PAS sexual sides accompanied by other sides???

[Flynn]

Can people please state whether their post accutane sexual sides are accompanied by any other significant side effects such as:

1. Depression
2. Anhedonia (get noticeably less pleasure from normally pleasurable activities)
3. Loss of motivation/ drive
4. Loss of interest in socialising, social anxiety etc.

Please also say if your sexual side effects aren't accompanied by any of these side effects. Note only mention if these extra side effects are significant enough that you think they were caused by accutane.

It's very useful to know whether, accutanes causes sexual side effects in a way which is related to other side effects which would give a stronger indication of something having changed on a more fundamental level with our dopaminergic reward systems. Or if the changes are the result some kind of hormonal/receptor imbalance.

 

[cnb30]

All 4 sadly. I struggle to find the will to go on many days at this rate. I'm not sure supplements even help at this point anymore. Hopefully things will get somewhat better with springtime. It's been 2 years and I can't take this insanity for much longer. Enjoyment of architecture (I'm an architecture student) is literally the one last thing giving me a will to fight, and I'm losing the ability to enjoy buildings which I one had.

 

[IHateFin]

All 4 sadly. I struggle to find the will to go on many days at this rate. I'm not sure supplements even help at this point anymore. Hopefully things will get somewhat better with springtime. It's been 2 years and I can't take this insanity for much longer. Enjoyment of architecture (I'm an architecture student) is literally the one last thing giving me a will to fight, and I'm losing the ability to enjoy buildings which I one had.

Hey man I can def relate, but I have PFS and have come miles in this recovery.
You'll make some traction, but you gotta start taking some of the suggested suppliment protocols. PAS I feel is the opposite of PFS in the sense of mechanisms of action. I say that because there are many that cure PAS with the drug finasteride.

If gbold is correct and PFS is alkalosis then maybe PAS is acidosis. This may be an extreme simplification, but I'm sure accutane has changed how your body uses minerals which regulate receptors and hormones. And I'm sure progesterone was still one that was largely altered. I don't know for sure, but nothing is permemant. It's just a matter of seeing what the hell is truely going on and taking the right steps.

Where you are now I feel you have nothing to lose to try some of our protocols n see if they work for PAS.

 

[cnb30]

I’ve been doing supplement protocalls and I only feel worse

Here’s a list of what I’ve taken so far including prescription meds
L-Tyrosine
CDP Choline
Prozac
Zoloft
Effexor
Welbutrin
Abilify
Nsi-189
B3 (I firget the specific name)
B6
B12
Pregnenolone
CoQ10
L-Carnitine
PQQ

This winter has also been rough on me.

Also, I appologise, but consider me scientifically illiterate.

 

[Flynn]

Hang in there cnb30, where are you from? and are you still studying? It's tough, I've been dealing with this shit for a while now as well. One thing I can say, is depression etc. isn't a definite in this condition. It's possible to beat depression for sure. When you're not depressed, the symptoms and life are far more bearable and can be enjoyable.

This is a shitty hand to get dealt but always remember that its highly likely there will be a treatment in your lifetime, which is worth hanging around for. If you lose interest in everything else, gain interest in beating this by researching it and spreading the word.

 

[Flynn]

Can I ask how long you went on accutane for? and was it definitely the cause of your problems?

 

[cnb30]

I'm currently in Philadelphia studying architecture at Drexel. Before accutane, I was going to attend Pratt in Brooklyn on a merit scholarship (but ended up leaving for the psych ward after only a few weeks).

Anyway, I took Accutane in my senior year of highschool at 60 mg for 4 months. I should probably add that I was already incredibly depressed when I started (not to go too much into personal details but basically going to high school in the suburbs for 4 years took it's toll on me, as I always hated suburbia with a burning passion). So needless to say, I was already deep down a rabbit hole and feeling unstable BEFORE I went on this crap.

On a funny note, I've been able to see the libido problems in a positive light as it means I'm less likely to wind up with a kid somewhere in suburbia again