u/Mobius1014

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r/PSSD Hits 20,000 Members

r/PSSD has hit a milestone of 20,000 members yesterday, May 19, 2026 - which is about 6 weeks ahead of predicted schedule as shown in the PSSD Network 2025 End of Year Update (Where it was actually predicted to only be at 19,800 by the beginning of July.)

On Nov 15, 2023, r/PSSD hit 10,000 members.
By May 19, 2026, it hit 20,000 members.

That’s a span of 916 days.

Looking 916 days before Nov 15, 2023 brings us to May 13, 2021, when r/PSSD had only 2,105 members.

So:

May 2021 → Nov 2023: +7,895 members
Nov 2023 → May 2026: +10,000 members

That means r/PSSD grew 26.7% more in the second 916-day period than in the first.

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Now here's a fun fact to show how much our awareness efforts are truly working.

When the PSSD Network launched around Sept 1, 2022, r/PSSD had about 5,300 members.
Again, by May 19, 2026, it now has 20,000.

That’s a span of 1,356 days.

Looking 1,356 days before Sept 1, 2022 brings us to Dec 15, 2018, when r/PSSD had only 298 members.

So:

Dec 2018 → Sept 2022: +5,002 members
Sept 2022 → May 2026: +14,700 members

That means the subreddit gained about 194% more members after Sept 2022 than in the previous equivalent period, or nearly 3x as many new members.

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u/Mobius1014 — 1 day ago
▲ 20 r/PSSD

The Seattle Times Wants to Know: "Have you taken antidepressants? Tell us about your experience"

Here's another opportunity for patients here to get the word of PSSD out and show the world that we're here, and we exist. Readers also deserve to know that apparently dirty word - "informed consent" - that developing PSSD is a very real possibility for them, and that there would be no support for them should they find themselves in such a situation.

seattletimes.typeform.com
u/Mobius1014 — 5 days ago
▲ 11 r/PSSD

Hypnopompic Hallucinations after discontinuation

Does anyone else experience this only as a result of antidepressants? Only ever since discontinuation a few years ago, some days of the week I will awake and just for a short moment when my eyes are still closed I will see various patterns of shapes, numbers, or letter characters.

To some this may sound like something a crazy person would say, so here's a credible link describing it lol.

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/hypnopompic-hallucinations

u/Mobius1014 — 7 days ago
▲ 48 r/PSSD

April 2026 Update

Hello everyone, and Happy Mother’s Day. Here’s another roundup of news from last month, with more signs that PSSD is continuing to move beyond patient communities and into wider public, medical, and professional awareness.

For newer patients here, remember this: while progress can feel slow, PSSD is no longer confined to isolated forums like it once was not so long ago. It is appearing in more and more media, medical websites and literature, podcasts, and broader conversations about prescribed harm. Each mention, no matter how big or small, helps bring PSSD into the light and make the condition harder to dismiss, easier for patients to point to, and more difficult for institutions to ignore.

PSSD In The Media

MadinBrasil article on PSSD
https://madinbrasil.org/2026/03/quando-o-efeito-colateral-nao-acaba-a-negligencia-em-torno-da-disfuncao-sexual-pos-antidepressivos-pssd/

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Medscape, a medical website for healthcare professionals, briefly explains PSSD, PFS and PAS in an article https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/rare-sexual-disorders-men-may-challenge-diagnosis-2026a10009x8?form=fpf

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PSSD In Social Media

Jordan Peterson's daughter, Mikhaila Peterson, is looking for stories of prescribed harm
https://x.com/MikhailaFuller/status/2041316204363891177https://prescribed-harm.com/contact

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Mikhaila Peterson talks about PSSD on her podcast
https://x.com/PSSDNetwork/status/2047058650967969993?s=20

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Podcaster Miritmoon interviews Dr. Joseph Witt-Doerring about PSSD
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWsbPwjjK9M/?igsh=MTY3a3hqZXY5bm8wYQ%3D%3D

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The Med Free Mental Fitness Podcast interviews Yassie about PSSD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG0iuII-Aos

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Boost Your Biology podcast talks about PSSD at 40:17
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/boost-your-biology/350-the-future-of-peptides-w-DJfgvziNk/?t=2171

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More Progress

The Wikipedia page for SSRIs now has a large section under 'Side Effects' for PSSD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_serotonin_reuptake_inhibitor

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Sexual Medicine Reviews (ISSM journal) acknowledges PSSD
https://academic.oup.com/smr/article/14/2/qeag017/8586847?searchresult=1&login=false

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PSSD is continuing to move beyond patient communities and into more professional healthcare settings, helping to normalize the condition

Ubiehealth, an online AI symptom checker made by a Japanese healthcare startup acknowledges PSSD
https://ubiehealth.com/doctors-note/antidepressants-40s-libido-loss-fix-steps-57-guide33e1

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Allohealth, an India-based sexual-health and wellness healthcare company acknowledges PSSD
https://www.allohealth.com/blog/sexual-dysfunction/erectile-dysfunction/paroxetine-erectile-dysfunction

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The silence around PSSD is breaking, and the work being done by patients like you, advocates, researchers, and other allies is helping to push PSSD further into the open!

---Please donate to PSSD research!
https://www.pssdnetwork.org/donate/research

u/Mobius1014 — 12 days ago