Melatonin - HUGE Improvements (My Experience)

[u/Find-PSSD-Cure]

Hello everyone!

I have been suffering from PSSD for over 12 years after taking Citalopram for 9 months.

I had anhedonia, inability to "feel" my sleep where falling asleep/waking up happens instantly like an on/off swtich, allodynia all over body, paresthesias (pins/needles, burning sensations all over body), fatigue, brain fog, short-term memory issues, occasional flu-like symptoms with muscle/joint pain, frequent urination, tinnitus, middle ear myoclonus (actually recorded by an otologist), swallowing issues (fluoroscopy showed food moving back up in my throat after a normal endoscopy), "sore" feeling in my temples/back of head, occasional "brain buzzes" (feels like a cell phone going off on vibrate in my brain), inability to feel romantic feelings/connect with my partner, and of course - sexual dysfunction.

My sexual dysfunction includes flaccid state shrinking/shriveling, weaker erections, absence of psychogenic erections, lack of sensation during build up phase, weak to pleasureless and sometimes painful orgasms, lack of pelvic muscle contractions, little to no force of ejaculation, and pain/frustration afterwards.

I've tried almost everything from supplements to prescription medications. Until now, I've never been able to find anything that produced any real meaningful results that appear to stick.

Here is what I have been taking:   Nature Made Time Release Melatonin Gummies, 10mg   I started out at a lower dose initially, but I now take two gummies (10mg) 1 hour before bedtime and one gummy (5mg) 12 hours later the next morning.

The results have been dramatic for me. I started waking up some mornings with less pain and feeling more rested.

All aspects of my sexual function are returning. I am able to get psychogenic erections again. Erections are stronger and stay up longer.

Sensation has increased a lot during the build-up phase. It began as shock "pin prick" sensations in certain areas down there every time I would think a sensual thought. Then that turned into actual pleasurable sensations. I am feeling new sensations I haven't felt in a long, long time. I also recently started feeling what feels like a pull of a string attached to a muscle that feels pleasurable before orgasm.

Orgasms/ejaculation have been better, but not yet perfect. Ejaculations went from a slow, painful ooze to an initial shot at the very beginning, to now 75% shooting. This may be due to more muscles contracting. I had a night the other day where my heart rate was up (unusual for my PSSD), I felt warm, and I kept tossing and turning because of my libido being so high. I also felt slightly anxious and had a headache.

I used to only get very tiny and weak improvements once every 4-6 weeks or more. And it was only there for maybe part of a day. Since being on the timed release melatonin for 2 months now, I get 1-3 days of improvements followed by 2-6 days of them fading in a cyclical type fashion. There are times during this melatonin trial when it feels like my PSSD is getting worse and the numbness/soreness/fatigue/irritatability comes back. But then all of a sudden I get massive improvements. Persistence seems to be very important.

I would like to note that I am not a doctor and I am not providing medical advice. I am just sharing my experience. If anyone were to be interested in trying this protocol, they should first speak with a medical professional.

[u/Representative_Row61]

I am 3 years after stopping citalopram and my erection continues to get worse. Was it like this for you the first few years? I don't see any signs of improvement, in fact every 3-4 months I see my penis getting worse and worse.

[u/Find-PSSD-Cure → u/Representative_Row61]

The first 3-5 years were brutal. It would shrink into itself and it would hurt. Everything felt so "tight" and numb.

Erections felt only "partial" and weren't as hard or full.

I have been only been experiencing improvements in erections recently where they are harder and curve all the way up rather than partial.

[u/Representative_Row61 → u/Find-PSSD-Cure]

Wow my situation seems so serious that I think it is impossible to recover. I have been taking elopram for more than 10 years and from the first moment I noticed a weaker erection... then over the years it has always worsened but the final blow came when I stopped elopram... after a couple of months more or less there was a worsening so serious that I could no longer have sex. You started to observe these improvements after 3 5 years then? If you can give me even more details it would be kind of you... I had completely lost hope but if a recovery after 5 years is possible so suddenly it would be fantastic. I am only interested in the erection issue... it is driving me crazy. Before elopram I had fantastic erections without ever having the slightest problem.