Posted by ANXIETY ANN on October 29, 2002, at 9:28:53
In reply to Re: Question., posted by maririp on October 28, 2002, at 20:45:09
> > > > > > 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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> > > I have been taking SSRI's for over two years now and I've been on various forms and other drugs on top of those to combat the sexual side effects, which have been extreme. I have been on Buspar, Wellbutrin, Gingko, etc. Two things were prescribed for me in addition to these others...one is Viagra (yes, I'm female)...I haven't actually taken any yet because in the meantime, my doc prescribed Claritin (see earlier posts) and that has helped. Maybe you can check into these solutions with your docs?? Problem is that Viagra is expensive and most insurance plans don't cover it, but if it helps, it could be worth it! Good luck!
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> > > > hey! i'll tell you what's worse... no sex at all!! at least you all want and are having or attempting to have sex! count yourselves lucky! for the past 10 months i've been dealing with major depression(on top of fibromyalgia et al...) and haven't even wanted to have sex(guess it's lucky i'm single) i've had offers but i just wasn't interested. this is not normal by any means for me! i've been on lexapro now for 3 wks.,instead of prozac. i'm hoping that i will soon get back to my old social self and start having a life, again! instead of staying home alone all the time. and then, hopefully, i'll start being intrested in sex, again!!! :)
> > (i'm gonna cross my fingers and knock on wood and anything else i can think of, too, just in case~!!!) :)
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> Hi..Its no fun to want or attempt to have sex only to end up frustrated. I have found that will all the antidepressants i have taken the price to pay was no orgasms or allot of weight gain. It is so nice to feel happy again with the help of lexapro but as Ann said what a trade off your sex life suffers. These are the reasons I usually do not stay on an antidepressant for long, however, as you get older and hormones change I find I may have to stay on them. Not all women can take hormone therapy. Good luck to you, and get out there and enjoy life :-)Hi
I agree with Mari, we may be having sex but believe me its not much fun and terribly frusrating if you can't have an orgasm. maybe you're depression is the reason you don't have much of a sex drive.Give Lexapro a chance to work and go find your self a GOOD man, ENJOY LIFE
Anxiety Ann
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