Posted by lars1 on February 4, 2005, at 22:46:36
In reply to Re: Long-term sexual side effects after quitting SSRIs, posted by Vornan19 on February 4, 2005, at 17:27:30
> I'm the moderator, so if you want to join I'll approve you immediately.
Thanks, but I'd prefer to post where others on the board can see. Lots of us here have sex problems too!
> Basically, I can get an erection, but my libido is much lower than it was pre-celexa and orgasms are duller. Ever had SSRI sexual sides yourself?I did. Once I started using Viagra and was confident that I could get an erection and keep it long enough to finish, I found that I enjoyed sex a lot more, and I didn't really mind if it took a long time to finish. Actually, I kind of enjoyed that. But, apparently your problem is not so much with erections, so that might not work for you.
> I've heard good things about Wellbutrins pro-sexual effects but I'm a bit scraed to try it because my problems are with anxiety, and I've heard WB can make that worse.
It's possible that it would make your anxiety worse, but some people find that stims (and I would consider Wellbutrin a stim) actually calm them down. Why not give it a try and see how it affects you personally? FWIW, I use it and haven't found it to be anxiety-provoking, except when I first started it. If it did give you persistent anxiety, maybe you could use it just as-needed and/or with a benzo or, um, ethanol. (I haven't tried those last things, but maybe someone else has and could tell us how it worked?)
Ritalin might be a shorter-acting alternative. I have heard of it being used for SSRI sexual dysfunction. Amphetamines are also known to be pro-sexual, although I'm not sure if you would have luck getting them prescribed for that. For occasional as-needed use, a very low dose (like 5 mg) would probably be adequate, so maybe the pdoc would be OK with that. They can sometimes (not always) cause erection problems (i.e., increased desire but reduced ability, like alcohol), but you could treat those with Viagra.
Best wishes,
Lars
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