Posted by Questionmark on July 12, 2004, at 1:12:53
In reply to Nardil sexual side effect, posted by Teknohead on July 11, 2004, at 19:33:18
> Hi all!
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> I've been on Nardil (phenelzine) now for 7 months and all of the side effects have faded away except for one - the inability to ejaculate!
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> What's most frustrating is that after many years of not having a girlfriend, as a result of many years of excruciating Social Phobia, I'm now in a relationship which is inevitably suffering from this damn side effect.
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> So, my question is, does anyone know of a med that can at least help against the inability to ejaculate whilst on Nardil?
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> I've already tried Viagra which had absolutely NO positive inpact on this particular problem. Although it keeps bloodflow to the penis, it hasn't helped at all with ejaculation.
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> And bear in mind that I live in the U.K.
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> Please, any ideas are welcome.
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> kev
i'm sorry to hear about your difficulties. If you ever happen to find anything that helps you to have an orgasm on Nardil, please let me know because i have the same problem (Nardil, 60mg, ten months). i'll be sure to do the same if i find anything that is helpful at all. So far i've tried cyproheptadine (antihistamine and serotonin 2 antagonist- did not really help and left me horribly tired and feeling cruddy the whole next day), amantadine (a dopaminergic and NMDA antagonist- had a significantly negative effect on my mood, increased my anxiety, and did not really help all that much), and occasional low doses of methylphenidate (Ritalin) (psychostimulant- helped with libido, desire, and psychological reward, but did not seem to directly help my difficulty in obtaining an orgasm). These are options you probably want to consider, however, because they may work better for you and the side effects may not be as severe or bothersome for you. Also, Wellbutrin and Remeron, used cautiously, may offer some benefit (although for me these were also worthless-- only tried them on Paxil but still-- Remeron made me far too zombified & exhausted, and did not help; Wellbutrin made me far too anxious and nervous, and did not help).
Good luck with this. i know how freaking frusterating it can be. (What a catch 22 it is, huh?)
My next trial will be with the dopamine agonist bromocriptine. i'm trying to stay open-minded, but i don't think this will be successful, especially judging from my trial with amantadine. i'm worried, too, since my pdoc seemed to suggest that this is the last thing i would be able to try ("there is one more thing we can try...").
Ah the cost of happiness and peace.
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