Posted by lauren12345 on December 24, 2002, at 22:58:38
In reply to Re: I'm scared that I'm ruining myself with meds, posted by sjb on December 22, 2002, at 7:27:32
I took Zoloft for about a year and had those "sexual side effects" they speak of. I didnt think about or want sex at all. I couldnt even be touched it was so unbearable. ( when i say touched, hugs were even disgusting to me) I could not orgasm and sex seemed like a task.
I take Buspar now and my libido is back. All "sexual side effects" are gone, which is a very good thing. I am still wary of these medicines though. Zoloft was a horrible drug that did more harm than good for me, and Buspar is doing what I need it to except it makes me fall asleep.i am also afraid that these medications are addictive. The manufacturers say that they arent and that they dont contain addictive substances, but I did some research. They change the way your brain secretes and responds to chemicals such as Dopamine and Seratonin. Some meds increase these chemicals artificially which may help Depression and Anxiety temporarily, but the body adapts and eventually becomes desensitized to the higher levels of these chemicals. Which in turn means that more drugs are needed. The body begins to need the excess chemicals to be happy or calm, etc. This means that trying to get off of meds will be really hard and if you stay on them you will just need more and more to achieve the same results.
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