Posted by 4WD on May 18, 2008, at 21:07:59
In reply to SSRI/SNRI and loss of libido and MORE, posted by satsumas on May 18, 2008, at 18:49:29
Hi.
I haven't had a libido for years now. I have been on SSRIs and SNRIs. Now I am on Nardil and can't even have an orgasm. I have absolutely no sexual desire and haven't had for years. I miss it very much. I can still enjoy sex with my husband but I am NEVER in the mood and never would even think about initiated sex unless I think he is feeling neglected sexually.
To basically answer your question, SSRIs and SNRIs take away libido for me completely. They didn't take away the ability to have an orgasm or to kind of enjoy sex once we get started but they sure took away any sexual desire on my part.
Marsha
> Hi. I am a 28 year old male. Is it possible for the libido side effects of an SSRI/SNRI to occur if one is still able to have an orgasm and have an erection? What i'm getting at is that...libido seems to be more than just the physical reaction. It's about desire, pursuit of a girl (in my case), the butterflies in your stomach when you meet someone, the obsessive thoughts in a new relationship, it's the thing that overcomes the fear and anxiety of a first kiss, etc.
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> I have come to the stunning realization recently that the reason I haven't dated, or haven't felt attraction to a girl to a significant enough degree for me to actively "pursue" her is because of the fact that i've been on Cymbalta or Effexor for the past two years. I never considered myself to have the libido side effect because I could always have an orgasm and could have erections. But after a weird non-relationship relationship I just had, where I basically was in love with this girl "intellectually" but never felt enough of the "spark" or dopamine rush to overcome the anxieties about whether she was the right girl for me, and any other reasons I came up with for why I didn't want her, may have been just been rationalizations of a major side effect I didn't see.
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> Does that make sense? Or, if one is able to have an erection and orgasm, does that mean that the "rest" of libido is OK, and in fact there is some other reason for why I don't feel anything or have that fire in my belly desire to date or pursue a relationship.
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> Would love comments or other people's opinions.
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