Posted by Amber80 on August 8, 2010, at 9:07:04
In reply to Re: Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction » Phil, posted by SLS on August 25, 2009, at 13:27:19
I am experiencing something very similar to this after discontinuation of Seroquel (which I know is not an SSRI.) I had only been taking it for about 10 months; it was prescribed to me for insomnia at 50 mg. I slowly decreased it as it made me so fatigued and zombie-like. While on it, my sex drive was not affected, although at the higher levels it took me a long time to orgasm. At about 12.5 mg I was normal, but when I stopped taking it (after tapering) I literally felt my sex drive disappear like a candle blown out. It's hard to describe but I knew right away that it was gone, even with the abscense of any sexual stimuli! It has now been two months and I have no sex drive.Anybody else experienced this? I wish I had more information on how Seroquel works on the brain, as I know that Seroquel isn't technically an "SSRI." All I can find online is "Seroquel works on various chemicals" which is infuriating as they make it seem so casual and unimportant. This is our brain!
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