Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 455828

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Trazodone - sexual side effects

Posted by sdb on February 10, 2005, at 9:01:01

I have taken trazodone 50mg during six days. I think i stopped taking it because i could not concentrate anymore but concentration was important that time. The Trazodone even gave me some euphoria but i did not like this feeling (almost like somebody addicted to amphetamine, that i have observed when i worked in hospital) The trazodone was "pro erectional" but it caused ejaculation delay. Does somebody have the same side effect and is it bothersome?

 

Re: Trazodone - sexual side effects

Posted by RMS42 on March 27, 2005, at 20:36:11

In reply to Trazodone - sexual side effects, posted by sdb on February 10, 2005, at 9:01:01

I had the same thing... no problem with erection, but ejaculation was difficult to near impossible... I was taking it for sleeplessness related to starting Lexapro, and it was great for my sleep (best ever in my life, I think) and also gave me some really amazing and vivid dreams, which I liked... but my sexuality is way too important to me... if I was single, I think I'd be pretty okay with it... but what you described seems to be right along the lines of my experience...

I stopped taking it a few days ago and my head's a mess... I'm just going to fight through the next week or so to see if it will clear up...

 

Re: Trazodone - sexual side effects » RMS42

Posted by scatterbrained on March 28, 2005, at 21:59:10

In reply to Re: Trazodone - sexual side effects, posted by RMS42 on March 27, 2005, at 20:36:11

Instead of going off the trazadone you can counter act the sexual side affects that you're having w/busbar(which is also a good anti-anxiety med and can help w/ depression)

 

Re: Trazodone - sexual side effects » scatterbrained

Posted by rms42 on March 29, 2005, at 10:53:32

In reply to Re: Trazodone - sexual side effects » RMS42, posted by scatterbrained on March 28, 2005, at 21:59:10

The thing is, I want to be on as FEW meds as is possible... I work in behavioral health, managing a residential site for SMI adults, some of whom are taking upwards of 20 pills a day...

I've fought through this depression for a loooooong time on my own, therapy on and off for the last six years with no meds... but I'm just starting to go the medication route as a conjunct to my therapy, because I'm finally at the point that I can accept the need for it if necessary...

I'm going to try Benadryl OTC for a while and see how that does... anyone else have experience with this??

 

Re: Trazodone - sexual side effects / to rms

Posted by sdb on April 10, 2005, at 6:38:24

In reply to Re: Trazodone - sexual side effects » scatterbrained, posted by rms42 on March 29, 2005, at 10:53:32

It depends what your primary problem is: bp, depression, anxiety...

There are following pro erectional ad's:

-trazodone/nefazodone (libido and erection, above all erection trough alpha1-blockade/downregulation (?), delay most people)
-Wellbutrin (more libido, without delay)
-buspar (libido, but for me it did not have any effect)
-mirtazapine (especially libido perhaps also erection, no delay)
-for erection you can also take tadalafil, sildenafil but even alpha1-antagonists like doxazosine


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