Since developing PSSD, has your anxiety lessened?

[marybanana]

I’ve seen people talk about this somewhat and want to know how common it is

[logicalscout]

Before SSRI's I had a high baseline anxiety and OCD, after developing PSSD, I have no OCD and low anxiety. SSRI's had persistent effects in reducing my anxiety, but killing my pleasure and sex drive.

[Jaxx]

No anxiety whatso-ever anymore. Think its related to cortisol/adrenalin insensitivity

[Dead]

I don't feel anxiety and i don't feel excitement. I guess we are psychopaths now.

[ErgogenicHealth]

Before SSRI's I had a high baseline anxiety and OCD, after developing PSSD, I have no OCD and low anxiety. SSRI's had persistent effects in reducing my anxiety, but killing my pleasure and sex drive.

Exactly the same as me.

[naiverat]

Nope. Now, anxiety tends to cause overstimulation/head pressure that renders me non-functional. I never had that before fluoxetine..

[AnhedonicApe]

No anxiety whatso-ever anymore. Think its related to cortisol/adrenalin insensitivity

I think it has to do more with low glutamate, or at least, the insensitivity to glutamate.

[Snake]

Before PSSD I didn't even know what anxiety is.

[jjr81]

No anxiety anymore. What a price to pay to get rid of anxiety.

[dandelion5]

My anxiety has decreased significantly, though I would definitely not say that I don't experience anxiety at all. I do, but I think it's a normal level now. My resting heart rate is lower also. It's difficult to say if my short trial of Prozac (like 12 days or so) contributed to this, or if it's because of lifestyle changes and learning better coping skills. I don't know, but now most of my anxiety revolves around the PSSD.