So basically Ive been addicted to PMO and sex since I was 13 and maybe even before. As soon as Im home alone, my mind just would trigger and absolutely not let go until I would act out. Never made it more than 30 days pmo free in the last 17 years. I went and saw a psychiatrist the other day and talked to her about it, also mentioned my mood and other things and basically was diagnosed with bi-polar but not real bad, like hypomania which is not full blown bi-polar. She prescribed me lithium carbonate. I started taking 600mg a day right away. I swear, I felt better right away. They say it takes a month to work, but I know there is a difference already. See my counter? Day 0 is when I started the pills. I don't even think about it anymore, I am sitting in front of my computer, right now, no porn blocks installed, and have absolutely no desire to look at porn or masturbate. I also just got back from a week in mexico to visit my wife (waiting on her visa still). Since the first 5 days I was here, I had no desire to look at porn I almost thought my libido was shot from the pills and maybe I wouldn't even be able to have sex with wifey. I was wrong! Old boy still worked just fine and we had no problems at all. Now Im back home and still no desire to act out. I just wanted to mention this, and wonder if anyone else has had any similar experience? Im not recommending that people start on the drug or anything I just wonder, could it be used to treat sex addiction? Seems like they use it for alcohol and chemical dependency, why not for us? Your thoughts plz.
Oh yes, I know some people who have suffered from depression and became stable by taking specialized psycho drugs. It seems you are one of these. Sex addiction is not a disease by itself, it is the RESULT of a deeper problem. Basically it is necessary to treat the problem itself, by changing your overall habits, which takes a long time. But the drug helps you to stabilize, and to overcome deep mood changes. I myself also had deep bipolar mood swings, 17 years ago (from megalomanic euphoria to suicide thoughts), and probably it would habve been good to take such a drugs for a while. But I was always scared of taking such drugs. Eventually, I was able to solve the problem by changing my habits.
