Hello.
I have been taking SSRI pills for 12 years. 3 months ago I wanted to stop cause I felt good. About a 3 weeks after stopping I started to feel very restless and i had a short fuse. the only plus was I was able to reach an orgasm really fast like when i was younger and it felt great. I went back to my doctor and he said to go back on ssri . So i went back and again I had sexual problems . I decided to stop again with the pills and after 2 months i became really depressed. I told him I don't want to go back because of the sexual problems so he gave me wellbutrin to try. After 3 weeks on wellbutrin i became very restless and angry . so I stopped taking wellbutrin.
now i am stuck between trying to fight depression and wanting to have a good sexual life.
The doctor said to try to mix wellbutrin with ssri but im afraid it will not work and or make me angry again.
I know ssri works on me cause i tried 3 different pills (prozac, Escitalopram and Sertraline) and they all workd but they all made me have sexual problems. i am stuck .
please help.
Thanks.
SSRI works on me but can't handle the sexual side effects?
Question posted by Rodzila on 1 July 2016
Last updated on 25 December 2022 by Mybeautifulfriend
3 Answers
I've been on SSRIs for about 24 years. They work miracles on social anxiety, but they cause chemical castration, i.e. no libido, erectile dysfunction etc. I've tried changing the type of SSRI, using viagra, cialus, injections, bupropion, and psychotherapy with minimal help. Drug holidays and lowering the dose of SSRI to almost nothing are the only things that seem to help. My next step will be to wean off SSRIs completely before I'm too old to have sex.
Hi, just new to this page. Have you tried to take your old SSRI ? medicine with the Wellbutrin? On other pages I read thats what some people did.
I was on Citalopram 20 mg for about 10 yrs ( recently stopped it fully- started weaning off it last June) I was feeling better so decided I can come off it. The sexual side effects were also affecting me ( which I only started to notice in Sep when I started a relationship ) Its hard for me to ejaculate in vaginal sex ( no problem by myself ) so am looking to see if I am ok completely off Citalopram or maybe if I need it along with Bupropion to counteract the bad side effect ( of delayed ejaculation , hard to reach orgasm with partner)
I dont sleep well, have low appetite. I do try to eat healthily and exervise and practise Yoga. I know Yoga is excellent for balancing and controlling my sexual energy. I am.going to try some sex therapy aswell as I think its a v good trigger for me and psychological, emotional baggage that is not helping either.
Hope you can find the right solution.
I have been on a lot of antidepressants and in my case all of them caused sexual side effects. If you find one please friend me and let me know. Good luck
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