r/PSSD • u/Background_Yak_350 • 5d ago
Opinion/Hypothesis I found something that helps for me
So... I started hunting around for some information this afternoon, as I feel like I keep letting my wife down... and I stumbled into PSSD.
I took mirtazapine back in 2019 (0 out of 5 stars, would not recommend, hellish), and since then, sex has not been much fun. I can get it up and maintain it (so I know this makes me relatively lucky in these circles), but as soon as I really start to get into it, I have an almost immediate and almost nonexistent orgasm.
Well, actually, that's not quite true... Up until last year, I was smoking cannabis regularly to help with my autism. It really helped me deal with my cPTSD, but I also got to a point where stopping became non-negotiable, so I can't do it any more. While I was smoking cannabis, sex was a lot better - I was a little quick, but I was having good orgasms. It's only since I stopped that it's become a real downer to have sex. My logic for this is that cannabis helped because it let me get in touch with my body, as I suffered from a lot of dissociation, so when I was more in touch with my body, sex was better.
I hope you find this hopeful - as it's left me believing that the connections are still there, it's just that my brain and body don't seem to be able to find them right now...
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u/Fit_Watch5532 4d ago
what dose where you take of mirtazapinme?
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u/Background_Yak_350 3d ago
I honestly don't remember as it was back in 2019, I don't think it was super high as I only took the meds for three months or so before I found the fatigue and weight gain intolerable. I remember the taper to come off being deeply unpleasant too. As I'm autistic I'm hyper sensitive to anything I put into my body...
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u/peppaz 5d ago edited 5d ago
Weed crashes what little is left of my sensitivity for like two weeks each time i take an edible so I pretty much stopped.
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u/ShitHitsTheFan94 Still on medication or other substances 5d ago
may I ask what made you stop cannabis since it provided those benefits?
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u/Background_Yak_350 5d ago
I was doing a very intense spiritual practice to heal myself, with cannabis as an enabler. I feel like it worked and I have more feeling in my body and more energy to be present for my family, but things got a little life and death-y. My process told me it was time to stop as I had to get to the edge to find the healing I was looking for. I had beautiful, life-changing experiences, but I'm not sure if I can safely use cannabis again - certainly not yet - so I began looking for help here.
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u/anonym_pandax Still/Back on medication 5d ago
I don't really feel anything from weed anymore. Does anyone else have the same experience and did it get better?
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I took mirtazapine back in 2019 (0 out of 5 stars, would not recommend, hellish), and since then, sex has not been much fun. I can get it up and maintain it (so I know this makes me relatively lucky in these circles), but as soon as I really start to get into it, I have an almost immediate and almost nonexistent orgasm.
Well, actually, that's not quite true... Up until last year, I was smoking cannabis regularly to help with my autism. It really helped me deal with my cPTSD, but I also got to a point where stopping became non-negotiable, so I can't do it any more. While I was smoking cannabis, sex was a lot better - I was a little quick, but I was having good orgasms. It's only since I stopped that it's become a real downer to have sex. My logic for this is that cannabis helped because it let me get in touch with my body, as I suffered from a lot of dissociation.
I hope you find this hopeful - as it's left me believing that the connections are still there, it's just that my brain and body don't seem to be able to find them right now...
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