[AKIGHT1]

I AM A 34 YR OLD MALE AND HAVE BEEN ON EFFEXOR XR FOR ABOUT 4 MTHS CONSISITANTLY. IT HELPS MY BLOOD PRESSURE, BUT THE SEXUAL SIDE EFFECTS ARE BOTHERING ME. WHEN MY GIRLFRIEND AND I ARE INTIMATE I CAN GET AN ERECTION BUT IT GOES AWAY AFTER THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OR SO AND THEN I CAN NOT GET AN ERECTION NO MATTER HOW VALIENTLY MY GIRLFRIEND TRIES. IHAVE NOT ORGASMED IN THE LSAT THREE WEEKS AND I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING TO EXPLODE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN TAKE TO HELP COUNTERACT THE EFFECTS BUT IS SAFE TO TAKE WITH EFFEXOR XR (150MG A DAY).

[lefty]

Unfortunately this is a common side effect of Effexor. Definitely worth talking to your doctor - there are drugs that can solve the problem but he may choose to change the Effexor XR to something else instead.

[needle11]

When I was on effexor my doctor coctailed it with wellbrutin to counter the sexual side effects. I'm not male, but my husband said it REALLY REALLY helped. Ask your doctor.