[Greens5]

Hi .I have been on Lexapro 10mg daily for two months now. I have lost sexual feeling and have no desire. I am female. Before I started Lexapro I tried wellbutrin Sr for one month and it caused extreme anxiety and agitation heart palpation shaky hands. So don't think doc would add that to my Lexapro to combat the sexual side effects.. As I was told before thats what she would have done. Has anyone experienced a situation similar to this. She mentioned cutting my Lexapro In half or even taking one just every other day.. has anyone tried that? And did it help.? I'm bummed the Lexapro is doing this. It's quite a shock.

[Skeezyks]

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[~Christina]

It has killed my sex drive. Not sure what to do as this drug works fabulous for my Bipolar. My husband also takes Zoloft which kills his too. So we aren’t at war with each other , just sad not sure what the right thing to do is.

[kecanoe]

My husband had sexual difficulties while taking Lexapro. He switched to Vybrid and that seems to be ok.

[stanislavski]

Every SSRI will do this to some extent. I was on Lexapro for 8 years and it was an extremely helpful drug...but it helped kill my marriage. My sex drive just vanished. Despite this drastic consequence, it was worth the eight years of relatively depression and anxiety free life, plus most likely the marriage would have died anyway. I've tried Prozac and Zoloft since with similar libido killing properties but without the benefits, so I quit. I was on Wellbutrin for over a year and it was an awesome med for a while...my sex drive was like that of a 20 year old (I'm 64) but, like you, it caused a spike in anxiety that I couldn't tolerate. I'm on Luvox now (just started) and my libido disappeared the first day I took it. These SSRI's are like a chemical castration. That said, my present wife is very understanding and I make sure that she is sexually satisfied even if I cannot be. If the Luvox kicks in properly and lowers my constant anxiety/ruminations/depression, then it'll have been worth it. It's basically a trade-off

[Nike007]

I’ve had sexual side effects on every SSRI and SNRI I’ve been on sadly. I really can’t remember a time other than between medications switches that I had my sex drive. But to be honest, I am not 100% about my sex drive, as I started antidepressants before I really was thinking about sex in anyway, so the line is kinda blurry for me. I can’t give you any advice, just that I understand the frustration. I do also have a medical condition that apparently impacts my sex drive too so it could be that along with side effects I’m not sure.