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Anonymous #1
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SSRI destroyed my fertility
#27115225 - 12/29/20 11:43 PM (3 years, 29 days ago) |
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I've struggled with depression for a long time and decided to take matters to my doctor. He prescribed me escitalopram and SSRI. Within 2 month my jizz started to look watery. Then it turned a yellow/brown colour compared to the usual loads i had.
I did some research and discovered this was a side effect of the drug. SSRI takes 4-6 weeks to build up in your system. Semen production is in 75-90 day cycles. This means it would take 6 weeks after quitting the drug for the levels to go down in my body. Then it would be another 3 months before semen would look normal again.
I'm a few weeks away from "things should look normal again". I will say that quantity has increased, but there is still a yellow color, and the consistency is lose and wetlike, rather than normal jizz
I jerk off every few days instead of sex, so I can take a look. I feel so much shame, fear, embarrassment. I get so anxithings won't go back to normal that usually I'll read research papers after jerking off that confirm that it SHOULD go back, just to make myself feel better.
I want to sue my doctor. I'm so angry, so upset I wasn't told this was possible. I would have kept the depression. I have one kid and I've wanted more my whole life. I feel like this is a nightmare.
The closer I get to mid January the more anxious I get that it won't go back.
Wish me luck bros
Edited by Anonymous (12/29/20 11:51 PM)
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Anonymous #2
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What specifically led you to taking the meds in the first place?
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Anonymous #1
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Anxiety was crippling me. I was going to lose my job if I didn't make a change. I struggled to get out of bed and was getting heavy into substances to try to cope with some difficult times. In my life I've frequently hit the substances hard to cope. I've also been told that I have ADHD untreated, but I'm avoiding that one for now.
The med itself worked great, I was finally able to stop making mountains out of molehills. I then went on to clean up and also do much better with work. I started a business. anxiety/depression was wrecking me. Starting a medication made those things possible and made me feel myself again.
After that I switched to wellbutrin which is working well for me. I tried to go cold turkey on the Escitalopram but suddenly anxiety was making it impossible to work. I work in management, so all the work I do has to do with solving problems, putting out fires. The job can eat you up. Yes my job made my anxiety and depression worse, but I really don't have the option for a career change. The business I started if it takes off will mean I do not have to depend on my current job, but I don't think I would quit it. I've been getting more into relationship building and business development which is my strength and I've been killing it.
Basically things are looking up.
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Anonymous #2
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Heres the reason i asked. I've been depressed most of my life but gave always managed. Lots of drug abuse when i was younger and if i had an easy way suicide was a definite possibility. I never wanted kids because of my depression, but now i have one. Great kid, always happy as a child but now as an adult has developed a serious drug problem and depression. The possibility of an overdose death is very real which would destroy me and my s.o. The reason I'm telling you this is because if you've got these issues it's quite possible that your kids will inherit them. Life is getting harder and more stressful with each passing decade which will intensify any underlying issues. It's not a great mix to be bringing a new life into. Sorry if that all came across as dickish or preachy.
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Anonymous #1
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No worries man. Honestly, I feel for you. I want you to know that as bad as it may be right now with your kid, there can be a better day. I've been at the bottom and couldn't see a way out. Where I am now is so different than that, but it's from surrounding myself with caring and helpful people. People who cared about me, and often times that wasn't family, plain and simple.... Jesus now that I say it, realizing what I went through recently, family was actually awful, it was friends, certain individuals, that cared the most about me. My mom was a big part of that.
Anyway, all that aside, my life is really good, my biggest issues tend to be managing my anxiety. When that is good, everything else is good. I actually, truth be told, have a very lucky life, and I want to share that with children. I had an awful upbringing, parents that were learning how to be caring while they were in their state of divorce or other issues
I had it bad, but friends pulled me out, taught me how to love myself, others, and now I want to share that. I want to raise children to be loving, caring, to full that joy I feel now.
I don't see the world the same, there is a ton of bad, but the good is amazing
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Anonymous #3
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please check out a good nacient iodine supplement it took away most of my anxiety and gave me my life back. and doctors are fucking evil. i know someone who went to the dr for a cold and came out on ssri and another who went in for heartburn! I personally think ssri drugs are a chemical lipotomy and should only be used if you are going to kill yourself, not thinking about it actually going to do it . get off of them the withdrawals is nasty but your body will heal and don't think dr have your best interest at hear love and respect
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