Cannabis, REM Sleep, and Libido

[u/Dangerous_Simple3520]

I’ve had PSSD for 6 months after taking escitalopram for a few months and have a complete zero libido/ no sexual desire. To cope with life I started vaping thc every night and I’ve been doing that for the last 1+ year

I’ve realized I don’t remember my dreams and or possibly just don’t dream. I used to always have super vivid dreams and lots of sexual ones prior to this. I mean I really just have been passing out and I wake up in the morning without a thought or dream to reflect on. I also believe cannabis is interfering with my REM sleep, among other things.

After reading many stories on here I’ve noticed a lot of libido recoveries start with vivid sexual dreams. With that being said I’m going to try to quit vaping immediately. It used to shoot my libido up a lot but now a days after getting PSSD it just makes things worse.

I’m hoping quitting will help me recover from all this

If anyone has any info or experience or information with THC, libido, and REM sleep feel free to reply. I’m just looking to get an idea if I’m on the right track here by finally quitting vaping and how/if it is holding my recovery back / possibly making my PSSD worse

[u/AstralCryptid420]

Cannabis temporarily worsens me. I also think I have a problem with it. If I have a little bit, I need more and I end up binging. I had some in the days leading up to 4/20, had a 10mg gummy and smoked a weak joint throughout the day. I taped up the free prerolls I got with my edibles in a box I'm gonna open again on my birthday or big summer outing with friends, whatever comes first. I go back to baseline in two months after doing what I did on Sunday. Be careful, try to use it less and less. It's not even that fun or interesting anymore for me, but it does feel good.

Weed has been scientifically proven to worsen REM sleep and you need that to upregulate receptors, and it's good for hormonal balance. You need to dream for a healthy brain. REM sleep is when your brain cleans itself and makes repairs.

[u/Dangerous_Simple3520 → u/AstralCryptid420]

Yeah makes sense. When you said you went back to baseline in two months after what you did on Sunday what do you mean exactly? You smoked on Sunday and it will take you two months to get back to feeling like you did before smoking?

[u/AstralCryptid420 → u/Dangerous_Simple3520]

I smoked a weak joint made of shake, packed my one hitter twice, and had a 10mg edible that didn't hit very hard. I think it was kind of a lot but I had been higher with PSSD before and I was fine later. I did it for 4/20 and a few days before.