antidepressants = no sex drive.

No problem with Celexa myself - sex drive as usual, but LONG to reach orgasm. The good news is that it is- INTENSE AND NEVER ENDING (it seems). Any doctor will tell you things like this really do affect people in different ways.....
in general, I'll take being able to be social and not "hiding out" than a possible bad roll in the sack. It takes quite awhile to be absorbed into the system (and one hopes you do have a, say, Blue Cross plan from work - it's not cheap), so stick with it for six months and if nothing seems to happen in your life, drop it with a doctor's advice so that withdrawls are not probable.

Talking to phantoms on the web - usually anxiety-prone writers - the need for anti-depressants is a big one.

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Paxil is the most evil anitdepressant, all it did for me was make me gain weight. Of course afterwards I was told that is something to be expected when on Paxil.

[Edited on Aug 05, 2004 by Drek77]

St Johns Wort is an MAOI, and is dangerous to take at the same time as SSRIs/SNRIs/Tricyclics.

Also, some people have damaged eyesight from St Johns wort.

When I was on Wellbutrin it had no effect whatsoever on my sex drive, and that's one of it's touted advantages. Of course, each person is unique and may require a different medication, but I'd be sure to let your doctor know. They need to be aware of what you're experiencing while taking your meds. Good luck.

This subject is soooo serious its depressing. (no joke) My partner was on Prozac for years . . it completely killed her sex drive, and she was no longer able to have an orgasm. So the sex pretty much stopped there. After way too much discussion (the depressed person often sees any discussion as critisism) and some visits to a therapist because quite frankly we were having serious problems, she switched to other drugs, including Welbutrin. Still no interest. So recently she's going cold-turkey, but I think the damage has been done. I don't believe she'll ever feel horny again. Meanwhile, I'm climbing the walls. Life sucks sometimes.

Wellbutrin gave me back my dead sex drive. a few year earlier I had been on Prozac, which killed my sex drive and any real emotional, I was a zombie. the Prozac also intensified the effects of Prednizone. I went from having a short trigger, to a guy with no trigger and always looking for a fight

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I didn't think the meds were affecting my sex drive. I thought everything was normal. Then I stopped taking the meds, and it was like I was 16 again. It was like a brand new penis!

Good luck with whatever you do. You aren't alone. But I guess you already figured that out.

Doesn't that suck? It took my friend 1.5 years and a sex therapist to get his back. That was after he stopped taking his meds. His (now wife) had it rough!

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i have absolutely no sex drive right now. i've been taking cymbalta and wellbutrine together. i've tried a lot of different ones: prozac, effexor, lexapro.. the more effective the drug for my depression, the less sex drive i have. i dont even remember the last time i initiated sex.

I was on wellbutrine as part of an experimental test-group for it's effects on migraines for a while. Maybe it was because I didn't need the medication for depression, but I was miserable. No sex drive at all, fuzzy in the head constantly, felt like I was moving and talking slowly. And it didn't really do much to stop the migraines.

I know your pain. Started with something I can't remember. Killed the drive in a few months. Then tried Celexa. It seemed good for a year or two then the next two were ridiculous so I switched to cymbalta. That made me feel strange. Now I'm on wellbutrin. The first three months I was on that I felt 16 again. Popped a boner (using a term popular when I was that age!) for the slightest reason. Was wanking it 3 times a day just to try to get it under control. Thankfully that wore off and I stabilized into the dirty old man I am today! ;-)

As everyone has slightly different needs from their meds, I guess it makes sense that we all react differently. My goal with my meds wasn't to fight depression. I'm glad I found something that is working, that is for sure! Just keep trying different things and you may eventually find the right balance of depression control and sexual enjoyment. Good luck!

i have been on tons of different ones: lexapro, zoloft, welbutrin, effexor, etc.
but nothing ever had an effect in that area.

i guess it really does depend on the person.

25mg Zoloft against my panic attacks/agoraphobia don't effect my sex drive at all. I'm as horny as ever. Damn.