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Posted by Leonora on May 11, 1999, at 18:25:12
It's now well known that SSRI induced sexual dysfunction knows no gender. Paxil, Effexor, and now the new Celexa have rendered me anorgasmic. Prozac worked well for me in every way; so much so I was able to go off of it then found it ineffective when I went back on it after six months. Let's survey different orgasmic responses to anti-depressants. I know one woman's orgasmic drug is another one's frustration, but it would still be interesting to compre notes.
Posted by dina on May 11, 1999, at 20:00:57
In reply to No orgasm?, posted by Leonora on May 11, 1999, at 18:25:12
prozac-anorgasmia
zoloft-sexual dreams
serzone-a-okay (but too tired, and little effect on depression)
wellbutrin-a-okay (little effect on depression, forgetful, spacey)
luvox-delayed orgasm/anorgasmia
luvox and wellbutrin-less delayed orgasm
celexa-nothing so far...
Posted by Racer on May 11, 1999, at 23:25:30
In reply to No orgasm?, posted by Leonora on May 11, 1999, at 18:25:12
Kewl thread!
Paxil: I could still have orgasms -- if we were REALLY creative about it...
Serzone: I wanted to kill myself, so sex wasn't on my mind. Probably too tense to pry my legs apart, anyway...
Effexor: Harder to make me scream with Passion and Delight, but well worth it if it happens. Not nearly as bad as Paxil. (Of course, the last fella who tried it was so much better at that sort of thing than anyone who tried in the Paxil days...)
That's it for me, this was fun though!
(BTW, on a serious note: for all of these, I recommend practicing on your own to see what still works for you. Then you can teach someone else. Really, masturbation is a wonderful way to learn more about yourself!)
Posted by Leonora on May 12, 1999, at 19:03:55
In reply to Re: No orgasm?, posted by Racer on May 11, 1999, at 23:25:30
>I too use the masturbation test to check, but then if you do that too much they say you decrease your chances even further with a partner. If you like this thread mosey on over to Dr. Ruth's site (Drruth.com) and check out some of the "sexual health" threads. The whole site is a hoot, but starts to get repetitive and weird after awhile.
Posted by Racer on May 12, 1999, at 22:25:43
In reply to Re: No orgasm?, posted by Leonora on May 12, 1999, at 19:03:55
See, I don't believe that masturbation diminishes your ability to acheive orgasm with a partner. My experience tells me two things: first, if you don't love yourself well enough to make love to yourself successfully, ain't no one else gonna be able to either. Secondly, the more you know about your own sexual response, the better able you will be to respond to a partner. Not only can you tell your partner what it is that you like, but you can help yourself by moving the right way, or squirming around until he (or she) hits the right spot.
Last totally opinionated comment on this subject: If you can't tell your partner what you like and how to please you, you shouldn't be sleeping with this person in the first place...
Just a totally opinionated comment there, but seems reasonable to me.
Posted by ruth on May 17, 1999, at 9:39:16
In reply to Re: No orgasm?, posted by Racer on May 12, 1999, at 22:25:43
>Here's My 2 cents:
prozac--sexually numb, much harder to come
wellbutrin--sexually great, but spirit full of hate
celexa--good for the spirit, but not for the sex-aall the ssri's have negative sexual effects for me.
I can still orgasm, but sex loses it's intensity
and that really luscious animal like feeling. It
feels flatter. Celexa is best for me b/c it's
easy to take weekend holidays from it.Racer-agree with you on the masterbation issue--but
on ssri's I feel so uninspired by sex in general,
and absolutely totally uninspired by solo sex.
Posted by sharon on May 21, 1999, at 14:02:03
In reply to Re: No orgasm?, posted by ruth on May 17, 1999, at 9:39:16
prozac-great for depression until it stopped working, no effect on sex drive/orgasms
zoloft-great for depression until it stopped working as well, NO SEX DRIVE
added wellbutrin to decrease depression, increase sex drive no effect except ONE day I was excessively aroused all day
nothing else for a month, added buspar for same effect, got hives
stopped everything but zoloft
added remeron, took for two days, was a complete zombie with megabizarresexdeathworldpeace dreams
didn't take third night. now what. sorry if this posts 3 times, my mistake.
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