But has anyone had any success treating the depression side effects with anything?
Of course I want my brain and body back, but how about getting out of this funk?
Any anti-depressants work?
I’d advise to stay away from pharmaceutical anti-depressants, they can cause further sexual side effects of their own.
Cardiovascular excercse, omega 3 fish oils, St John’s wort may have similar benefits without these issues.
In table 4 you can see the trials/dosages they’ve done with fish oils, and the positive results.
I already have taken all of those for years anyway.
Ok then. You asked for suggestions, I gave some. If you want to risk the possibility of further issues from SSRIs, be my guest.
Good luck.
ScaredinMD,
Try L-Tyrosine. I have had very good success using this. It helps raise dopamine levels in the body. I was having memory issues, brain fog and eye sensativity. All of these went away after I began taking the tyrosine. I take 1000mg per day.
Not all pharmaceutical anti-depressants are SSRIs. SSRIs are only one kind of anti-depressant medicine.
Bupropion, for example, (brand name Wellbutrin) is an anti-depressant but not an SSRI. It does not have the same record as SSRIs do on sexual side effects. Indeed, some users report an increase in libido.
Do some research and learn more about different kinds of anti-depressants.
Wellbutrin was what I was reffering to. It is a dopamine precursor and it helps with anxiety and has no sexual sides. I have had bad anxiety my whole life anyway, this just made it worse.
I can tell you guys this. The more I read this site the more depressed and obsessed I get.
The main side effects I have is impotence and anxiety.
I don’t feel a fog or have a discolored penis or what not, but I have been taking L-arginine for years and other supplements during the time I was on Propecia. That might have helped.
I was miserable all day yesterday at work thinking about being dulled my whole life, then my friend took me out and I treated myself to a big nasty burger. I enjoyed every bite 
I lauged and it was great. The more I’m in my head about this the worse I feel.
Another thing is I masturbate at least once a day and manually I can get hard just fine, just not with a woman, but I am taking a Trib and Divanil product now so that might be helping. I want the blood flow to be there if it ever comes back normally.
Either way, I’m scared, I do notice though I don’t get that prolactin feeling after I climax where I feel like I’m done. I’ve always had that. Has anyone here tried Dostinex?
Thanks for your support.
i felt the same way when i was in your situation, i would say just stop reading other stories and only concentrate on yours, and find a good nutritionist so you can tell him your symptoms and story
Has it helped anyone else since the first few who recovered with it?