What can I expect from taking viagra for the first time? I have ED from SSRI and anxiety. Is there a chance it won't work? or that my erection will go away when I put on a condom? Will it give constant erections or just when I'm turned on?
>>18282716
It'll give you a raging boner until the effect wears off ..
>>18282716
It's so strange that the doctor never, ever tells you that it makes your dick soft for years after you stop taking the antidepressants. We should be starting class action lawsuits over these poisons.
>>18283079
It is better to be happy boy with broken dick than
>suicided boy
>mad boy locked in mental ward
>boy who cant even leave his house / talk to people
It is all about compromises and life quality. If the doctor could tell you
>dude, just be normal
they wouldnt be giving these happy pills out.
>>18283115
I'm on Bupropion, which seems to have partially fixed the ED (I used to be on Sertraline, which was essentially poison, felt like I was withdrawing from heroin when getting off it and the effects continued for 2 years.)
Consider bupropion. It's a non-SSRI and I've seen lots of other people than me give success stories with it.
>>18283079
>>18282716
Seriously, they fucked us over big-time.
>>18283115
The thing is, SSRI's havent helped me with any of those. Not Op btw. But I still had anxiety, I still felt suicidal and depressed at times. I just felt more numb. The thing that did help is me trying to take initiatives to fix the root causes of my depression and anxiety.
>>18283184
>>18283124
Thing is guys, I'm able to get hard when masturbating. Maybe it isn't the SSRIs and just performance anxiety? Still zoloft has definitely killed my sex drive. It has helped my mental health though
>>18283190
Zoloft made me unable to get an erection even while masturbating.
>>18283184
Same here. I was unable to feel emotions while on SSRIs. Didn't feel like I was happy, only felt like my brain was getting fucked with by a chemical that would limit all systems.
After stopping Zoloft, I started tearing up even from soundtracks. I was emotionally oversensitive, like a girl on her period.
>>18283079
>>18282716
Seriously, they fucked us over big-time.
>>18283115
The thing is, SSRI's havent helped me with any of those. Not Op btw. But I still had anxiety, I still felt suicidal and depressed at times. I just felt more numb. The thing that did help is me trying to take initiatives to fix the root causes of my depression and anxiety.
>>18283184
>fix the root causes
Of course fixing problems is always better than taking happy pills. But the hard fact is that majority of mental patients are often unable or too lazy / meak to solve their problems.
And the pills are often the only short term solution they have to offer you. And everybody reacts different to these pills. If it is not working, you have to grab your ass and go talk to doctor to try another type. But i admit, when you are depressed, even forcing yourself to go to doc to tell him that pills are not working is hard.
>>18283246
>But the hard fact is that majority of mental patients are often unable or too lazy / meak to solve their problems.
I wouldn't say lazy or meek, simply that they are unaware or overwhelmed. Deep insight and retrospection into one's mental state and personality is hardly an easy thing to reach, especially when someone is alone and they have their negative emotions and thoughts clouding their mind. I feel it would be better if they're guided through it by someone and are given the necessary steps to work to this goal on their own initiative. Nobody WANTS to suffer, but sometimes they just don't know of any alternatives. It took me years to reach this conclusion, even then it is easy to lose sight of things. But I know I am on the right track, and I'm getting the necessary professional help to work on these things.
>>18283278
I suppose, getting a clear frame of mind over your depression and anxiety is sort of like taking a load of acid accidentally and trying to fully understand and control the fact that you're tripping balls. Your very own perception of the world around and yourself is affected, trying to steer yourself straight is impossible when your rudder is working against you.