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 If all your symptoms can be caused by a messed up nervous system then thats the connection. Ive had hives, rashes, muscle spasms, blurry vision, sensitive teeth, light, food, noise, smells, supplement sensitivities. I could only eat 4 foods after my setback.

@DreamsofDancing @PieAreSqwared What’s crazy is I figured out that it was from going off Effexor. I don’t have any doctors will say that with confidence. most will actually tell me it’s 100% not caused by Effexor. Only one neurologist admitted it, but she could only speak to the neuropathy and tremulous.

@worked_over @PieAreSqwared Also its crazy because all my symptoms are connected. If i try to push my legs by standing up for longer than normal the other symptoms all over my body get stronger too lol. It could actually be fascia too, that also runs all over your body just like nerves do.

@DreamsofDancing @PieAreSqwared Since march my energy returned. I’m walking daily.