Prozac and Sexual Dysfunction: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Anonymous
• March 7, 2012

For Depression "I am 19 years old, and I was on liquid Prozac for about 3 months. During the 3 months of Prozac, I found that I was more tired and unable to concentrate. I found that I was even more anxious when on this medicine, more depressed, and I gained a considerable amount of weight. Before Prozac, I was 130 lbs, then I was around 155 lbs by the end of the 3 months. While on this, I had no energy, no motivation to move on with my life, or no desire to engage in social interaction. My sex drive had gone way down, and I was not very interested in having sex. Now, I have been off the Prozac for about 6-7 months, and I am slightly more motivated, my sex drive has gone way up, but my weight is still the same."

• iam...
• April 20, 2010

For Depression "I have clinical depression, and Prozac is how I initially got introduced to the world of pharmaceuticals. I took two types of fluoxetine; one from the hospital (green) and the other from Target (white). While the ones given to me at the hospital worked well, the ones from Target did not work at all! The side effects for me were: no ability to feel any emotion, zombie-like, tired 24/7, no appetite (I lived off of one slice of pizza a day along with some cranberry juice, and it had to be forced down), decreased libido, giddiness, constant mind fog, a feeling of euphoria followed by fatigue, dry mouth. It worked better than Cymbalta, but since fluoxetine is generic, my doctor doesn't approve of it."

• Vic...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 21, 2018

For Depression "Two years ago, when I was 20 years old in college, suffering from a terrible episode of depression, I was prescribed my first antidepressant: Prozac. After three weeks, I felt AMAZING. I was having sexual dysfunction, so they added Wellbutrin. I felt great for almost two months until I had my first and only seizure. (Wellbutrin lowers the threshold for seizures.) I discontinued Wellbutrin. I tried Prozac after the seizure, and it had no positive effect like it did. In retrospect, I believe that the Prozac induced a hypomanic episode. I have never had a hypomanic episode before then or since."

• Gem...
• March 6, 2021

"I had a great experience on Prozac for my generalized anxiety disorder and mild depression. At a higher dose, I got some sexual side effects. Now on Trintellix, and it’s not going so well, so I may just switch back. It helped my mood a lot and calmed me down. Great drug."

• Rab...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 11, 2023

For Anxiety and Stress "An absolute poison. No help at all and gave me severe panic attacks and fear. I was on it for a few weeks and could not tolerate how it made me feel. Taking this poison will bring you closer to death. Stay away from this nonsense medication. You are not serotonin deficient. Your brain just works differently, and accepting it is the way to recovery. The internet wrongly advertises these medications. If you ever go down the road of medication, you will never be able to come back from it. The bitter truth that the internet won’t tell you. Side effects like sexual dysfunction are permanent. What is life without sex? Weight gain is permanent. You will become an elephant from a stallion. Do not Google your problems because it is a slave of the drug companies, including this poison that made my life miserable."

• Ali...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 2, 2019

For Depression "Worked wonders on my depression. Decreased my appetite. Feels great. But killed my sex drive. Australia is cheap, only $5 per box."

• Qtk...
• March 31, 2009

For Depression "I have been on Prozac for about one month. I feel like I am able to function again. The only issue I have is that I have no interest in sex and I have gained quite a bit of weight."

• Tom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 20, 2019

For Major Depressive Disorder "Prozac is wonderful, but because of some sexual side effects, I can't give 10."

• chu...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 9, 2012

For Anxiety and Stress "Prozac, along with other SSRIs, does not mix well with my body. I have a loss of appetite, no sex drive, nauseating effects, and a 'mild mood' (loss of my true personality)."

• mih...
• June 8, 2021

For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder "If you are having sexual issues with your SSRI, get your doctor to prescribe some cyproheptadine. It temporarily blocks the effects of SSRI medications."