Posted by David on January 7, 2002, at 12:19:48
In reply to Re: Effexor and male ejaculatory difficulties, posted by Melanie on September 15, 1999, at 18:37:14
I had an almost complete inability to ejaculate while on Effexor. The drug really works well for me, so I tried everything to solve the problem.
Finally my doctor decided to take what he termed a "shot in the dark". He INCREASED my dose to the level where he said dopamines are affected, (from 150mg to 225mg).
After giving it about a month it worked! I have no clue why, but now I'm pretty much normal again.
I suppose it's possible that it's just been long enough for my system to adjust to Effexor all around, (I've been on it about 3 or 4 months), and that increasing my dose was only a coincidence, but it's worth asking your doctor about.
I'm also convinced it's not some placebo effect. Just before trying this, I tried Viagra, (even though I had no E.D.). I'm sure that if I had a sike thing going and would respond to a placebo the Viagra would have done it.
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