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Posted by theo on March 31, 2005, at 16:16:19
In reply to Re: Neurontin and Orgasm » ed_uk, posted by Larry Hoover on March 31, 2005, at 14:45:19
> > Hello,
> >
> > If you have tried Neurontin (gabapentin)........
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> > Did it inhibit/delay orgasm?
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> > Thanks,
> > Ed.
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> Yes. :-(
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>I couldn't get that far, I was a limp noodle on Neurontin and Topomax for some reason.
Posted by Larry Hoover on March 31, 2005, at 18:08:29
In reply to Re: Neurontin and Orgasm » Larry Hoover, posted by theo on March 31, 2005, at 16:16:19
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > If you have tried Neurontin (gabapentin)........
> > >
> > > Did it inhibit/delay orgasm?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ed.
> >
> > Yes. :-(
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> >
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> I couldn't get that far, I was a limp noodle on Neurontin and Topomax for some reason.Limp noodle is more accurate, but also diminished capacity to orgasm. Sexual dysfunction is not a listed side effect for this med. Another case of deceptive data reporting?
Lar
Posted by Mr.Scott on March 31, 2005, at 19:51:18
In reply to Neurontin and Orgasm, posted by ed_uk on March 31, 2005, at 14:17:45
I have found it delays, but does not inhibit.
Posted by lunesta on March 31, 2005, at 19:59:19
In reply to Neurontin and Orgasm, posted by ed_uk on March 31, 2005, at 14:17:45
where are you guys findgins girls to sex with? i wish i could find one. im good looking and 22.
Posted by rod on April 1, 2005, at 10:12:01
In reply to Re: Neurontin and Orgasm, posted by lunesta on March 31, 2005, at 19:59:19
> where are you guys findgins girls to sex with? i wish i could find one. im good looking and 22.
Girls? girls? Who said you need girls for that ;-D huahahaha
due to my socially withdrawn life I havent had a girlfriend in the last 8!! years. I am 25 now. I am also not an ugly person, but just very very shy, actually....
But this might change soon :-)anyway
bye
Posted by ed_uk on April 1, 2005, at 11:03:23
In reply to Re: Neurontin and Orgasm, posted by lunesta on March 31, 2005, at 19:59:19
Hello,
Thank you everyone for your replies so far.
I am hoping that lots more people will reply :-)
Please tell me, if you've even taken Neurontin....
Did it cause anorgasmia or delayed orgasm? Did it make you impotent? Did it have any effect on your libido?
Thanks,
Ed.To lunesta: I haven't had sex for ages either, I'm just in the process of trying to fix my sexual functioning.
Posted by franco neuro on April 1, 2005, at 22:45:54
In reply to Please help me if you've taken Neurontin........, posted by ed_uk on April 1, 2005, at 11:03:23
Hi,
I had posted this previously on a different thread, but I thought I'd repost it here because this is such and important topic.
I took Neurontin for neuropathic pain about 8 years ago. It helped somewhat with the pain and was good for sleep. I also noticed that I was having more intense orgasms. It was the only med I was taking at the time. Maybe the positive effects on pain and sleep relaxed my brain so I could enjoy sex more. I wish I knew what the heck it was doing...
Also, has anyone ever come across this website?
http://www.actionlove.com/I did a google search for "neurotransmitters and orgasm" recently and this was one of the sites that came up. The guy is a PhD and he has some pretty interesting ideas on neurotransmitters, hormones, prostaglandins and how they relate to orgasm/sexual function. The whole site is dedicated to this. It seems him and his wife are pretty much all about the perfect orgasm. (Nothing wrong with that.) Of course he also sells his own supplements. But, I must say, from looking at the ingredients lists they look to be pretty well thought out. I also emailed him with a question and he got back to me pretty quickly. If anyone checks it out let me know what you think...
Posted by Mr.Scott on April 2, 2005, at 0:22:17
In reply to Re: Neurontin and Orgasm, posted by lunesta on March 31, 2005, at 19:59:19
Thats about the only problem I don't usually have :)
Posted by ed_uk on April 2, 2005, at 5:29:11
In reply to Re: Please help me if you've taken Neurontin........ » ed_uk, posted by franco neuro on April 1, 2005, at 22:45:54
Hi Franco!
Thank you for your response :-)
>I also noticed that I was having more intense orgasms.
Did Neurontin delay orgasm, speed it up..... or did it happen at the 'normal' time?
Thanks for the link.
Regards,
Ed.
Posted by franco neuro on April 2, 2005, at 9:56:44
In reply to Re: Please help me if you've taken Neurontin........ » franco neuro, posted by ed_uk on April 2, 2005, at 5:29:11
Hi Ed,
> Thank you for your response :-)
Don't mention it. We're all in this together. :-)
>Did Neurontin delay orgasm, speed it up..... or did it happen at the 'normal' time?
Hard to remember. (Unfortunately, my memory has been going down hill with the rest of me.) But I think there might have been a slight delay. Again this may have been do to my brain being more relaxed do to Neurontin's positive effect on sleep and pain. But who knows. We all know that anything that effects the brain (our most powerful sex organ) can effect sexual function in any number of ways. Unfortunately, with most psych meds, the effect is usually a negative one. After Neurontin my doc suggested I try Paxil. The intensity of the orgasm was no longer an issue, because it became virtually impossible to have one! Darn psych meds...
Posted by ed_uk on April 2, 2005, at 10:11:02
In reply to Re: Please help me if you've taken Neurontin........ » ed_uk, posted by franco neuro on April 2, 2005, at 9:56:44
Hi Franco!
Thank you.............
I hope the Wellbutrin drowsiness subsides. (I'm not confusing your meds with someone else I hope!)
Ed.
Posted by franco neuro on April 2, 2005, at 12:02:39
In reply to Re: Please help me if you've taken Neurontin........ » franco neuro, posted by ed_uk on April 2, 2005, at 10:11:02
Hi Ed,
> I hope the Wellbutrin drowsiness subsides. (I'm not confusing your meds with someone else I hope!)
Thanks...that's me all right. I'm trying to pin this one down. I was really hoping it would give me an energy boost. But it is helping with pain, and that ain't too shabby. Maybe my DA receptors have become down-regulated. But you would think that by blocking DA reuptake a med like Wellbutrin would overcome this, to a degree at least, by making more DA available in the synapse. They may be so hyporesponsive, however, that only a good flogging with a true stimulant like Dexedrine can rouse them back into action. Of course if I try Dexedrine (or Aderall, or Ritalin, etc.) and they also make me tired, I may be dealing with a totally different problem. Like an over sensitive autoreceptor. Which is a lot harder to address. Knowing my screwed up brain it will inevitably be the worst case scenario. But than again I'm only on day 4 of Wellbutrin, so I might be getting a little ahead of myself. :-)
Sorry. I don't want to take this thread off of the original topic. Maybe I'll start a knew one: "Screwed Up Synapses..."
Posted by ed_uk on April 2, 2005, at 12:24:58
In reply to Re: Please help me if you've taken Neurontin........ » ed_uk, posted by franco neuro on April 2, 2005, at 12:02:39
Hi Franco!
>But you would think that by blocking DA reuptake a med like Wellbutrin would overcome this, to a degree at least, by making more DA available in the synapse.
Although Wellbutrin is a dopamine reupatke inhibitor, it is only a very weak dopamine reuptake inhibitor, its effects on dopamine reuptake might not even be clinically significant. Wellbutrin is a very mysterious drug, very little is known about its mechanism of action.
Regards,
Ed.
Posted by franco neuro on April 2, 2005, at 13:58:14
In reply to Re: Please help me if you've taken Neurontin........ » franco neuro, posted by ed_uk on April 2, 2005, at 12:24:58
Hi again,
> Although Wellbutrin is a dopamine reupatke inhibitor, it is only a very weak dopamine reuptake inhibitor, its effects on dopamine reuptake might not even be clinically significant. Wellbutrin is a very mysterious drug, very little is known about its mechanism of action.
This is very true. Most of what I've learned about it I read here: www.preskorn.com
Right now it feels more like a muscle relaxant than anything else. I really need to try a stimulant and see if it wipes me out. I think I could learn a lot from that. And receptor profiling of my brain has pretty much become my life's ambition. (Right now it's about the only thing I have any ambition for.) I'd like to try a true dopamine reuptake inhibitor but there aren't any. Unless I can get my hands on some Survector. Unfortunately, because of the few knuckleheads that end up abusing them, the bureaucrats won't let us have any. Damn knuckleheads! Damn bureaucrats! (My apologies to any knuckleheads/bureaucrats that may be reading this post. But you know it's true.) Maybe I'll just down a couple of pots of black coffee. :-)
I'll have to talk to my doc about adding a stimulant. If I get a boost from it than I'd know that my DA receptors indeed are working, but that Wellbutrin just isn't enough of a DRI to stimulate them.
Posted by ed_uk on April 2, 2005, at 14:27:12
In reply to Re: Please help me if you've taken Neurontin........ » ed_uk, posted by franco neuro on April 2, 2005, at 13:58:14
Hi Franco!
>Right now it's about the only thing I have any ambition for.
LOL I know how you feel!
>I'd like to try a true dopamine reuptake inhibitor but there aren't any.........
You could try methylphenidate next, it inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine as well.
Regards,
Ed.
Posted by ed_uk on April 3, 2005, at 13:17:15
In reply to Re: Please help me if you've taken Neurontin........ » franco neuro, posted by ed_uk on April 2, 2005, at 14:27:12
Hi!
I'm trying to find out whether Neurontin is likely to delay (or inhibit) orgasm. I'd like to hear from anyone who's taken Neurontin ie. most people on this board!!!
Thank you,
Ed.PS. Please reply- it will only take a second :-)
Posted by franco neuro on April 3, 2005, at 21:22:14
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, posted by ed_uk on April 3, 2005, at 13:17:15
Hi Ed,
I wish more people would respond on this topic too, considering that I may be taking this med again at some point. :-)
Posted by ed_uk on April 4, 2005, at 8:14:48
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » ed_uk, posted by franco neuro on April 3, 2005, at 21:22:14
Posted by slinky on April 4, 2005, at 10:58:25
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » ed_uk, posted by franco neuro on April 3, 2005, at 21:22:14
I'm female but I'll reply..
Neurontin doesn't interfere with my orgasm sensatation..my other meds do..it can dry me up a bit sometimes~squeeky squeeky . It also makes me feel more horny.
Well thats my 2 pence
Posted by franco neuro on April 4, 2005, at 11:47:16
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » franco neuro, posted by slinky on April 4, 2005, at 10:58:25
Hi, thanks for the info,
> Neurontin doesn't interfere with my orgasm sensatation..my other meds do..it can dry me up a bit sometimes~squeeky squeeky . It also makes me feel more horny.
Well thats my 2 penceAnd a much appreciated 2 pence it is. Do you think the increased friskiness is do to it making you more relaxed? (If it does relax you.) That's what I think did it for me. Although I think I have read somewhere that it may increase dopamine by some strange mechanism. Which would also explain this...
Posted by ed_uk on April 4, 2005, at 12:23:17
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » franco neuro, posted by slinky on April 4, 2005, at 10:58:25
Hi Slinky!
>I'm female but I'll reply..........
Thank you :-)
>Neurontin doesn't interfere with my orgasm sensatation..my other meds do.......
Seroxat?!
Regards,
Ed.
Posted by slinky on April 4, 2005, at 20:29:10
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » slinky, posted by ed_uk on April 4, 2005, at 12:23:17
> Seroxat?!
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Yes..I switched to Seroxat straight after prozac/celexa and effexor ( which caused the same problems ) so it's been a long time since my orgasm was normal.Slinky
Posted by ed_uk on April 4, 2005, at 20:43:49
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » ed_uk, posted by slinky on April 4, 2005, at 20:29:10
Hi Slinky!
>it's been a long time since my orgasm was normal.........
:-( I know how you feel!
Ed.
Posted by Slinky on April 4, 2005, at 22:00:37
In reply to Thanks! » slinky, posted by franco neuro on April 4, 2005, at 11:47:16
Hi..
> And a much appreciated 2 pence it is. Do you think the increased friskiness is do to it making you more relaxed? (If it does relax you.) That's what I think did it for me.
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Yes I think it's helps alot with anxiety and so makes me less inhibited but if only I had the energy.
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Although I think I have read somewhere that it may increase dopamine by some strange mechanism. Which would also explain this...
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I don't know about thisSlinky
Posted by Elroy on April 27, 2005, at 16:33:39
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, posted by ed_uk on April 3, 2005, at 13:17:15
I have been taking Neurontin for about a month now. Was prescribed it for neuropathy type pains (which are still being investigated). I am also on Xanax XR (for anxiety), Ambien (as a sleep aid - prior to that was Restoril and prior to that was Ambien again), and Selegiline (low dose, 5mg twice a day - but just started that so only doing 2.5 mg a day right now).
The selegiline is for extremely low norepinephrine levels that were recently discovered. Unfortunately Effexor and Cymbalta caused severe prostatitis type pains. It seems that my body may have adjusted to the extremely low NE levels and reacts very adversely when anything is done that quickly boosts NE (said prostatitis type pains, much higher anxiety, and increase in the neuropathy type pains). Note that this includes not only things like Effexor and Cymbalta, but also high dose tyrosine, high dose DLPA, intense exercise (moderate aerobics are okay but weight lifting creates said reaction). Therefore the very low dose selegiline to start out with. I believe the psych doc's strategy is to very gradually bring the NE levels up to more normal ranges.
Oh yes, also on AndroGel for testosterone replacement therapy.
Also am on very advanced testings to try and find out what is going on with having highly elevated cortisol levels. One might think that adrenal fatigue was happening with the low levels of NE, but the high levels of cortisol counter that theory...
Anyway, my libido seems to have been weakened somewhat since I have gone on the Neurontin, but I'm just not sure. When all of this suddenly happened (June 2004), my libido went from a 9 to a 0. After getting on the AndroGel therapy, it went from a 0 to about a 4 - 5. Since then it seems to have slipped some more, but not sure that it's due to the Neurontin.
It seems that sex also causes a burst of NE secretion and - yep - it also causes this reaction of increased anxiety, increased neuropathy type pains and those prostatitis type symptoms.
Orgasms were quite a bit less intense when things first started functioning again, but seem to be back to within 90% of where they were before. Neurontin hasn't seemed to diminish or increase intensity either way.
Am hopeful to get on the Lyrica if it ever gets released to the US market. Possibly can cut back then on some of the other meds, plus Lyrica supposedly more powerful at lower doses with fewer side effects (???).
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> Hi!
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> I'm trying to find out whether Neurontin is likely to delay (or inhibit) orgasm. I'd like to hear from anyone who's taken Neurontin ie. most people on this board!!!
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> Thank you,
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> PS. Please reply- it will only take a second :-)
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