Posted by Mason on April 29, 2002, at 14:07:39
In reply to Re: Anyone NOT have sexual side effects with SSRIs? » Mason, posted by JonW on April 29, 2002, at 10:37:27
> According to my psydoc Viagra is a wonderful drug for anorgasmia. There is plenty of research to support this in women, and at the very least that should indicate that men with this problem give it a try. As for efficacy, how long have you been on each med? A lot of us here do really short trials and give up - just wanted to put that out there. For example, it was found that many people taking paxil for social phobia were non-responders at 8 weeks but were responders at 12 weeks. Have you been on serzone alone? Might be worth a try. Or zyprexa in combination with the SSRIs seems to help some people.
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Thanks again, Jon, for the information! You are exactly correct regarding the trial period. I was on Zoloft for about 2 months, Paxil about 2 months, and Buspar about a month. I have been on the Wellbutrin since December and have been on Effexor/Wellbutrin for a little over a month. I think I'm a bit better, but it gets hard to tell. I see my psydoc this Wednesday, and will ask him about Viagra, and maybe give it a trial to see if it is effective for me in combating the anorgasmia. I certainly hope so! I have not been on Serzone, nor Celexa, so I still have some options. I had not heard/read of Zyprexa, and looked it up on the archives here; it's a possibility. I have also read on these boards that people take Remeron specifically to help with the sexual dysfunction; my psydoc has never used this drug before and is understandably not eager to try something he has no experience with, but that's at least another option. Is Zyprexa used similarly to the Wellbutrin, as a counter to an SSRI's sexual dysfunctions, or does it aide in diminshing anxiety, depression, etc?Once again, thanks for all the great info and support!
Mason
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