Editorial Note: This is the fourth of five posts running over two weeks, about Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD). The first was Wikipedia Editor inserts Foot in Mouth, followed by 120 cases of PSSD, and Recovering from PSSD. I first took citalopram in November 2007, at the age of 22. I had quite bad OCD and because there was a long wait to try CBT, I was persuaded to try … [Read more...] about A PSSD Story
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Recovering from PSSD
Some weeks ago, a number of people linked to Paxil Progress got in touch. They were concerned that RxISK was putting out a message that there was no recovery from Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) and that if people got this message they might go on to commit suicide. This post tackles the issue of recovery, first by offering an account of recovery, followed by a comment and … [Read more...] about Recovering from PSSD
PSSD – One Hundred and Twenty Cases
Delete - Delete! No sooner was the original Wikipedia PSSD page restored that it attracted an extermination notice from the Wikipedia Daleks. The original page may or may not still be here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_SSRI_Sexual_Dysfunction_(PSSD). In Wikipedia Editor Inserts Foot in Mouth on Monday, we called on people to consider hosting Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, … [Read more...] about PSSD – One Hundred and Twenty Cases
Wikipedia Editor Inserts Foot in Mouth
Editorial Note: This is the first of several posts about Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) over the next two weeks on RxISK. This post coincides with the restoration of the Wikipedia PSSD Page which was taken down earlier this year. We reposted the page on RxISK and outlined the controversy surrounding its removal. The restored Wikipedia page, within 12 hours of restoration, … [Read more...] about Wikipedia Editor Inserts Foot in Mouth
Post Finasteride Syndrome: PFS
Editorial Note: Wikipedia astonishingly removed their post on Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction on January 27th (see this week's previous posts: Sexual DEATH, Wikipedia Stumbles and Wikipedia Falls). This was a huge mistake. PSSD and related conditions like Post-Finasteride and Post-Isotretinoin Syndromes are very real, probably holding the key to a number of physiological and … [Read more...] about Post Finasteride Syndrome: PFS
Wikipedia Falls: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction
Editorial Note: This is the debate among Wikipedia referees about whether the PSSD post should be retained. The lead person in having it removed goes under the nom de plume of 'Formerly 98'. It is the third post in a Post Drug Sexual Dysfunction (PDSD) series that started with Sexual Death and went on to Wikipedia Stumbles. Background to Formerly 98 I'm a scientist by … [Read more...] about Wikipedia Falls: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction
Wikipedia Stumbles: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction
Editorial Note: There was until recently a Wikipedia post on Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), which helped put this condition on the map. On January 27 it was taken down. We reproduce the original post here and in a post tomorrow we will give the debate surrounding its removal. See our main PSSD page for more information about the condition. Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction … [Read more...] about Wikipedia Stumbles: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction
Sexual Dysfunction Enduring After Treatment Halts: Sexual-DEATH
Editorial note: This post is written in the first person but there are a lot of voices in here. Wikipedia stumbles and falls Wikipedia used to host a valued page on Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), a condition which can result from the previous use of SSRI antidepressants. On January 27th this was taken down. A Post-Finasteride Syndrome page has also been taken down. … [Read more...] about Sexual Dysfunction Enduring After Treatment Halts: Sexual-DEATH
Accutane: 30 Years of Trading our Sex Lives for Clear Skin
Editorial: Bill G. Sex and skin There are an ever-increasing and disturbing number of young people claiming their sex lives have been permanently ruined from taking the acne drug, isotretinoin, commonly referred to by its former brand-name, Accutane. Often these affected young men and women, many in their teens and early 20s, cannot overcome their embarrassment to report … [Read more...] about Accutane: 30 Years of Trading our Sex Lives for Clear Skin
Treating PSSD
Editorial Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts about PSSD (Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction), with more to come. The earliest was Buried Alive, but in this recent series the first was Drugs and Sex Don't Go, followed by PSSD: If a Drug Caused Blindness and then No Sex and the City. Possible treatments In Drugs and Sex Don't Go, we outlined how the PSSD community has … [Read more...] about Treating PSSD