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Antidepressants, Propecia and Accutane Can Cause Permanent Sexual Dysfunction
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<blockquote data-quote="DaveK22" data-source="post: 141543" data-attributes="member: 13359"><p>Accutane Victims-</p><p></p><p>I DO NOT want this thread to turn into a debate about whether <em>Accutane</em> (isotretinoin) (aka Zenatane, Claravis, Myorisan, Amnesteem, and Absorica) can cause persistent (possibly permanent) sexual dysfunction or not. There are literally hundreds of threads already on that...just Google it. With that said, only people that feel that they have developed “persistent” sexual dysfunction from this drug’s use should read on. For me it was mostly zero libido and moderate ED.</p><p></p><p>So good news and bad news. Bad news first, as of the date of this posting, there is no “cure” for this syndrome. Now for the good news, after 9 years of “trial and error”, I was able to get my libido back.</p><p></p><p>I'm now 52, was on Accutane for 2.5 months 9 years ago in Jan-March of 2010. Long story short, spent 7 years of trying to cure my self...herbs, fasting, trt (short term), hcg mono, clomid, etc etc etc. Spent hours researching treatment options on "propeciahelp.com", “allthingsmale.com”, “excel male.com, etc, trying to find a "cure" or viable treatment. Nothing worked until something I tried in 2017/2018.</p><p></p><p>In Jan 2017, I decided to go on TRT & HCG. Initially, there was little noticeable effect. Then in late 2017, started dosing a bit higher test levels which put my TT in the 900 range. Sometime in 2018, my libido returned! I wish I had paid more attention to exact times but I slowly realized I was as horny as a teenager in early 2018. I still had mild ED though...but those who understand male hormones know that libido & erections are 2 completely different things. (I started using Trimix & Levitra before TRT and just continued with them throughout for the ED) Anyway, at age of 51, I was basically WANTING to get off at least 1x a day (sometimes 2x) whether via sex with wife or masturbation. (I did not need trimix or ED drugs for solo action but often used them for sex more out of habit & ego reasons). Bottom line was a raging libido was back after a 7.5 year hiatus…felt like I was 16 again!</p><p></p><p>My protocol for most of this time was 76mg Test Cyp E3.5D + 500iu HCG E3.5D + Cialis daily (Indian generic) 6.66mg Daily (20mg pill cut in thirds in case your wondering). I honestly don't think the Cialis had much to do with the return of libido...but I'll explain that next.</p><p></p><p>In Jan 2019, I decided to do a restart (HCG + Clomid protocol) due to doubts about committing to TRT “for life” (that’s another story for another time). I kept doing the Cialis daily though. The restart went great...except that the libido slowly vanished within first 10 days. I still had decent energy & overall well being...gym strength dropped a bit...but libido basically went to zero. That kind of was proof that the Cialis wasn’t the driving force behind the raging libido and stopping TRT meant no more libido. That really wasn’t where I want to be anymore.</p><p></p><p>So I now am going back on TRT and hopefully returning back to “life with a libido” which I didn’t realize how much I missed until it was gone again.</p><p></p><p>AS WE KNOW WITH MALE HORMONES, everyone is different and my results may or may not work for you if you have suffered accutane damage. But I just wanted to share my story in case it offers an “option to try’ for anyone in a similar situation. However, please don’t try anything I wrote before consulting with your own Doctor.</p><p></p><p>Hope this post can help or provide encouragement to other 'tane victims.</p><p></p><p>P.S. As far as Accutane’s “hidden secret”, progress is being made with it’s awareness…</p><p><a href="https://rxisk.org/petition-about-isotretinoin-sexual-side-effects/" target="_blank">Rxisk article</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaveK22, post: 141543, member: 13359"] Accutane Victims- I DO NOT want this thread to turn into a debate about whether [I]Accutane[/I] (isotretinoin) (aka Zenatane, Claravis, Myorisan, Amnesteem, and Absorica) can cause persistent (possibly permanent) sexual dysfunction or not. There are literally hundreds of threads already on that...just Google it. With that said, only people that feel that they have developed “persistent” sexual dysfunction from this drug’s use should read on. For me it was mostly zero libido and moderate ED. So good news and bad news. Bad news first, as of the date of this posting, there is no “cure” for this syndrome. Now for the good news, after 9 years of “trial and error”, I was able to get my libido back. I'm now 52, was on Accutane for 2.5 months 9 years ago in Jan-March of 2010. Long story short, spent 7 years of trying to cure my self...herbs, fasting, trt (short term), hcg mono, clomid, etc etc etc. Spent hours researching treatment options on "propeciahelp.com", “allthingsmale.com”, “excel male.com, etc, trying to find a "cure" or viable treatment. Nothing worked until something I tried in 2017/2018. In Jan 2017, I decided to go on TRT & HCG. Initially, there was little noticeable effect. Then in late 2017, started dosing a bit higher test levels which put my TT in the 900 range. Sometime in 2018, my libido returned! I wish I had paid more attention to exact times but I slowly realized I was as horny as a teenager in early 2018. I still had mild ED though...but those who understand male hormones know that libido & erections are 2 completely different things. (I started using Trimix & Levitra before TRT and just continued with them throughout for the ED) Anyway, at age of 51, I was basically WANTING to get off at least 1x a day (sometimes 2x) whether via sex with wife or masturbation. (I did not need trimix or ED drugs for solo action but often used them for sex more out of habit & ego reasons). Bottom line was a raging libido was back after a 7.5 year hiatus…felt like I was 16 again! My protocol for most of this time was 76mg Test Cyp E3.5D + 500iu HCG E3.5D + Cialis daily (Indian generic) 6.66mg Daily (20mg pill cut in thirds in case your wondering). I honestly don't think the Cialis had much to do with the return of libido...but I'll explain that next. In Jan 2019, I decided to do a restart (HCG + Clomid protocol) due to doubts about committing to TRT “for life” (that’s another story for another time). I kept doing the Cialis daily though. The restart went great...except that the libido slowly vanished within first 10 days. I still had decent energy & overall well being...gym strength dropped a bit...but libido basically went to zero. That kind of was proof that the Cialis wasn’t the driving force behind the raging libido and stopping TRT meant no more libido. That really wasn’t where I want to be anymore. So I now am going back on TRT and hopefully returning back to “life with a libido” which I didn’t realize how much I missed until it was gone again. AS WE KNOW WITH MALE HORMONES, everyone is different and my results may or may not work for you if you have suffered accutane damage. But I just wanted to share my story in case it offers an “option to try’ for anyone in a similar situation. However, please don’t try anything I wrote before consulting with your own Doctor. Hope this post can help or provide encouragement to other 'tane victims. P.S. As far as Accutane’s “hidden secret”, progress is being made with it’s awareness… [URL='https://rxisk.org/petition-about-isotretinoin-sexual-side-effects/']Rxisk article[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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