This is a big problem with me and SSRIs. My sex life is very important to me, it's a very strong connection to the man I love with all my heart and I don't want to lose that. Endorphins, Oxytocin, and all that stuff is good for us.
Lexapro - How much of your ability to orgasm did you lose?
Question posted by dizzyme on 16 March 2016
Last updated on 17 March 2016
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janiebme
16 March 2016
Hi Dizzyme-
The ability to orgasm on SSRIs depends upon the person. It appears to affect men more than women. When I was on Lexapro it just took longer to orgasm. Some cannot reach it no matter what. Why it affects some and not other is a mystery. What I am trying to say is there is no concrete answer until you start taking it.
dizzyme
17 March 2016
You'd think I was a man for how sensitive I am to this effect. Every SSRI I have ever taken has caused this problem, you'll know how sick I am for the fact that I am willing to go there again.
Many years ago I took prozac as soon as the Veterans Administration offered it. Apparently no one spoke about this side effect back then. I took it for eight months before I made the connection, (I had been thinking OMG, I'm broken). I finally told my psych, he blushed, completely abashed that I said it, (I'm VERY upfront about things), then remarked that he had never heard of this side effect, did not think it was connected, but we tried another med anyway. Only a year later the news came out about the connection.
WildcatVet
16 March 2016
Hi, dizzy! I lost none whatsoever, but every individual reacts differently to every medication. Just a a point of reference in post-market surveys only 7% of Lexapro users reported decreased libido and 6% reported anorgasmia.
Cross your fingers that you're in that lucky 93% because mental health IS important too.
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