Posted by Tomatheus on August 25, 2010, at 22:06:24
In reply to severe depression 30 minutes after masturbation, posted by Jeroen on August 25, 2010, at 16:30:06
Jeroen,
I experience something similar (a worsening of depressive symptoms following masturbation), but for me the worsening of symptoms starts immediately after I ejaculate and lasts for roughly 24 hours. I've taken lithium in the past, and it didn't make this problem any better. Not too surprisingly, I didn't have this problem at all when I was in remission on Nardil.
A lot of people say that masturbation is harmless, but I haven't personally found that to be true. It can and does make my depression worse. And I don't think that this is a guilt/shame issue because 1) I don't typically feel guilty immediately after I masturbate, and 2) I didn't have the problem of feeling more depressed after masturbation when I was on Nardil. That's just me, though.
I don't really know how to advise you on this issue other than to echo those who've said that masturbating as little as possible would probably be a good thing. I don't think that lithium will make the problem go away. Perhaps an antidepressant would help you as it did with me, but there are no guarantees there either.
Tomatheus
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