Welcome to our community. Please fill in the following template as a way of introducing yourself, and helping others to understand your background and situation.
Where are you from (country)? Germnay
How did you find this forum (Google search – if so, what search terms? Via link from a forum or website – if so, what page? Other?)
What is your current age, height, weight? 51, 180cm, 85kg
What specific drug did you use (finasteride, dutasteride, saw palmetto, isotretinoin/Accutane, fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, leuprorelin, etc…)? duloxetine
What dose did you take (eg. 1 mg/day, 1 mg every other day etc.)? 60mg/d
What condition was being treated with the drug? work overload
For how long did you take the drug (weeks/months/years)?10 months
How old were you, and WHEN (date) did you start the drug?44, 07/2012
How old were you when you quit, and WHEN (date) did you quit? 45, 05/2013
How did you quit (cold turkey or taper off)? in 4 weeks 60-0
How long into your usage did you notice the onset of side effects? few days
What side effects did you experience that have yet to resolve since discontinuation? no libido; weak orgasm
Check the boxes that apply. You can save your post first, then interactively check/uncheck the boxes by clicking on them. If your symptoms change, please update your list.
Sexual
[x] Loss of Libido / Sex Drive
[ ] Erectile Dysfunction
[ ] Complete Impotence
[x Loss of Morning Erections
[ ] Loss of Spontaneous Erections
[ ] Loss of Nocturnal Erections
[ ] Watery Ejaculate
[ ] Reduced Ejaculate
[ ] Inability or Difficulty to Ejaculate / Orgasm
[ ] Reduced Sperm Count / Motility
Mental
[ ] Emotional Blunting / Emotionally Flat
[ ] Difficulty Focusing / Concentrating
[ ] Confusion
[ ] Memory Loss / Forgetfulness
[ ] Stumbling over Words / Losing Train of Thought
[ ] Slurring of Speech
[ ] Lack of Motivation / Feeling Passive / Complacency
[ ] Extreme Anxiety / Panic Attacks
[ ] Severe Depression / Melancholy
[ ] Suicidal Thoughts
Physical
[ ] Penile Tissue Changes (narrowing, shrinkage, wrinkled)
[ ] Penis curvature / rotation on axis
[ ] Testicular Pain
x] Testicular Shrinkage / Loss of Fullness
[ ] Genital numbness / sensitivity decrease
[ ] Weight Gain
[ ] Gynecomastia (male breasts)
[ ] Muscle Wastage
[ ] Muscle Weakness
[ ] Joint Pain
[ ] Dry / Dark Circles under eyes
Misc
[ ] Prostate pain
[ ] Persistent Fatigue / Exhaustion
[ ] Stomach Pains / Digestion Problems
[ ] Constipation / “Poo Pellets”
[ ] Vision - Acuity Decrease / Blurriness
[ ] Tinnitus (ringing or high pitched sound in ears)
[ ] Hearing loss
[ ] Increased hair loss
[ ] Frequent urination
[ ] Lowered body temperature
[ ] Other (please explain)
What (if any) treatments have you undertaken to recover from your side effects since discontinuation of the drug? I took propanolol, Mianserin, acupuncture, vitamine d high dosis, saffron, pramipexol
If you have pre or post-drug blood tests, what hormonal changes have you encountered since discontinuing the drug (please post your test results in the “Blood Tests” section and link to them in your post)? both, all values in normal range
Anything not listed in the above questions you’d like to share about your experience? orgasm intensity is about 20%
Tell us your story, in your own words, about your usage and side effects experienced while on/off the drug.
After a work overload a doc gave my first mirtazapine, after 4 weeks cymbalta. my libido crahed down, the drugs had no positive effects to me, the doc raised the dosis up to 90mg/d, but I decided after 2 weeks to quit the drug, I tapped down from 90 to 60 to 30 to 15 to 0 in about 4 weeks. Libido raised up for a couple of days and crashed down to 0 since summer 2013. I tried a lot of things: propanonol, pramipexol, manserin…no positive results …I would like to participate the survey.