Hi there
i started taking 10mg of lexapro about two
weeks ago for depression/anxiety
the first few days that I took i, I would
feel nauseated throughout the day. The
doc told me to skip the next day and take
it the day after that. I did, and the
nausea went away. In just two weeks, it
had an excellent effect on the depression
and anxiety. I felt great. Howver, it
totally killed my sex drive. I am a 20
year old college student who's sex drive
was always pretty low because of
depression and anxiety, but once I took
this medicine, it killed it totally. I
can hardly get an erection, sex images
aren't exciting me. I should say that it
does excite me, my mind and my body but my
penis just isn't having it at all. This
is extremely frustrating. I called the
doctor and he told me to stop taking the
pills and the impotence side effect
happens 60% of the time with that
medicine. I haven't taken the medicine in
three days and I feel depressed again and
my sex drive still hasnt returned to
normal.
Are there any medicines for depression
that will increase the sex drive?
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leah23
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 42 Location: adelaide
I Had the Same Experience Posted: 09-17-05 02:50am
I was taking lexapro 20mg earlier in the
year and for the first few months it
totally killed my sex drive! I couldnt
even achieve an orgasm by masturbating! I
am a female and it made my clitoris
totally numb....Bizarre! Eventually once
my body got used to it I got more
sensation back.
