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SSRIs and Porn Addiction?

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by BruceBeforeBatman, Mar 23, 2020.

  1. BruceBeforeBatman

    BruceBeforeBatman Fapstronaut

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    I am struggling big time with PMO addiction. I can’t go a single day anymore. I feel extremely lonely all the time, and I basically don’t want to live anymore. I hate my life, and I hate who I am.

    My friend is in med school and his only advice has been to get on SSRIs so I can work on myself. I don’t want to do SSRIs because there is a strong chance they’ll mess up your sexual function and because my problems have been lifelong and I think SSRIs would have to be lifelong to have a lifelong effect, and I don’t want to mess up my sexual function permanently - any more than it already has been (I have PIED). This friend says I shouldn’t date again till this issue is resolved. I get that, but I’ve been trying on my own for 4 years now with zero effect. What am I going to do, just never marry? Fuck that. I want so badly to be free but every time I try my loneliness and depression gets the best of me. I’m stuck.

    So my question is: is my only hope SSRIs? Has anyone else been in that same situation where you don’t want to go on drugs but you feel like you keep hating yourself for how depressed you are and how anxious you are?
     
  2. Overforme

    Overforme Fapstronaut

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    SSRIs do not have to be taken for a lifetime. I used them for a short period when things were awful. Now I'm off them and feel just fine. Give them a try!
     
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  3. Ssri can fuck you up , but Testosterone usually fixes that problem . You should look into stoicism . Quit the damn porn, fix your ed . And just enjoy your life . What comes will come . Plenty of people aren't married , and plenty of people in there 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s are single and have been long-term . You don't have to live life like it's off a blueprint .
     
  4. QuiggyG

    QuiggyG Fapstronaut

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    Can't say much for SSRIs, but I take an SNRI medication and it helps a bit...secret is to keep busy, exercise, eat well and avoid triggers. Unfortunately I relapse because I am not consistent with following these things. I think I will make a more valued approach to ending this addiction by reminding myself during this virus pandemic.
     
  5. learning

    learning Fapstronaut

    Semen contains a lot of nutrients used in your brain, so every time you PMO to feel better you are robbing your brain of nutrients. Also the time you are aroused reinforces the addiction.

    I wouldn't recommend SSRIs. I didn't have good luck when I tried them although some do. Here are some ideas:
    - take vitamins to replace what is lost in semen (you can look those up)
    - try supplements for depression (look at nootropics on reddit for example). I have benefited from glutamine and glutamic acid sometimes.
    - drink enough water - most people don't (including me)
     
  6. learning

    learning Fapstronaut

    Another thing to research is scopolamine and ketamine (both prescriptions). Ketamine has been approved by the FDA, but I don't know how difficult it would be to get a prescription for treatment. I suspect they only prescribe ketamine after the SSRIs fail, because it is probably more expensive.
     

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