One useful thing about it is that it wakes one up to just how dangerous the medical system is. There's not many ways in which one can be harmed worse by it in my opinion than what various psychiatric drugs do to the brain and life of those harmed by them.
This is the exact question MANY people are asking about the untested poke with which they just maimed people all across the globe. Are the injured just supposed to live like this now? Many who are severely injured have checked themselves out of life…because docs won’t take them seriously, insurance won’t cover those injuries & and they are suffering enormously. The medical community DOESN’T CARE about you beyond you being a cash cow for them. It seems blatantly obvious that most docs just go with the flow without question, allowing this to occur despite their oath to do no harm.
I have so many other issues from discontinuing the benzo. Drinking isn’t even on my radar. If I can heal from this but can never have a drink again, I’ll be grateful.
It could of been one of his favorite hobbies.. the same thing with me and marijuana it was my absolute favorite thing to do in my past time and now that I can’t do that it’s devastating.
@@juliannewman8720 OK. If that’s what you think. 👍 Seven years off a benzo and still struggling. Don’t know if it will ever end. I don’t judge one over the other. I’ve seen people seriously disabled by both. I’ll never be able to drink again either but I’m fine with that.
Same, benzo injury is torture. Benzos might be the worst legal drug on the planet. I don't care about drinking, I even don't care about sex, just make the pain stop.
Dr. Josef has an interview with an ex Navy pilot harmed by Benzos, some kind of SSRI and then too fast a taper and he was able to reboot with certain psychedelic process. Another guy interviewed used long fasts to reset his system. I've heard so many good things about fasting, both intermittent fasting (only 4 hour window for eating per day) with a 48 hour fast weekly or bi-weekly, and finally a 72 hour fast monthly (I've heard some that Dr. Josef interviewed discuss their three week fast once or twice a year... he speaks of a few people being documented doing as much as a 40 day fast, though there's a physiological point where your body signals that you're harming yourself) I'm uncertain about the super long fasts, but hey, maybe
Same here. Almost at my 1 year mark. I’d love to be listened and maybe be accepted by some euthanasia organization, like dignitas. Oh god, why, why do I need to suffer so much on a daily basis just because I trusted the medical system?
@@pascalhersperger2799 I'm so sorry to hear about your suffering... have you been able to find any doctor willing to learn about these iatrogenic neurological injuries and try various methods to hopefully help you? If you haven't already, please keep at that for hope that you might heal enough to live tolerably at first but then move closer to thriving with time... if for nothing else, then for loved ones and to one day give testament to what these drugs and the medical system did to you. We need everyone we can to help expose and overthrow this horrific system and its practices.
So I'm not alone?! I tried using psilocybin as a last-ditch effort to save my life during severe protracted withdrawal. Even large doses didn’t phase me, it was impossible to feel any positive good feelings. It made me feel even more overwhelmed, depressed, and trapped, like there was nothing i could do to feel happiness ever again. It still doesn't really matter the substance, nothing gives me any kind if euphoria. I still get plenty of anxiety attacks though.
Oh my soul... My drinking spiralled really out of control after I was put on Prozac. To the point I became a full blown alcoholic. Oh man. How do these doctors sleep at night? Do they honest to God believe they're doing something good or are they a bunch heartless psychopaths? I remember remarking to my mom how my last psychiatrist could be very charming and her response was epic 'yeah well so was Hitler and look how that story ended...'. She couldn't have summed it up better.
People talk about emotional blunting from antidepressants. I can't relate to that at all. The last few times I tried to take them they made me feel activated, switched on, agitated and basically hypomanic. I never persisted taking them because people found my frantic behaviour frankly annoying. I literally couldn't stay still. But anyway I'm glad I stayed away from antidepressants for the most part. Sounds like they wouldn't have been much help...
That's really weird with the alcohol. I have had a lot of sexual dysfunction over the years, since 1995 I had been on so many different antidepressants, and combonations of antidepressants, but it always went away when I stopped taking the medication, and I would taper off in less than a week and start a new one... antidepressants didn't work well for me. The Xanax is what got me when I went off of them though... protracted withdrawel 5 years later, and I CANNOT GET HIGH OFF OF CANNABIS!! For about 4 years now! If I smoke, I still get the munchies, but no pleasure or high from it, and it is premium weed from the dispensary!! Now, I am still taking Wellbutrin, Gabapentin and Lopressor.
Yeah it doesn't do much to me either. I even tried using psilocybin mushrooms for awhile after I got off my meds, even massive doses barely did anything but give me an upset stomach, back ache, anxiety, and some of the experiences were pretty dark. After like 1.5-2 yrs they started affecting me a bit more but I haven't used them in over a year. I tried drinking twice over the course of my first year off AD's and AP's, neither time I got any euphoria or pleasant feelings, still got a hangover though. So I haven't drank since then because it's pointless, and I don't want to go down that road again. Ironically, I was happier when I was a couch-hopping alcoholic than I am in the aftermath of these psych drugs, unable to feel pleasure or happiness. I'd probably consider going back to it if it even did anything for me anymore, but it doesn't.
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The last time I tried to drink in 2015 I could not feel euphoria from it either. That was the last time I drank anything because I had just finished my first benzodiazepine and only SSRI taper and was told by the benzodiazepine groups never to drink again. Now I'm wondering if this was an effect from the SSRI taper. I never drank a lot, but I hate not being able to enjoy a good beer.
psychiatry is about eugenics, all in radical continuity with forced sterilization laws etc.. it's all about oligarchical Satanism, hence the practice of luring populations into the practice of subsidizing their own extermination is central to religious practice. I should know, my family runs this racket. Just because I rejected initiation does not mean that I'm unaware of this fact. the mind control precludes the possiblity of anything other than a super-acceleration of present trends, this unto a most bitter and ugly end.
there are countless medicines as well as medical devices which cause untold harm, yet they remain on the market and the regulations agencies do nothing (because these agencies are almost fully funded by the drug companies). Late stage capitalism...
I’m presently reducing my benzodiazepine dose under the guidance of my psychiatrist. It’s been hellish but I have family and my doctor for support which isn’t lost on me. I’m in for less than a year but mentally began preparing 2 years ago. Thank you for sharing your experiences. The personal reports and medical education are so important for our survival. Blessings and Peace to all🙏
Praying for you. It gets easier sometimes, but gets hard too. I weaned myself down 30 years ago with the help of 12 step program AA and Alanon and NA and Nara non . I wasn’t an addict or alcoholic but I went to open meetings so I could be around other people who were refraining from substances. As far as I was concerned those psychotropics drugs are substances. 12 steps and all the great people helped me, when no Dr ever did. Thank GOD for those programs.
My Psych has Abruptly stopped my Benzo again. He does not take prescribing the med seriously except for his own liability. I have asked him to prescribe phenerghan in case I can’t sleep. He says he never has prescribed it so wouldn’t do it. I feel angry that he is a successful provider. I used to practice psychiatry but I had to stop since they have missed with my meds. I had over 30 years of sobriety and 16 off any illegal drugs. After taking me off my psych meds. I have experienced no effect on fentanyl. I don’t nod ever. I thought this was because I was old. I am 62. I wonder like this fellow if it’s temporary or permanently.
@@karendalsadik7119, abruptly stopping benzodiazepines is dangerous to the physical body and our mental health. I’m sorry your psychiatrist isn’t on top of this!! Tapering off benzodiazepines is a much more humane approach. I hope you find some relief and a better informed psychiatrist. Best regards ✌️
I have been suffering from Post Finasteride Syndrome (PFS), for about 2 years and 6 months. Among all the various symptoms that I have to deal with every day, I have a very similar experiences with alcohol. As Simon here described, I am also completely unable to feel any sense of euphoria or pleasure if I drink alcohol. Absolutely nothing. Obviously I don't really care about it that much, as I have multiple other symptoms that are much more severe and life altering, but I still think it is an interesting aspect of PSSD and PSF. Makes me wonder if Post Accutane sufferers also have the same experience?
Thank you for collecting and sharing SO much of this less common side effects and case studies of psy drugs, Dr. Josef. Always wonderd how save they realy are. Now we know..
@@Slidehhy The pathology induced is all about the loss of electrostatic potential at the cellular level, this across all tissue systems. Neural tissue itself utilizes energy at a rate 11 times that of other systems, hence the effect targets the brain and induces a collapse in neural immunity and results in gut bloating and encephalitis. Dr. Witt-Doerring and his entire cadre are shills doing the wolf-in-sheep's clothing routine. If you want the URL of the citation I'll be more than glad to provide it. Been using tobacco to stymie the depression/anxiety that results, trying to quit tosses me right back into the pit. So this is one hell of a battle any way you cut it. Best of luck, Noel G.
A link between alcoholism or excessive alcohol use and anti-depressants, whereby the later contributes to the former, seems anecdotal at best. Just a layperson’s opinion. As well, alcohol is quite likely advised against when using an SSRI. Anger from an SSRI is likely listed as a side effect and indicator to discontin 45:27 ue. That said, anecdotal experiences growing to such a degree warrants attention and voicing/alerting the public. Do realize the focus is more on PSSD and lack of feeling from alcohol use and other losses this tragic and life altering condition presents. And, people need to be informed of all risks, PSSD, unknown regarding long term use, etc. etc. Suppressing a side effect such as PSSD is alarming.
Well said. I’m not convinced with some of the anecdotal stuff, too. And alcohol isn’t the only drug that makes you angry- all the amphetamines can do that, too. Lots of little bits here that could be tweaked. But an eye opening and moving account nonetheless
Regarding SSRIs blocking the capacity for psychedelics to take effect, my brother is on Seroquil and Lithium and also was fairly regularly seeing a shaman that does traditional medicine along with hybrid shaman practices that likely evolved more recently... it involves DMT, toad venom (real and synthetic) other psychedelics, all on different occasions. Well the shamans are aware and commonly find that certain psychiatric meds block or dampen the effects. This happened for my brother the first time he tried smoking Toad Venom with a few others in a supervised shamanic ceremony... other people given the same dose were completely removed from shared reality into the full blown experience, whereas my brother after multiple increases in the amount only experienced some swirly distortions on the ceiling with minimal psychological effects. That was his first time, but with 2nd and 3rd and 4rth experiences he was able to completely blast through that and have full on experiences without even haven reduced the dosages of his meds... he MIGHT have forgone his doses of the meds the day of in preparation for the ceremony later in the evening, I'll need to ask.
Accutane turned my life upside down and now I have zero sense of enjoyment 😢. We never had mental health issues before and we were falsely diagnosed, whether it’s PSSD, PAD, PFS😵
It's been 30 years. I never got my old self back. Sexual dysfunction from SSRIs made me lose my partner. My anxiety and insomnia after trauma has never lessened. The doctor scoffed at my side effects because they were not on her list to report.
This happened to me during my taper from klonopin, and i took it together with Ciproflaxcin, and not only does that cipro threw me into a full-blown withdrawal, when i smoke cigarettes ,there is absolutely no euphoria kick and same goes for the alcohol. It's been 4 years, and i hope this is not some permanent damage. 😢
I got anhedonia and a bunch symptoms similar to pfs and Pssd from Covid. I am doing a lot better now over a year later. Most my symptoms are gone but I have two left. One thing I wanted to bring up if it’s possible to ask the severity of anhedonia because mine did reduce and it was severe. I think anhedonia is definitely a symptom but it gradually disappears or gradually gets better which is something I have experienced. Also maybe try to interview someone who has either healed from PSSD or PFS so they can explain to other’s the recovery process of how symptoms go away or improve. I know everyone is different but I’m sure it will encourage others to keep going.
@@DildoBorchiato22c that response was extremely rude. What is the purpose of laughing at a person experiencing serious physical issues? Are you an expert on the side effects of covid? I've heard many stories of people suffering from a variety of issues from having covid. I think you owe this person an apology.
Dude, if you’re smart enough do your research and find out, it fucks with your brain. I didn’t believe Covid or any of that bs and it fucked with me for a year. The symptoms are similar. People like you wont understand if you never experience it. It’s like drug withdrawals if you never experienced it keep your mouth shut or opinions to yourself.
@colinbradfield72 Please could you let me know what dose of Naltrexone has the anhedonia effect? I know that a full 50 mg dose would block all your opioid receptors all day long, which would cause loss of pleasure. But the 1.5-4.5 mg low dose Naltrexone is supposed to only be enough to block your mu opioid receptors for 4 hours or so at night before bed. LDN is said to help people recover from high opioid use faster, then they would without it. So I'm curious if the anhedonia thing happened for you at the 4.5 mg or the 50 mg daily level?
I have been on anti depressant presciptions non stop since I was 14, having tried a total of 5 different ssri medications None of them changed my personality. I think that might have a bit to do with me not responding easily to anti depressants, if I respond to them at all
I am an alcoholic. Alcohol goes in me it doesn't do that much to me. I feel it a little after 20 beers. I have taken benzos, It effects me like anti-depressants. I just want to finish the box, but I am told anti-depressants don't cause a high there for aren't addicting. How aren't SSRIs not like alcohol. I drunk and did drugs to deal with my problems. People who do anti-depressants do the same. Tell me the difference.
also worth some research: 'The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs: Psychoactive Substances for Use in Sexual Practices' By Christian Rätsch and Claudia Müller-Ebeling
downregulation of serotonin receptors and downstream dopamine receptors and other downstream neurotransmiter receptors due to excess of serotonin over a period of time?
There are people who take PSSD from a single dose, it is not possible and the weird thing is, when I start SSRI again, I feel the feelings for the first week and then they disappear.
Rehab is a good start. Everything he is upset about NOT being able to do is get wasted! He can't: Have a pint, go out to the pub, the clubs... Now he can't go to the jungle and take more hallucinogens! SOBRIETY IS A GOOD GOAL FOR HIM!!!!
Give the guy a break. Have you ever thought after everything he s been through he s perhaps attempting to claw back any kind of " social normancy" as possible? And yes...as much as drinking probably shouldn't be, it IS how most choose to socialise. And hallucinogens are a scientifically based means of dealing with trauma...which he s been through.You re no more of a victim than him. It's not a hierarchy.
@@bailey___mixd id say they seem to be effective in all honestly. but research for yourself. tribulus i would use sparingly but appears to increase testosterone. the pine pollen, i use more frequently, its loaded with vitamins and beneficial compounds. its probably worth at least trying out.
At first we may a legitimate need for respite from severe anxiety, I did. Each month I got my refill and then I began finally questioning my thinking and other health issues, finding videos like this opened my eyes. It just took grabbing the light chain one more time. I will say the first psychiatrist that gave me my first prescription, actually handed me the paper and said “😢Clonopin is not what people really think it is”. Red Flag Warning. That doctor retired and my new doctor reduced my dose 1/2 mg and let me know the truth about what happens. That began the process. Thank you so much 🙏
It’s a helluva drug.. but it makes me feel less depressed then the “real” AD drugs. I have too noticed that it causes me to drink less. Whereas normally I have alcoholic problems that damaged my liver and nerves. Meth helped me kind of taper down the booze and I waste more then I drink. I also eat and sleep somewhat more normal as well. Yeah, it’s all bad for ya at the end of the day, but I try not to just be a tourist in life but keep learning, keep my head. But everything has drawbacks it’s just what you’re willing to put up with 🤷🏻♂️
This might sound terrible but i watched a gore video to test my emotions, ussually these kind of videos would make me feel sick but i felt nothing at all, thats how i know its PSSD also no desire to have sex or no drive to do anything apart from just sat at home all day...i gave up my job i just dont care about anything anymore
I use to drink heavily every night. 6 beers plus and much more on weekends. I started taking Lyrica for off label PTSD and it works really well, but I no longer wish to drink and it's almost a revulsion. I'm over 50 and married so my libido being effected (as it has) does not bother me much, and doesn't really bother my wife either.
At the end of the day the types of people working in these corporations just don’t give a rats. Until something happens to a family member or someone close to them then they’ll have another perspective and compassion! There can be so few practitioners like yourself Josef who have a genuine interest in helping people which is so special 💛 The world is fucked 🙈
This may be of interest for research purposes but to hear him say he can't enjoy anything because he can't get drunk probably means he needs a good psychologist. England still has a bit more to offer than great hangovers.
He says he can't enjoy anything because of PSSD, not even recreational drugs affect him anymore. According to Freud, Libido (Eros) is the strongest positive motivation forces in humans, not only sex but in everything you do. A drive to live. The other force is aggression (Thanatos). More of a destructive force, the death-drive. I'm Jungian though.
@@magnusthoren3852 I didn't mean to be insensitive just that getting drunk was repeated as if a great pleasure. I do understand and sympathise with the inability to enjoy anything though.
This dr swens very non judgemental, ove never experienced a dr with that personality usually i seem them act very judgemental once you bring up alcohol
Simon you’re not alone with your suffering . This is temporary for sure , of course your going to feel angry and in dispair. I haven’t felt any emotion for two years now due to Trauma and depression. It’s become so normal for me now that I forgot what it’s like to feel human.
Considering all we know about alcohol. Like tobacco and nicotine and caffeinated energy drinks, broadly. Increasingly, marijuana and thc/delta-8/other 3+ cannabinoids and cbd. Also, electrolytes drinks, broadly and gambling, broadly, including virtually/digitally/electronically/on-line.
The last 50 yrs. the young people have nothing but constant excuses, which just gets worse with each subsequent generation. At this point noone can do anything but sit around all day and have deep discussions about every hang nail they ever had. I think someone should be delving into why this is happening. Is it the food? The water? Our genetics changing?
That’s a lot of judgment and generalization of multiple generations based on what sounds like only your individual perception. Words like nothing and no one, in this sense, are absolutes and don’t allow for an individual to be an individual. Perhaps these generations are affected by that? I am 50, and I don’t see what you see at all. I see a vast variety of behaviors in every generation and every culture too. Instead of asking why this is happening, have you ever considered that maybe it’s not happening with every person in all these generations? There’s many possible questions you could ask, but seeing things in absolutes won’t allow for that.
What a horrible, horrible crime. Are we just supposed to live like this now? All because we trusted the medical system? Absolutely disgusting.
Yep
One useful thing about it is that it wakes one up to just how dangerous the medical system is. There's not many ways in which one can be harmed worse by it in my opinion than what various psychiatric drugs do to the brain and life of those harmed by them.
This is the exact question MANY people are asking about the untested poke with which they just maimed people all across the globe. Are the injured just supposed to live like this now? Many who are severely injured have checked themselves out of life…because docs won’t take them seriously, insurance won’t cover those injuries & and they are suffering enormously. The medical community DOESN’T CARE about you beyond you being a cash cow for them. It seems blatantly obvious that most docs just go with the flow without question, allowing this to occur despite their oath to do no harm.
No, we can speak up and let people know about it. And keep speaking up.
That system needs to pay for their crimes against humanity, in so many ways.
we must stop trusting this criminal industry and protect patients' rights
Excellent interview. Thank you for sharing. This needs to be out there along with the horrors of withdrawal.
These meds are devastating
I have so many other issues from discontinuing the benzo. Drinking isn’t even on my radar. If I can heal from this but can never have a drink again, I’ll be grateful.
I'm so sorry to hear about your struggles. Do you have PSSD?
It could of been one of his favorite hobbies.. the same thing with me and marijuana it was my absolute favorite thing to do in my past time and now that I can’t do that it’s devastating.
You have no idea. It’s not about not drinking again. It’s everything else. Benzos aren’t comparable to SSRIs my friend
@@juliannewman8720 OK. If that’s what you think. 👍
Seven years off a benzo and still struggling. Don’t know if it will ever end. I don’t judge one over the other. I’ve seen people seriously disabled by both. I’ll never be able to drink again either but I’m fine with that.
Same, benzo injury is torture. Benzos might be the worst legal drug on the planet. I don't care about drinking, I even don't care about sex, just make the pain stop.
This crap was happening back in the late 70’s as well. Thank you for all the validation.
No effect of caffeine. Permanent brainfog. Emotional numbness depersonalization
May I ask what drug(s) were you on at what doses?
I'm really sorry that it's harmed you so badly.
Dr. Josef has an interview with an ex Navy pilot harmed by Benzos, some kind of SSRI and then too fast a taper and he was able to reboot with certain psychedelic process.
Another guy interviewed used long fasts to reset his system. I've heard so many good things about fasting, both intermittent fasting (only 4 hour window for eating per day) with a 48 hour fast weekly or bi-weekly, and finally a 72 hour fast monthly (I've heard some that Dr. Josef interviewed discuss their three week fast once or twice a year... he speaks of a few people being documented doing as much as a 40 day fast, though there's a physiological point where your body signals that you're harming yourself)
I'm uncertain about the super long fasts, but hey, maybe
Same here. Almost at my 1 year mark. I’d love to be listened and maybe be accepted by some euthanasia organization, like dignitas. Oh god, why, why do I need to suffer so much on a daily basis just because I trusted the medical system?
@@pascalhersperger2799 I'm so sorry to hear about your suffering... have you been able to find any doctor willing to learn about these iatrogenic neurological injuries and try various methods to hopefully help you?
If you haven't already, please keep at that for hope that you might heal enough to live tolerably at first but then move closer to thriving with time... if for nothing else, then for loved ones and to one day give testament to what these drugs and the medical system did to you. We need everyone we can to help expose and overthrow this horrific system and its practices.
So I'm not alone?! I tried using psilocybin as a last-ditch effort to save my life during severe protracted withdrawal. Even large doses didn’t phase me, it was impossible to feel any positive good feelings. It made me feel even more overwhelmed, depressed, and trapped, like there was nothing i could do to feel happiness ever again. It still doesn't really matter the substance, nothing gives me any kind if euphoria. I still get plenty of anxiety attacks though.
hopefully it will get better. what was your initial diagnosis to get into SSRIs? or I am just assuming you took SSRIs? let me know how you keep
Try extended fasting.
How did it go
Thank you for this interview. Simon was very informative and asked some probing questions to doctor.
Oh my soul... My drinking spiralled really out of control after I was put on Prozac. To the point I became a full blown alcoholic. Oh man. How do these doctors sleep at night? Do they honest to God believe they're doing something good or are they a bunch heartless psychopaths? I remember remarking to my mom how my last psychiatrist could be very charming and her response was epic 'yeah well so was Hitler and look how that story ended...'. She couldn't have summed it up better.
Well I think Stalin would be a better comparison. Or Tito or Castro.
@@Abby-mn7cp Yes! Oh man we're spoiled for choice with nasty characters!
People talk about emotional blunting from antidepressants. I can't relate to that at all. The last few times I tried to take them they made me feel activated, switched on, agitated and basically hypomanic. I never persisted taking them because people found my frantic behaviour frankly annoying. I literally couldn't stay still. But anyway I'm glad I stayed away from antidepressants for the most part. Sounds like they wouldn't have been much help...
As a young 14 year old having your breast make milk. The doctors never told me it was the ssri
That's really weird with the alcohol.
I have had a lot of sexual dysfunction over the years, since 1995 I had been on so many different antidepressants, and combonations of antidepressants, but it always went away when I stopped taking the medication, and I would taper off in less than a week and start a new one... antidepressants didn't work well for me.
The Xanax is what got me when I went off of them though... protracted withdrawel 5 years later, and I CANNOT GET HIGH OFF OF CANNABIS!! For about 4 years now! If I smoke, I still get the munchies, but no pleasure or high from it, and it is premium weed from the dispensary!!
Now, I am still taking Wellbutrin, Gabapentin and Lopressor.
Dispensary weed is NOT the same. Grow your own if you can. You may be only able to get GMO seeds, but the Love you put in has to make a difference.
Yeah it doesn't do much to me either. I even tried using psilocybin mushrooms for awhile after I got off my meds, even massive doses barely did anything but give me an upset stomach, back ache, anxiety, and some of the experiences were pretty dark. After like 1.5-2 yrs they started affecting me a bit more but I haven't used them in over a year. I tried drinking twice over the course of my first year off AD's and AP's, neither time I got any euphoria or pleasant feelings, still got a hangover though. So I haven't drank since then because it's pointless, and I don't want to go down that road again. Ironically, I was happier when I was a couch-hopping alcoholic than I am in the aftermath of these psych drugs, unable to feel pleasure or happiness. I'd probably consider going back to it if it even did anything for me anymore, but it doesn't.
00:02 Alcohol no longer had the usual effects on Simon due to PSSD
02:09 SSRIs may intensify the effects of alcohol.
06:38 Alcohol's unique effects on aggression and serotonin levels
08:50 SSRIs affected behavior and led to aggressive incidents.
13:04 Improved cognitive function post discontinuation of SSRIs
15:14 Experiencing decreased alcohol effects since stopping SSRI medication.
19:19 Inability to enjoy alcohol due to PSSD symptoms
21:15 Experiencing blunted effects of psychedelics after ibogaine treatment.
25:07 Struggling with emotional numbness and sexual dysfunction due to PSSD.
26:52 PSSD symptoms impact emotional responses and experiences negatively
30:42 Transitioning to full-time work for PSSD Network
32:31 Increased media coverage raised awareness about PSSD
35:59 The mass prescription of SSRIs is causing serious medical harm
37:55 Challenges in raising awareness about the real threats of certain drugs
41:36 Challenges in accessing relevant interviews and information
43:27 Realization of corruption in UK's medical system
47:01 Pressure to downplay side effects in clinical trials
48:39 Realization of disillusionment in the medical industry
52:05 Lack of monitoring and review for long-term SSRI use
53:59 Regulation of drug information
57:38 Challenges in acknowledging PSSD symptoms
59:32 Insufficient studies hinder recognition of PSSD symptoms
1:03:13 The narrative around mental health has led to long-term medication usage.
1:05:05 Factors influencing the decision to take antidepressants
1:08:47 Antidepressants can lead to accepting bad situations and poor life choices.
1:10:42 Finding reassurance in mental illness identity
1:14:23 Loss of control and creativity due to antidepressants
1:16:08 Transition to minimalist lifestyle and introspective thinking
1:19:45 PSSD Symptoms and Personal Transformations
1:21:28 Effects of PSSD on social interactions
1:24:54 Addressing medication effects and relationship difficulties
1:26:38 Prescribing SSRIs with caution and only in severe cases.
1:30:09 Drug companies influencing mental health narrative
1:31:58 PSSD symptoms are causing significant distress and discomfort for many people.
1:35:40 More work needed to clarify PSSD impact
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The last time I tried to drink in 2015 I could not feel euphoria from it either. That was the last time I drank anything because I had just finished my first benzodiazepine and only SSRI taper and was told by the benzodiazepine groups never to drink again. Now I'm wondering if this was an effect from the SSRI taper. I never drank a lot, but I hate not being able to enjoy a good beer.
I had to give up alcohol because I couldn't get drunk anymore. PSSD is life killer.
These meds should be banned from the market
b.b..but they make money.
I'm so empty inside, I need all of the money I can get.😮
psychiatry is about eugenics, all in radical continuity with forced sterilization laws etc..
it's all about oligarchical Satanism, hence the practice of luring populations into the
practice of subsidizing their own extermination is central to religious practice.
I should know, my family runs this racket. Just because I rejected initiation
does not mean that I'm unaware of this fact. the mind control precludes
the possiblity of anything other than a super-acceleration of present trends,
this unto a most bitter and ugly end.
there are countless medicines as well as medical devices which cause untold harm, yet they remain on the market and the regulations agencies do nothing (because these agencies are almost fully funded by the drug companies). Late stage capitalism...
I just took 2 pills of Sertraline and I feel emotional blunting . It's been 7 weeks...
Are you okay now
Hi, I think I'm a bit better.Recovery is very slowly....what about you? What happend?
Hi Josef, I've developped emotional blunting too, from one single pill of ASHWAGANDHA. 1 month ago. No sexual modification though. ...
Are you feeling better? What doses did you take? Anhedonia went away?@@josefdez8258
I’m presently reducing my benzodiazepine dose under the guidance of my psychiatrist. It’s been hellish but I have family and my doctor for support which isn’t lost on me. I’m in for less than a year but mentally began preparing 2 years ago.
Thank you for sharing your experiences. The personal reports and medical education are so important for our survival. Blessings and Peace to all🙏
Praying for you. It gets easier sometimes, but gets hard too. I weaned myself down 30 years ago with the help of 12 step program AA and Alanon and NA and Nara non . I wasn’t an addict or alcoholic but I went to open meetings so I could be around other people who were refraining from substances. As far as I was concerned those psychotropics drugs are substances. 12 steps and all the great people helped me, when no Dr ever did. Thank GOD for those programs.
@@EVOLr Yes!! Went to my first AA meeting in 1981!! Sober and grateful today for AA!!
Glad the 12 sets helped. 😮
My Psych has Abruptly stopped my Benzo again. He does not take prescribing the med seriously except for his own liability. I have asked him to prescribe phenerghan in case I can’t sleep. He says he never has prescribed it so wouldn’t do it. I feel angry that he is a successful provider. I used to practice psychiatry but I had to stop since they have missed with my meds. I had over 30 years of sobriety and 16 off any illegal drugs. After taking me off my psych meds. I have experienced no effect on fentanyl. I don’t nod ever. I thought this was because I was old. I am 62. I wonder like this fellow if it’s temporary or permanently.
@@karendalsadik7119, abruptly stopping benzodiazepines is dangerous to the physical body and our mental health. I’m sorry your psychiatrist isn’t on top of this!! Tapering off benzodiazepines is a much more humane approach. I hope you find some relief and a better informed psychiatrist. Best regards ✌️
I have been suffering from Post Finasteride Syndrome (PFS), for about 2 years and 6 months. Among all the various symptoms that I have to deal with every day, I have a very similar experiences with alcohol. As Simon here described, I am also completely unable to feel any sense of euphoria or pleasure if I drink alcohol. Absolutely nothing.
Obviously I don't really care about it that much, as I have multiple other symptoms that are much more severe and life altering, but I still think it is an interesting aspect of PSSD and PSF. Makes me wonder if Post Accutane sufferers also have the same experience?
Thank you for collecting and sharing SO much of this less common side effects and case studies of psy drugs, Dr. Josef. Always wonderd how save they realy are. Now we know..
PSSD is living death. And those afflicted with whom I've tried to discuss these issues are hopelessly childish and unworthy of life.
Yes living death
@@Slidehhy The pathology induced is all about the loss of electrostatic potential at the cellular level, this across all tissue systems. Neural tissue itself utilizes energy at a rate 11 times that of other systems, hence the effect targets the brain and induces a collapse in neural immunity and results in gut bloating and encephalitis. Dr. Witt-Doerring and his entire cadre are shills doing the wolf-in-sheep's clothing routine. If you want the URL of the citation I'll be more than glad to provide it. Been using tobacco to stymie the depression/anxiety that results, trying to quit tosses me right back into the pit. So this is one hell of a battle any way you cut it. Best of luck, Noel G.
A link between alcoholism or excessive alcohol use and anti-depressants, whereby the later contributes to the former, seems anecdotal at best. Just a layperson’s opinion. As well, alcohol is quite likely advised against when using an SSRI. Anger from an SSRI is likely listed as a side effect and indicator to discontin 45:27 ue. That said, anecdotal experiences growing to such a degree warrants attention and voicing/alerting the public. Do realize the focus is more on PSSD and lack of feeling from alcohol use and other losses this tragic and life altering condition presents. And, people need to be informed of all risks, PSSD, unknown regarding long term use, etc. etc. Suppressing a side effect such as PSSD is alarming.
Well said. I’m not convinced with some of the anecdotal stuff, too. And alcohol isn’t the only drug that makes you angry- all the amphetamines can do that, too. Lots of little bits here that could be tweaked. But an eye opening and moving account nonetheless
Regarding SSRIs blocking the capacity for psychedelics to take effect, my brother is on Seroquil and Lithium and also was fairly regularly seeing a shaman that does traditional medicine along with hybrid shaman practices that likely evolved more recently... it involves DMT, toad venom (real and synthetic) other psychedelics, all on different occasions.
Well the shamans are aware and commonly find that certain psychiatric meds block or dampen the effects. This happened for my brother the first time he tried smoking Toad Venom with a few others in a supervised shamanic ceremony... other people given the same dose were completely removed from shared reality into the full blown experience, whereas my brother after multiple increases in the amount only experienced some swirly distortions on the ceiling with minimal psychological effects. That was his first time, but with 2nd and 3rd and 4rth experiences he was able to completely blast through that and have full on experiences without even haven reduced the dosages of his meds... he MIGHT have forgone his doses of the meds the day of in preparation for the ceremony later in the evening, I'll need to ask.
I asked my brother and he said skipping his meds the day of the ceremony helped a lot for being able to have breakthrough psychedelic effects.
@@jtzoltan That's fascinating. Thank you for letting us know about his experiences and following up on your own question.
Accutane turned my life upside down and now I have zero sense of enjoyment 😢. We never had mental health issues before and we were falsely diagnosed, whether it’s PSSD, PAD, PFS😵
It's been 30 years. I never got my old self back. Sexual dysfunction from SSRIs made me lose my partner. My anxiety and insomnia after trauma has never lessened. The doctor scoffed at my side effects because they were not on her list to report.
This happened to me during my taper from klonopin, and i took it together with Ciproflaxcin, and not only does that cipro threw me into a full-blown withdrawal, when i smoke cigarettes ,there is absolutely no euphoria kick and same goes for the alcohol. It's been 4 years, and i hope this is not some permanent damage. 😢
I got anhedonia and a bunch symptoms similar to pfs and Pssd from Covid. I am doing a lot better now over a year later. Most my symptoms are gone but I have two left. One thing I wanted to bring up if it’s possible to ask the severity of anhedonia because mine did reduce and it was severe. I think anhedonia is definitely a symptom but it gradually disappears or gradually gets better which is something I have experienced. Also maybe try to interview someone who has either healed from PSSD or PFS so they can explain to other’s the recovery process of how symptoms go away or improve. I know everyone is different but I’m sure it will encourage others to keep going.
From covid?
Ahahhahahahaa
People like you create more confusion
@@DildoBorchiato22c that response was extremely rude. What is the purpose of laughing at a person experiencing serious physical issues? Are you an expert on the side effects of covid? I've heard many stories of people suffering from a variety of issues from having covid. I think you owe this person an apology.
@@IceLynne You know nothing.
Before covid, Pssd was called "depression", now it's called "Long Covid".
Please stop to promote confusion.
Dude, if you’re smart enough do your research and find out, it fucks with your brain. I didn’t believe Covid or any of that bs and it fucked with me for a year. The symptoms are similar. People like you wont understand if you never experience it. It’s like drug withdrawals if you never experienced it keep your mouth shut or opinions to yourself.
Could Simon glean more benefit from a dopamine reuptake inhibitor like Welbutrin instead of an SSRI?
Worked for me- very well
@@esthersheridan1693 Bupropion gives me panic attacks. Is there an alternative medicine?
Naltrexone does this also
@colinbradfield72 Please could you let me know what dose of Naltrexone has the anhedonia effect?
I know that a full 50 mg dose would block all your opioid receptors all day long, which would cause loss of pleasure.
But the 1.5-4.5 mg low dose Naltrexone is supposed to only be enough to block your mu opioid receptors for 4 hours or so at night before bed.
LDN is said to help people recover from high opioid use faster, then they would without it.
So I'm curious if the anhedonia thing happened for you at the 4.5 mg or the 50 mg daily level?
I have been on anti depressant presciptions non stop since I was 14, having tried a total of 5 different ssri medications
None of them changed my personality. I think that might have a bit to do with me not responding easily to anti depressants, if I respond to them at all
Is there any cures for these problems ? Please post a list
He wants to get drink and high. And laments he can’t do it. Okaaaayy
Sounds like booze and SSRI's don't mix. 🤷♂️
I am an alcoholic. Alcohol goes in me it doesn't do that much to me. I feel it a little after 20 beers. I have taken benzos, It effects me like anti-depressants. I just want to finish the box, but I am told anti-depressants don't cause a high there for aren't addicting. How aren't SSRIs not like alcohol. I drunk and did drugs to deal with my problems. People who do anti-depressants do the same. Tell me the difference.
also worth some research:
'The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs:
Psychoactive Substances for Use in Sexual Practices'
By Christian Rätsch and Claudia Müller-Ebeling
SSRIs inhibit the reuptake of serotonin, serotonin and dopamine can have an inverse relationship could Simon be now dopamine deficient?
if u are in a state of panic u also dont feel the effekts of alkohol. This is real
downregulation of serotonin receptors and downstream dopamine receptors and other downstream neurotransmiter receptors due to excess of serotonin over a period of time?
There are people who take PSSD from a single dose, it is not possible and the weird thing is, when I start SSRI again, I feel the feelings for the first week and then they disappear.
Rehab is a good start. Everything he is upset about NOT being able to do is get wasted! He can't: Have a pint, go out to the pub, the clubs... Now he can't go to the jungle and take more hallucinogens! SOBRIETY IS A GOOD GOAL FOR HIM!!!!
Give the guy a break. Have you ever thought after everything he s been through he s perhaps attempting to claw back any kind of " social normancy" as possible? And yes...as much as drinking probably shouldn't be, it IS how most choose to socialise. And hallucinogens are a scientifically based means of dealing with trauma...which he s been through.You re no more of a victim than him. It's not a hierarchy.
Tribulus terrestris
Pine Pollen
stat.
Why? Did these work for you
@@bailey___mixd id say they seem to be effective in all honestly. but research for yourself. tribulus i would use sparingly but appears to increase testosterone. the pine pollen, i use more frequently, its loaded with vitamins and beneficial compounds. its probably worth at least trying out.
How could you take them for ten years?
At first we may a legitimate need for respite from severe anxiety, I did. Each month I got my refill and then I began finally questioning my thinking and other health issues, finding videos like this opened my eyes. It just took grabbing the light chain one more time. I will say the first psychiatrist that gave me my first prescription, actually handed me the paper and said “😢Clonopin is not what people really think it is”. Red Flag Warning. That doctor retired and my new doctor reduced my dose 1/2 mg and let me know the truth about what happens. That began the process.
Thank you so much 🙏
I had the same exact experience with meth
It’s a helluva drug.. but it makes me feel less depressed then the “real” AD drugs. I have too noticed that it causes me to drink less. Whereas normally I have alcoholic problems that damaged my liver and nerves. Meth helped me kind of taper down the booze and I waste more then I drink. I also eat and sleep somewhat more normal as well. Yeah, it’s all bad for ya at the end of the day, but I try not to just be a tourist in life but keep learning, keep my head. But everything has drawbacks it’s just what you’re willing to put up with 🤷🏻♂️
This might sound terrible but i watched a gore video to test my emotions, ussually these kind of videos would make me feel sick but i felt nothing at all, thats how i know its PSSD also no desire to have sex or no drive to do anything apart from just sat at home all day...i gave up my job i just dont care about anything anymore
You sound just like me, I thought going on meds was the answer to all my problems 😢
Destroyed by ssri
I use to drink heavily every night. 6 beers plus and much more on weekends. I started taking Lyrica for off label PTSD and it works really well, but I no longer wish to drink and it's almost a revulsion. I'm over 50 and married so my libido being effected (as it has) does not bother me much, and doesn't really bother my wife either.
At the end of the day the types of people working in these corporations just don’t give a rats. Until something happens to a family member or someone close to them then they’ll have another perspective and compassion!
There can be so few practitioners like yourself Josef who have a genuine interest in helping people which is so special 💛
The world is fucked 🙈
This may be of interest for research purposes but to hear him say he can't enjoy anything because he can't get drunk probably means he needs a good psychologist. England still has a bit more to offer than great hangovers.
He says he can't enjoy anything because of PSSD, not even recreational drugs affect him anymore.
According to Freud, Libido (Eros) is the strongest positive motivation forces in humans, not only sex but in everything you do. A drive to live.
The other force is aggression (Thanatos). More of a destructive force, the death-drive.
I'm Jungian though.
@@magnusthoren3852 I didn't mean to be insensitive just that getting drunk was repeated as if a great pleasure. I do understand and sympathise with the inability to enjoy anything though.
This dr swens very non judgemental, ove never experienced a dr with that personality usually i seem them act very judgemental once you bring up alcohol
I was on these for years, i can still get drunk
lexapro destryed my life,
Sounds like a medical mystery. Possibly avolition, could even be a parasite interrupting that part of his brain
You can get drunk your just too drunk to realize your drunk
Suicidal and wants a motor bike. Hopefully he doesn’t kill anyone.
None of this crap is our heads.
Simon you’re not alone with your suffering . This is temporary for sure , of course your going to feel angry and in dispair. I haven’t felt any emotion for two years now due to Trauma and depression. It’s become so normal for me now that I forgot what it’s like to feel human.
Maybe not (being or becoming or) getting drunk(, alcohol-related/-based intoxication) is a good thing...?
Considering all we know about alcohol.
Like tobacco and nicotine and caffeinated energy drinks, broadly.
Increasingly, marijuana and thc/delta-8/other 3+ cannabinoids and cbd.
Also, electrolytes drinks, broadly and gambling, broadly, including virtually/digitally/electronically/on-line.
Also, sugars, broadly, salts, broadly, fats, broadly or sugars, broadly, fats, broadly and liquids/fluids/solutions/drinks/water.
Psychiatry should be banned....
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Pssd person can became father or not
They can…but should they?
Having a child and not being able to love him, what's the point of that?
The last 50 yrs. the young people have nothing but constant excuses, which just gets worse with each subsequent generation. At this point noone can do anything but sit around all day and have deep discussions about every hang nail they ever had. I think someone should be delving into why this is happening. Is it the food? The water? Our genetics changing?
That’s a lot of judgment and generalization of multiple generations based on what sounds like only your individual perception.
Words like nothing and no one, in this sense, are absolutes and don’t allow for an individual to be an individual. Perhaps these generations are affected by that?
I am 50, and I don’t see what you see at all. I see a vast variety of behaviors in every generation and every culture too. Instead of asking why this is happening, have you ever considered that maybe it’s not happening with every person in all these generations?
There’s many possible questions you could ask, but seeing things in absolutes won’t allow for that.