Posted by JonW on April 26, 2002, at 13:06:59
In reply to Anyone NOT have sexual side effects with SSRIs?, posted by Joe_12 on April 26, 2002, at 12:52:21
Hi Joe,
I've been on paxil, prozac, celexa, and zoloft and have had unacceptable sexual side-effects on all of them. However, recently I retried zoloft without any major sexual dysfunction. First, I thought it was because I was taking zyprexa at the time which blocks 2A. But now I'm taking luvox and no zyprexa and still no sexual problems! I also take neurontin and depakote, but I doubt these protect me from SD. During the past 6 months I've been on so many different meds maybe I've f*cked my brain up enough that I don't get this side-effect from SSRIs anymore... wouldn't that be nice! Does anyone have an explanation for this? 2 years ago I had complete anorgasmia but now it seems I can tolerate the SSRIs. I confuse myself. But Joe, good luck to you and maybe my news is good news!
Jon
> I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder a few months ago and was prescribed Effexor XR. While it did help with the anxiety, the side effects became just too much (insomnia, acne, muscle spasms, sexual problems). Some of them I could handle, but as a 20 year old male, the sexual disfunction was something I was not willing to deal with. It started as just delayed orgasm, but as time progressed it eventually became almost impossible to climax. There was also a lack of "fullness" in my erections making them more difficult to maintain.
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> I'm now off the Effexor and starting on Zoloft. I guess I'm just looking to get some reassurance. It seems that almost everyone on these boards taking SSRIs is experiencing the sexual side effects. Has anyone not had these problems? Or if not, has anyone had success taking other meds to counteract the problems? If so to what extent were the sexual problems improved? Thanks in advance for any input.
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