Antidepressants and sex

I have a total loss of sex drive and it doesn't seem to matter what AD I'm on I used to LOVE sex and have always been a very sexual person but bam it all went away I do try for my hubby but I rarely want to do it anymore. I am too embarrassed to speak to pdoc about it. It's stupid but I just can't bring it up. I feel so good otherwise, I am also scared a change in meds would upset my progress.

Good luck to you though

Okay, well as of right now, my drive hasn't been effected. We haven't had as much sex, but that's due to outside influences. I wish I could know right now if they'd be bad for my drive though!!!

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Lol, stop worrying about it or you're going to put too much pressure on yourself and cause it all on your own.

(Kinda like when your mom told you not to pick at that scab or it wouldn't heal.)

Hi Angel,

Paxil doesn't necessarily affect your libido. It does affect some people that way though. But one thing that it often does is make it difficult to achieve and orgasm. Typically what happens is that everything is moving right along right up to the point that you can feel an orgasm coming on... and then it vanishes, leaving you completely frustrated and wondering WTF???

That's pretty typical.

However, you haven't been taking Paxil for very long if I remember correctly. It usually takes at least a couple of weeks for the affects to kick in...

Oh Joy!

Dan

I used to take Citalopram and it had no effect whatsoever. It did however turn me into a raving alcoholic. So these drugs effect people differently.

I am on effexor and my ex wuz incredible, we were never bored, we connected
like i have never connected w anyone before. We were both Bi polar. plz tell me
that the effexor isnt what made it so great??? I highly doubt. maybe a contribution.
I actually had mutiples.. evertime!!! We were up to 4x a day at times, minimal,
2-3x. a day. yep, it wuz effin hot!!! damn I miss it. haha.

I'm on venlafaxine, Effexor, and it has had the least asexual effect on me than any AD I've taken. To be honest, my guess is that it was alleviating your illness and that was what inward your libido. The Effexor was just the gateway.

Good to know web!!! thx. u too angel, gl.

I am taking a Zoloft generic. I just visited my Psychiatrist/Nurse and told her about the side effects I was experiencing. Increased sweating, trouble sleeping, decreased interest in sex and delayed ejaculation, twitching muscles and agitation. She asked me which of these were deal breakers. I told her the decrease in sexual desire and delayed ejaculation and trouble sleeping.
She said that maybe she would add wellbutrin to offset the sexual problems. It has been know to increase sexual desire. I didn't want to go on any medication at all but my therapist said she wouldn't be able to help me without the added chemical therapy to calm my depression and OCD. During intercourse I don't have the energy to continue until I reach orgasm and ejaculate. My wife will then continue with oral and masturbate me. Even that takes longer than she can handle at times. The other night after I failed to orgasm during intercourse and my wife couldn't make me cum with oral and masturbation, I had to masturbate myself and it still took a while.
After my appointment with the psychiatrist/nurse I felt pre-cum in my pants I assume because of the nature of the topics we discussed. I went to the washroom to masturbate and relieve myself. But after several attempts and significant amount of time I failed to reach orgasm and ejaculate. I am going to talk with my therapist about this and see if she and I can do something to resolve my problem.

Zoloft made me sick. I stopped taking it and my pdoc switched me to paroxetine. Thus far, no sexual side effects .

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