Posted by TNJ76 on November 8, 2009, at 3:28:25
Hello,
I'm seeking some quality advice here.
.5 MG Klonopin = 10 MG Valium
In short, I'm tapering off Klonopin via a slow taper via a complete switch to Valium (which I'm currently on) and going down by 2 mg a week. I started at 1.5 MG Klonopin a day and am now at 12 MG Valium per day which is equivalent to just over .5 MG Klonopin per day. The taper is going well.
My question and why I'm here:
I'm a 33 year old straight male who has been on just about every med over the years since the age of 15 and had mixed results throughout the process. I'm not gonna dwell into my problems because my question is about libido.
I havn't been on anything but Klonopin over the past 2 years - now of coarse I've been tapering since the end of July, 2009.
Anyways,
I've noticed a 100% complete lack of sexual desire, lust, what have you. I can still look at an attractive girl and notice her beauty but I have zero desire to be intimate or initiate an advance.
In my 20's - even while on Effexor XR and Depakote - there were sexual release problems - but I had a libido.
Even after Effexor XR when I was completely drug free for 2 years - I had a libido. Not by any means a high libido - but I had a libido and a desire to be intimate.
Now I feel chemically castrated.
1. I've had my testosterone levels checked - along with free testosterone and they are all in the normal range.
2. I've had my thyroid checked - absolutely no signs of any problems.
3. I know this is simply a chemical deficiency that can be fixed by a chemical cocktail of some sorts because I've ruled out any endochronic problems.My questions is:
Has anybody else found themselves with a complete loss of libido while taking Klonopin for a steady 2 year period - to the point of addiction?
If so, did you libido come back on it's own after you got completely off the drug - after the long process of tapering?
If no, did you end up taking any other kind of drug cocktail to hit a neurotransmitter to get your libido going again?
I'm very desperate over here because I don't have much of a life at this point. My friends are getting married and I was once a guy with a libido who now feels like life is one day bleeding into another. I have no passion which leaves me hollow and sad and lonely.
Any help please - I'm all ears.
Thanks to everyone,
Tommy
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