Anti-depressants and sex

I did.

I starting taking the antidepressants to feel better, and all it did was make me feel broken and worse because I wasn't able to orgasm. It was effecting how I felt about myself, and it was frustrating my husband. I really had to decide if I needed the meds more than I needed things to go smoothly in our sex life.

I waited about four months and when it didn't get better, I made the decision to stop taking them. It's not always wise to make that choice, as your mental health is extremely important. There are other ways to cope with depression, but sometimes the only thing that seems to truly work are the antidepressants. It didn't get better for me, but it might for you. I would stick with it for a few months and if nothing changes, than you could always try a different type or another method of coping with your depression.

I wish the best for you! Depression is hard and it's beyond frustrating being unable to orgasm while you're trying to get the help you need. I'm here if you ever need to talk!

Yup, I had the same thing. I'm a guy and my sex drive went from everyday to maybe once a week and I had difficulty achieving orgasm as well. My girlfriend at the time got extremely mad at me because I didn't tell her I was taking anti-depressants so you definitely need to explain it to your partner. I also got insomnia and occasional diarrhea as well so if you only get one bad side effect that's pretty good.

They do have other medication that can help with the sexual side effects but those medications come with their own side effects so your doctor can explain the risks there.

The side effects don't go away until you stop taking the medication so you might want to get really good at handjobs and blowjobs until you do not need the medication anymore.

And lastly you don't want to just take pills and hope it magically fixes you, make sure you closely work with your therapist and stay focused on getting better instead of worrying about some temporary side effects. Everyday you got to wake up and tell yourself, I'm going to get a little bit better today. I will learn how to conquer depression and improve myself. Sure there are some sucky parts but it will only make you stronger. Good luck!

An ex-partner of mine had this problem after starting zoloft, and while he could preform it would take a lot to get off (if he was able to). A lot of the time he did not care to have sex at all after frist starting the medication.
I have been on several different medications over the last ten years or so, so i cant really say how it has effected my sex life since i have been medicated through almost the entirety of it. I do find that it can take a lot of time to get off.

Definitely talk to your doctor about it if it persists. Not everyone experiences the same side effects to each drug so there may (hopefully) be a drug out there that has the desired effect without the undesirable side effects. Don't suffer in silence and don't simply stop taking medication. Good luck.

I had a problem but i was lowes horney but could not cume

I'm on Cymbalta and I don't have a problem. I did on Celexa though.

A million times yes! One medication made it impossible for me to orgasm. I thought something was wrong with me. When I switched to a different medication, things went back to normal.

I think I posted on a board with some of the same concerns yesterday but I can't find it.

Almost every SSRI I've been on has totally killed any capacity for ladyboners. I couldn't be mentally aroused or physically and I got really frustrated with that. I've been on antidepressants and other psychotropic medications since I was 12 and I've been on most of the major ones at some point in time. I read a statistic that over 60% of people on SSRIs report negative sexual side effects... I wish there were more antidepressants with less side effects. They also made me gain a lot of weight which wasn't fun either. I don't know if you specified what kind of antidepressants you're on, but most of them will have potential sexual side effects.

If it's only been 3 days, I'd give it a while to see if your body adjust and after a few weeks if you're still having issues, I think discussing your concerns about side effects with your doctor would be a good idea. I'm taking Wellbutrin right now and have a normal sex drive and combining that with Topamax for migraines I lost over 15 pounds. And I shed a lot of weight when I started taking it too. So hey. I've heard of doctors adding on Wellbutrin to patient's current dose to try to combat the sexual side effects too. Give it a fair try on your current meds first though and try not to freak out about it if you can. 3 days isn't a very long trial, just give it time and talk to your doctor if you're still having problems! I hope it all works out for you.

I also know someone who went from having sex everyday, to being pretty much not interested at all anymore. My big question was, is a temporary thing while the body adjusts? Or is it a permanent change while you are on the medication?

I've been on several antidepressants, both SSRIs and tricyclics.

Prozac made it difficult to orgasm, but I could still do it. On Zoloft (a related drug) I have had no problem. (My more recent orgasm issue was from perimenopause, as I was on the antidx for years with no problems before perimenopause.)

Sometimes one antidepressant will cause problems and an other will not. The Prozac also gave me terrible headaches, so we switched to a couple of tricyclics, and one of those (I can't remember the name of it) cause orgasm problems and the others didn't. We finally settled on Zoloft as it caused no side effects in me.

Everybody is different. Talk to your doctor and if the medication is helping, wait it out a little while. If you can't stand it, ask the doctor to change to an other antidepressant. Even antidepressants in the same class can work very differently.

YES. Not on anti-depressants but on other medications that just RUINED my drive. Completely unable to reach orgasm. Sometimes it gets better after you acclimate to the drug but I just had to get the rx changed to something else.

I'm a guy and have similar symptoms. I take 3 (yes,3) antidepressants, Cymbalta, Celexa and Wellbutrin. To say it's affected my sex life would be an understatement but I have pretty decent desire (3-4 times per week) considering my age and the amount of AD's I'm on. I can't get an erection at all without a healthy dose of Cialis. I also have a really difficult time achieving an orgasm but I can get there 98% of the time. And once I have that orgasm, it's over for me even with the Cialis.

I try to look at in a positive light. My mood is much, much better than it was and it's nice to be able to go for hours if I want to.

I never have taken anti depressants but I hear that's not so uncommon a problem.

My boyfriend has the same problem! Whenever he's consistently taking his antidepressant, he just cannot get off very well/much. It's a bit frustrating, but we're trying to get over being upset about it. He really needs his antidepressant to function, so it looks like less cumming may just be a thing.

I've found that my male partner seems to have a lot more trouble than I do - in fact for years he was either totally uninterested or simply unable to reach orgasm. I have found that some meds do and others do not - so if one is giving you a side effect that you simply can't accept than try another.