Posted by Cindy W on July 9, 2000, at 20:50:14
In reply to Re: SSRIs viagra, posted by ksvt on July 9, 2000, at 17:02:06
> > >
> > > > I wonder how many people who have complete O-failure have tried a drink to smooth the mood & got O-failure as a result ?
> > > >
> > >
> > > dan-
> > >
> > > All the SSRIs I have used caused total O-failure,
> > > whether I had a bit o' wine, a toke, a tab or several
> > > of Ritalin, or nothing at all. Even the herbals
> > > did not help.
> > >
> > > A month or so ago there was a thread on this. One
> > > woman related that she had tried, solo, for four
> > > hrs without success to achieve an O. I thought
> > > it was unfortunate, but I was amused by her determined
> > > four hr effort. Then I realized I had done the same
> > > myself. 'Sore' doesn't quite describe the results. I
> > > spent a lot of time in the hot tub soothing my spirit
> > > and an injured body part.
> > >
> > > What really bites is that my therapist & pdoc said
> > > the inability to achieve O is 'secondary'. Well,
> > > yes, if someone is suicidal anything else is secondary.
> > > But if one is beyond that stage, then it certainly
> > > is not 'secondary'.
> > > hb
> >
> > Harry, I'm the person who tried solo for four hours! I agree that being able to climax helps one not get depressed and should not be considered as secondary to depression. Sexual side effects happened for me with Prozac, Luvox, and Zoloft, but not Serzone. Effexor-XR is somewhat inhibiting but persistence pays off. ;)
>
> Cindy - are you still on Serzone or Effexor or some combination of both?
ksvt, I'm taking Effexor-XR 375 mg/day in the morning, and 75 mg of Serzone at night (since Effexor-XR makes it hard for me to sleep sometimes).
poster:Cindy W
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