Posted by Napolis on October 1, 2004, at 13:23:59
In reply to Re: Effexor XR and orgasm, posted by terrics on September 30, 2004, at 17:31:50
HI. . .
I am on effexor XR . . .I started taking it last February. . . at first i was gaining about 10 pounds a month. . . .I think I gained about 35 pounds. . .but that was actually ok. . because I am a triathlete and I was working out a lot. . .and before I weighed 150 and now I weight about 185. . .
The other problem I have is that if I forget to take the pill, basically it takes me 3-4 days to get back on schedule and during the time that I have forgotten. . .I get woozy. . .almost faint. . .so I am kinda on a tether I feel sometimes. . .
The other side effect is the sexual. Before taking the drug I have a very powerfull sex drive. . .I am only 29 and male. . . and sex was of coursre enjoyable to me. But now i can't even get aroused and if I try it doesn't stay up :( I almost feel like it is smaller now too. . . .so I am not really sure what to do. . .I mean I don't have a girl friend now. I am concerned about taking more drugs. . .too. . .but I am not sure what to do. . .I want to be sexually active but it is pretty hard to get out there for me. . .especially when I am unsure that I could "produce" results. . .at the same time I feel stupid asking my doctore for a solution when I don't have a girl friend to use it on. . .I would feel stupid taking viagra just for the purpose of self stimulation. . . .but right now it is pretty lame. . .I can't even get myself off. . .haven't done anything for some time :((
Later-- Napolis
> Hi, I am on a ton of meds including effexor. One of my other meds is wellbutrin. Wellbutrin is a wonder drug for your sex life. Not only does it increase your libido, it also increases the length of orgasm by lord knows how much. I am female so I cannot speak for the men. My pdoc said it works like this for about 75% of patients. terrics (I am NOT kidding!).
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