okay so I never thought I would say this,
but I have gone to the complete other
extreme of PE. First off, note I am taking
5 mg of lexapro. let me repeat, 5 mg!!!
That is very little, and in all of the
studies done with lexapro regarding
treatment of PE they take 10 mg.
Also, I am not a small guy. I am 19, 180
pounds or so, and 5'11. Pretty built, 15%
body fat. I have tons of trouble getting
it up now. I can't figure it out why. This
is day 4 of the lexapro.. I was
masturbating for 15 minutes, got it semi
hard, but not fully erect and just quit.
I'm not sure what to do, once I get it
hard I can go for a real long time, which
is what we ideally want, but the fact that
it is taking so long to get hard is a
problem... (unless its normal, and it was
my PE that made me get so hard and
ejaculate so fast..?)
Should I cut in the pill in fourths and
try 2.5 mg a day... ?? Is it possible my
body is still adjusting, and the peaks of
the lexapro are evident now until my body
adjusts?? what do you guys think..??
Also, I don't have a doctor to ask (why I
am asking here =) ) I got the pills from
my cousin who is a doctor but not trained
whatso ever in this type of stuff. He
trusts me, as I am going to med school
soon, and said that I have to figure it
out for myself.
Is it possible that this is normal?? And
im just worried because it used to never
take me this long?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-14-08 13:19pm
I really think you should be talking to a
doctor about the dosage...
also, antidepressants are known to have
sexual side effects, that's why some
people take them for PE. They aren't a
magical pill to cure sex problems. If they
aren't having the right effect on you,
they probably aren't gonna work for you.
I think you'll get better help on the PE
sticky, so I'll leave this for now!
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d_mc
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 01-22-08 23:01pm
Talk to a doctor. Each SSRI works
differently and Lexapro might not be the
right one for you. Anyway, it usually
takes a couple of weeks for your body to
adjust to the medication and for the side
effects to go away. If you see a doctor
regularly, they will ask if your sex drive
has gone down any with the SSRI or dosage
increase.
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d_mc
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 01-22-08 23:23pm
Don't think my prior post will help much
other than trying another SSRI. For some
reason I thought you meant something else
with PE (had a blond psychologist moment).
