Can someone figure out why SSRIs cause GENITAL NUMBNESS that doesn’t go away. Why is this so hard? It’s 2026, this issue should not exist. Fuck me.

@PieAreSqwared You could try somatic tracking on it and see over time if it changes at all. I believe everything caused by SSRI withdrawal can heal if it involves the nervous system, which i would assume numbness does.

@DreamsofDancing It’s been nearly 5 years I can literally stick needles in my dick and barely feel a pinch. It’s not withdrawal it’s PSSD. I haven’t touched an SSRI for 5 years

@PieAreSqwared I havent touched one for 8 years and im numb from the waist down and have muscles so stiff and tight i can only walk with a walker. I know mine is protracted withdrawal. It wouldnt hurt to try it. Im sorry you are dealing with this. It all sucks. Its criminal.

@DreamsofDancing @PieAreSqwared My muscles are stiff. My legs & arms feel heavy. my bladder will go from numb to painful. I’m constipated all the time & have bladder pain. Those are just a few of my dozens of awful symptoms. 10 months into protracted withdrawal from Effexor😢

@worked_over @PieAreSqwared Mine is from Venlafaxine which is generic Effexor. I have issues with my bladder and im constipated too. My legs started out just like yours are. Im using this type of approach to heal and i wish i had found this stuff early on, not 3 years in. youtu.be/46noGj63xHc?si…

@DreamsofDancing @PieAreSqwared I’m listening to him. I actually don’t agree, we’ve totally been poisoned. This is not about using our poisoning to better ourselves. I’ve found when I just allow myself to rest & accept I’ve been poisoned that’s what helps. This isn’t about mental fortitude.

@worked_over @PieAreSqwared You got it. Its the allowing and not being afraid of the symptoms that heals. I was in a state of such fear after my setback 3 years in. Fear perpetuates it. Maggie is gentler and better. I should have linked her. youtu.be/BTJAjx-AGAo?si…

@DreamsofDancing @PieAreSqwared I’m gonna knock on wood, but 10 months into protracted withdrawal & I’m not having chemically induced significant mental health symptoms. My symptoms are almost all physical. Started with urinary retention & a catheter, then fluid retention & rashes. Doctors are baffled.

@worked_over @PieAreSqwared Ive had it all but my mental health got really really bad after my setback. Its the best its been right now. My family can see a huge change i still have irritable days but im much better. Physically not so much lol.

@DreamsofDancing @PieAreSqwared I’ve been lucky w/minimal mental health symptoms. Right now I’m dealing with a tremulous, mild tremors, Poor coordination, neuropathy, in my feet & hands, still have swelling in my legs, feet & genitals-numb & swollen & at times painful, blood pressure issues

@worked_over @PieAreSqwared A lot of similarities to what ive got. My resting heart rate was 96 for 18 months. Started somatic tracking a just sitting slowing my bresth down over the last 18 months and my resting rate is now 76 to 83 range.

@worked_over @PieAreSqwared Its horrible. Im sorry this is happening to you too. Keep allowing and try not to be afraid. Its so hard, goes against everything your brain tells you.

@DreamsofDancing @PieAreSqwared I’m mentally fine. I’m not fearful. My issues are that my body isn’t isn’t working. I have an appointment today with an ophthalmologist because my right eyelid doesn’t open at night time. so when I wake up to go to the bathroom, only one eye opens. 😜