Posted by Lynn on September 27, 1999, at 7:58:21
In reply to Re: Sexual Side Effects -- Update, Questions, posted by Lynn on September 26, 1999, at 17:33:00
Go ahead and give it a whirl, Lynn. My Dad did
GREAT on celexa--he said with prozac his depression
lifted and he didn't feel sad, but with celexa he
got even more and actually felt happiness and joy.
It was wonderful to watch...he became more social
and outgoing and easier to talk to. He didn't have
too much trouble with sexual side effects. I've
found experimenting is both stressful, and liberating...
it's stressful b/c you never know what to expect, and
you're venturing beyond the tried and true, but if
you don't experiment, you always wonder "I wonder
if there's something out there better than this...".
The most important thing is being patient and giving
the new drug time to work. It took a long time for
me to feel ok on disipramine...2 months! I'm glad
I've experimented b/c there's so many options out there
and it's good to have some of them eliminated so I
don't have to wonder about them anymore.
I kind of feel like if you do well on one SSRI, you'll
do reasonably as well on all of them. Give celexa
a try, give it a few months, and if you're not happy
with it, go back on prozac until you figure out what
to try next. You really shouldn't have to sacrifice
sex for mental health--it IS an important and vital
part of who we are. And hang in there--believe me,
I know exactly how frustrating this can be, and how
it can get you down on yourself.
poster:Lynn
thread:11996
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/19990914/msgs/12117.html