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Posted by sukarno on June 7, 2010, at 12:10:34
I quit Stablon and Xanax in April 2010. My libido - which I thought was low due to advancing age - began to rise after 1 to 2 weeks off those drugs. (I take Valium instead of Xanax now and tapered down)
I am very pleased at this development. It used to be that looking at women had little to no effect on me. Now it is a totally different story. I feel (sexually) that I am back in my late 20s once more. :-)
I still struggle with depression and must use 3 to 4 hours of light therapy to keep it in check.
I take no other drugs besides Valium 10mg TID and strong black tea in the amount of 3 to 4 cups per day.
I get severe withdrawal symptoms if I don't drink tea: severe, throbbing headache, nausea, inability to concentrate, anxiety, flu-like symptoms and a new symptom (trembling/tremors). I find that a caffeine buzz, while it can be bad for panic disorder, is less distressing than caffiene withdrawal.
I heard that decaffeinated black tea will be devoid of antioxidants. Is it true? That's the reason why I drink so much tea. My goal is 10 cups a day as I read an article about an old scientist (late '70s or early '80s in age) advocated that after he "saw the evidence" in favor of it.
I don't have problems with sleep apnea anymore. I breathe a lot easier now (I have asthma) and wake up feeling more refreshed. I found the right balance of diazepam and caffeine to acheive alertness and anxiolysis.
If this project fails for some reason, I am going over to medical marijuana. 23 years of chronic depression and a 9 month old slightly painful lymph node in my neck (around the carotid artery). This is another reason I drink that much tea.. just in case it is something worse than a chronic bacteria infection.
Paul
Posted by Phillipa on June 7, 2010, at 12:30:26
In reply to Libido back to normal after 7 1/2 years., posted by sukarno on June 7, 2010, at 12:10:34
Chronic lymph node could be an infection cyst that needs to be drained my Daughter had one as an l8 mth old. Has the doc seen this? Tea has a lot less caffeine than coffee. Why would valium be different than xanax with sexual desire? Both are benzos? Phillipa
Posted by sukarno on June 7, 2010, at 12:40:15
In reply to Re: Libido back to normal after 7 1/2 years., posted by Phillipa on June 7, 2010, at 12:30:26
Hi Phillipa. My wife and I both had a flu-like illness last September, except we didn't have a cough. Mostly low-grade fever, aches in the muscles/joints, tired and a sense of malaise that went away as soon as she took doxycycline 100mg bid for 10 days, although she had a Herxheimer reaction an hour after taking it which lasted 6 hours and was pretty bad. She recovered and only relapsed a few times mildly.
I didn't take any antibiotics and it finally left me 7 weeks later but I relapse from time to time.
Xanax increases 5-HT (serotonin) release and noradrenaline. That could account for the libido-blunting effects or it could be the high dose I was on (1mg QID). Stablon could have also been the culprit as I remember in 2008 I was on diazepam and Stablon and still had low libido.
Take care. :-)
Paul
Posted by manic 666 on June 7, 2010, at 12:50:26
In reply to Re: Libido back to normal after 7 1/2 years., posted by sukarno on June 7, 2010, at 12:40:15
if your theroy is right about tea///every one in england would have 20 kids//10 cups of tea a day is average for us///we brits never really took to coffee//we like things that look an taste like sh*t//strange breed us brits
Posted by Elanor Roosevelt on June 10, 2010, at 15:46:59
In reply to Re: Libido back to normal after 7 1/2 years., posted by sukarno on June 7, 2010, at 12:40:15
have fun!
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