Benzodiazepine improvements

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Benzodiazepine improvements

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Hi, I haven't read much about benzodiazepines in here, so I wanted to report my own experience, if this could help some people.

Short background (see my story for detailed background): I stopped SSRIs in May 2020, got mild PSSD... until I discovered PSSD. Since then, my PSSD has swung between this state (I call it my "PSSD baseline") and a much lower. I really think these "swings" are due to mood (anxiety/depression) and/or health (sleep, diet) factors.
It is like PSSD lowered my sexual function, making it much more sensitive to mood and health (before, my libido was rock hard, any time, any mood)

I have been taking a somehow low dose of oxazepam (10mg) since this week-end, in order to cope with my sleep issues, and like previous time in September, it brought me quite immediately (after a few days) up to my PSSD baseline: reduced numbness, increased flaccid size (normal size), increased (but still low) libido, no ED, etc.

From my experience, I think benzo would be a good way to fix some symptoms due to anxiety and leave only symptoms due to something else (iatrogenic, depression, etc.). Besides, it looks like a "low risk" experiment, if short-term.

It could be interesting to share experiences.
Escitalopram, 10mg/day, Jan-May 2019. Fluoxetine, May-Sept 2019. Mirtazapine 7,5mg/day, November 2019-January 2020. Escitalopram, 5mg/day, Feb-May 2020.
Symptoms: sexual & emotional numbness
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No... I believe a beta blocker is better for your strategy.

Benzos will slow every pathway down. They are known to slightly reduce libido, and arousal and delay and mute orgasm a little.

Propranolol only blocks beta adrenergic receptors, and it crosses the BBB. So you cancel the effect of high adrenaline/noradrénaline
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Normally benzodiazepines relax and sometimes can low the libido.
But for people with anxiety/ stress it can help.
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tonyareias wrote: Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:36 pm Normally benzodiazepines relax and sometimes can low the libido.
But for people with anxiety/ stress it can help.
Hi Thomas,
Do you still take some benzo?
How is it like today?
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benzos reduce my libido, but then the next morning there is some kind of rebound effect going on where I get morning wood, weird
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borisz_30 wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:39 pm Do you still take some benzo?
How is it like today?
No, I took them only twice, for a few days, when I was a zombie due to lack of sleep.
I have been more or less around my baseline for some months, with hydroxyzine for sleep.
Escitalopram, 10mg/day, Jan-May 2019. Fluoxetine, May-Sept 2019. Mirtazapine 7,5mg/day, November 2019-January 2020. Escitalopram, 5mg/day, Feb-May 2020.
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BlackCat wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:34 am benzos reduce my libido, but then the next morning there is some kind of rebound effect going on where I get morning wood, weird
Not that weird, anxiolytic effect can last a bit
Escitalopram, 10mg/day, Jan-May 2019. Fluoxetine, May-Sept 2019. Mirtazapine 7,5mg/day, November 2019-January 2020. Escitalopram, 5mg/day, Feb-May 2020.
Symptoms: sexual & emotional numbness
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If your sexual problem comes from anxiety benzos can help.
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I don’t really have sexual problems. My issue is I don’t feel anything (including sexually)
Escitalopram, 10mg/day, Jan-May 2019. Fluoxetine, May-Sept 2019. Mirtazapine 7,5mg/day, November 2019-January 2020. Escitalopram, 5mg/day, Feb-May 2020.
Symptoms: sexual & emotional numbness
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