Advice choose long term Ssri for Social anxiety

[Paco1990]

I have severe social anxiety from long ago , had few times sexual relations but finished in less than 3 min which was quite bad since then i am single all ready many years , its just soo hards with so many problems , if anyone suffers all those symptoms maybe can undersand me, tried many therapeutic exercises but nothing worked .

I will go to Doctor next week and after reading long time in forums about all kind of medicine such Benzos and Srrs i will tell him to prescribe me something for logn term use, the problem comes that i am afraid of wd that you all coment of how bad they really can be if one day stop use theme.

Also after reading i think the best for my case would be something like fluoxetine ( Prozac ) as it has very long half life so maybe can take 1 pill every 3 days and the wd from it are less brutal than from other ssrr´s , all this i am talking about long term use !

I have never taked any antidepressant so i don´t know what you feel on theme, but can someone tell me if taking this Prozac one person can have normal life like doing sport , lift weights , so on ... or you will feel sleepy every time ? Because in my job i need to be in constant movement.

Thank you for attention.

 

[snapsy]

Hey, and welcome to Bluelight.

With SSRI's you generally try an assortment until you find the one that works best for you - from your doctor. I personally have a similar problem and sertraline or zoloft works for me... It is really best to address this with your doctor and see what insight you get. After all, there are a lot of drugs to treat depression/anxiety etc, not just SSRI's.

"had few times sexual relations but finished in less than 3 min which was quite bad since: - that's not that bad granted but the medication did the complete opposite to me. Maybe post that in Sex Love Relationships the lovely bunch can help

Apart from that, I when I'm medicated I feel like myself - happy, confident and silly. The greatest thing is being able to consider/do things you would have never thought you would have done previously. I hope you find something that works for u.

 

[P.o.T.u.S]

Before goin on a SSRI that is hell to get off of and has bad side effects try gabapentin or kratom..i have GAD and those 2 things help tremendously..

 

[deos68]

be prepared for the sexual side effects many SSRI's are notorious for
idk maybe the sexual side effects will be in your favor i went for 2 hrs once well give or take while on zoloft though i never did finish my gf had a hell of a time haha
many people seem to think gabapentin is worth checking out for SA

 

[P0kemama]

I have been on several SSRI's throughout the past 15 or so years, and I found prozac (fluoxetine) to work best for me... depression troubles me more than anxiety. I had previously been on citalopram, which gave me brain zaps when I stopped taking it... btw: they were more annoying than anything, nothing at all like w/d from opiates.... I had also been on welbutrin, but had bad headaches on that... some other stuff before that. My doctor was great... he understood my reluctance to try another SSRI when I was getting the prozac... I was given 10 mg capsules, and could take as few as 1 each morning, and had permission to slowly go up to 40 mg per day. I think taking an SSRI is more effective at a low dose on a daily basis than every 3 days on a higher basis, as they need to consistently build up to a level in our blood stream to be effective. We all are unique when it comes to SSRI's... and the only think I encourage you to do is to be persistent.. take the prozac at least for 2 months before deciding to give it up(unless you have a bad reaction to it, which is rare)... and if it doesn't work after two months, talk to your doctor and try another. There are a lot of them out there, and when you get the right one, it is a good thing. By the way: on Prozac, I felt as energetic as ever... it did not have any sedating effect so I was never drowsy on it... citalopram was the one that caused me to end up sleeping 12 hours a night!