Posted by mills on October 28, 2002, at 10:00:28
In reply to Re: Question., posted by maririp on October 27, 2002, at 11:11:24
well, for me, nothing helps with the sexual side effects, not drug holidays, viagra, gingko, yohimbe, wellbutrin, claritin, every herb thought by anyone to be an aphrodisiac, and i've tried them all, but i have no choice; i cannot live without an ssri; paxil saved my life; it literally gave me relief when i was at the end of my rope, and i am hoping that lexapro will be a good substitute with less s/e; it's not a great drug for me at this point; i take it for ocd/anxiety/depression, and it must take more for the ocd, because i am at 20 mg, and i feel i need more
> > > > I sent an earlier message which doesn't seem to appear asking what you all think of taking drug holidays to see if it alieviates the sexual side effects---I don'tknow if skipping one day would be enough to get it out of your system. Maybe, two? I assume you wouldn't have to rebuild again like when you first start taking it. What do you thinK?
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> > > Id like to know about that myself..its nice they have viagara for men and forgot about the women. Hormone changes are hard enough. Zoloft was the only med I heard you could skip a day or 2 and I hated zoloft. These companies need to spend their profits coming up with a pill to ehnance your sexual drive and orgasms. It's like a catch 22 with antidepressants...feel better but feel bad about no more orgasms or very few, thats why I struggle with the idea of having to take them again. Sex and orgasms are a huge part of happiness and its annoying to not have them.
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> > Amen to that sister! I have been taking Lexapro for Anxiety (3wks) and although my anxiety is better, sex is disappointing. It is so frusrating to not complete the job (have an orgasm). Its like whats worse, no anxiety or no orgasim? It seems that there always has to be some trade off. This was one of the reasons I went off Effexor (that ans I gained 20 pounds). I think that all these anti-depressants must be made by people who never have sex! Thats my gripe for the day. Anxiety Ann
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> LOL! Ann..you said it..and most antidressants do pack about 20 pounds on ya..I have found with lexapro tho my appetite is better I dont feel the need to pull a stool up to the frig! but orgasms are not easy to come by...I hate that more than I do my depression and anxiety..Why they dont make a new one as wonderful as lexapro without the sexual side effects is beyond me!
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