I've been in antidepressant / antianxiety treatment for a bit more than 2 years now to recover from a traumatic

experience (was for me at least). I've been improving steadily after a bit more than 8 months of getting the right

dosage for each medication. It's not a high dosage but it's a bit more than the minimum useful. Even from the

first month of treatment the difference was astonishing. I was a fool to suffer with depresion/anxiety for so many

years before getting treatment. I even managed to hurt those I love because I was so self-absorbed with my problems.

Now i'm whole new person and sometimes I could wonder if i really need the meds, but I know they still have work to

do to leave me permanently healed (hormone leveling thing, noradrelanine and stuff like that) in my head.

I

can't get off the meds right now cause they have been really helpful and doctor says I'm in the final stages of

healing and it's more important to stay consistent now than before to get the best results and get cured. After

that I know I will need a weaning period of lowering the dosage to get me off the meds (I remember a couple of days

I ran out of the meds...not fun!).

Since about 6 months ago I notice a decline in my ability to mantain an

erection without physical stimulation. It's frustating to get all worked up in foreplay and when it's time for

intercourse not being able to perform. The frustation i felt was enormous and only compounded with anxiety the next

time there was a chance for intercourse. My wife is understanding of my problem now but not trying to help (i guess

she is half happy im not chasing her around that much now).


So in my last checkup I told the doctor about it

and she (yes it's a she) told me that many things could be affecting me as well as the meds, now that i'm not so

anxious i've been putting more stuff in my platter and so the stress and work levels have increased. Sleeping

patterns have been altered from this and also the last months of the year were specially busy and she says it's

more common for my problem to ocurr in this situations. So she said that in february I would go back to her and tell

her how im doing and IF I still have problems she said she had some things that could help me. I still don't know

what it is but at least she had stuff to try. Plus at least you can feel less lonely about it knowing that i'm

going thru that thing too.

I'll post what happens in my next visit to the phsiquiatrist (sp).