sex because I want sex or whether I'm thinking about sex because I want to want sex.... I can 100% confirm that getting so a...

I have noticed a change in response to SSRIs over time, which is strange. The drug that gave me PSSD - Sertraline- I had briefly taken before as a teenager but did not experience genital numbness the first time, yet severe genital numbness the second time. Similarly, Citalopram gave me hypomania the...

So I should be feeling positive right now because I just managed to masturbate to orgasm by humping for the first time in six years and it didn't burn afterwards. But I have such a negative bias that I'm upset by suspicions that my vulva is dry and I still needed to use more direct pressure than I u...

Also, I didn't say last time, but I had a reassuring experience when I was at the physio session in that the physio was...ahem.... attractive, and I noticed. Despite the fact I was there to talk about ridiculously embarrassing things I then got that psychological tunnel vision you get when your sex ...

I have experienced an increase in clitoral sensation over the last couple of weeks to the point I am now able to masturbate the way I used to before Sertraline (a humping action without a vibrator). It is not back to normal but I had in my mind a kind of milestone of being able to feel pleasure thro...

So I first want to say that I think it's likely everyone is actually experiencing a syndrome with a multitude of different causes - I.e. many roads lead to PSSD. So I'm not suggesting this theory fits everyone. After discovering tonight that I can achieve normal sensation so long as I try to masturb...

Thanks. I've decided to pay an extortionate amount and take an 8 hour round trip to see a private ob/gyn/psychosexual consultant. I think I'm probably at the point that my despair over this and, in particular, not knowing for certain what's wrong is really harming my quality of life and it's worth t...

I saw the physio this week and I feel like we pretty much agreed my back is fine. No obvious signs of spinal involvement, but I need to have a follow up in three months to check that symptoms have fully abated. They're more worried about the loss of sensation in the bowel than anywhere else because ...

Very pleased for you and thank you for letting us know.

Did you have sexual side effects on the drug or only after? Did you have any genital numbness?

I've been reading around the forum and it seems like most people are saying their sexual symptoms began or worsened after discontinuation but my experience was that the symptoms started in the first week of taking the drug and then did not abate after discontinuing. I do not get this waves and windo...