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Have you ever heard about Bupropion?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by ISSUES ISSUES, Dec 10, 2020.

  1. ISSUES ISSUES

    ISSUES ISSUES New Fapstronaut

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    Hey,

    I am 25 years old and have been fapping over 10 years by now. I have been trying to quit porn since the last year.

    My life was a completely disaster: too much drugs (alcohol, marijuana and tobacco), gaming, internet use (most youtube) and, of course, that addiction wich shouldn't be named. My higiene was becoming precarious, and I almost never done something long-lasting productive thing in my life. I was becoming extremely anxious, depressive and very, very apathetic... developed scoliosis (probably because of sitting too much in front of my computer) and the cherry on the top of the cake is that when I was 20 years age old I discovered that I have HIV.

    I am from Brasil and here we have free access to HIV treatment on a gorvenmental health program that includes psychological treatment, medication, free doctor consults and a whole sistem that treats enumerous IST's.
    With all that said, my doctor prescribed me Sertralina, also known as Zoloft, wich is a antidepressive and ansiolitic medication to try to treat some of my problems... and it helped, I became a little more calm and happy, a sufficient amont to try to put my shit together.

    So I entered another governmental program directed to help persons with mental health issues that includes people with drug abuse problems. I consulted with the psychiatrist that works on this program and said that I had problem with some drugs but the Sertralina was having effect on helping me to control it... and said that I wish to stop smoking as well. Then he prescribed me a medication and nicotin adehesives enough to use during three months. This medication is the Bupropion. Another antidepressive that is used to reduce the urge to smoke. And surprisingly it is very effective combined with the adehesives.

    Bupropion have been capable of making the urge of fapping so much smoother than usual and for the first time I was able to make to a 8 days streak for the first time (I do not pass the third or fourth day) WHILE QUITTING SMOKING AND NOT DRINKING ANY ALCOHOL AT ALL (I do not record the last time I spent the weekend without being embriagrated with alcohol).

    I superficially tried to search for abstaining from porn with help of Bupropion but I found only one thread that is poor with informafion... most of the response of other rebooters was poorly embased with a high amount of prejudice and stigma toards mental health medications.

    I am sorry to have made this post so long. I decided that I will test myself with this medication on the fight against porn addiction, while quitting smoking and drinking. And if you people wish (or even if you not xD) I can post the results so maybe it can help someone who have lost the hope on quitting porn or even want to have a easier way to quit.

    My 90 days streak is programmed to be over by first of march. My worry is that if I succeed with the 90 days streak and quit the medication I may have problems with porn later again. This is it. Bye '-'
     
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  2. ScubaSteve

    ScubaSteve Fapstronaut

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    Actually, bupropion is a favored antidepressant specifically because it does not negatively effect sex drive. Sertraline can.

    However, it is very likely that you have decreased urges to masturbate for the same reason you have decreased urges to smoke. I’d have to do some digging to get to the specifics, but I’d bet that bupropions effect on smoking addiction has something to do with the reward pathway in our brains. We smoke and masturbate because it provides us the reward we are seeking. By disrupting the urges that cause us to seek those rewards, the medication can help break that cycle.

    It may be effecting your desire to smoke through a different mechanism, but the point is likely still the same. Whatever reason bupropion helps with smoking is the same reason it helps quit masturbating
     
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  3. Freedoom99

    Freedoom99 Fapstronaut

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    I actually get this medication and tomorrow I will take it for the first time, mainly for depression treatment, but wonder what it will do with my Porn addiction. It takes a month to kick in, but I can also share the experience if anyone interested.

    What is your experience? does it help or not?
     

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