Posted by super on February 9, 2001, at 9:17:02
In reply to Re: How do you know when you're not sex. dyfunctional?, posted by PhoenixGirl on February 8, 2001, at 17:14:00
Hi PhoenixGirl,
I have no idea what is "normal" sexually, but it is very unfortunate that you can't orgasm. I'd try to find something to help!! I couldn't orgasm for years, but since I started on Wellbutrin, I can have great orgasms (though I still have trouble sometimes). I also read that Viagra can help women!! BTW, there are so many different types of orgasms. I'm currently reading "When the Earth Moves," a very good book based on interviews with women about what orgasms are like for them.> Yes I'm on Wellbutrin, but it doesn't help with sexual function or with depression. It just helps me stay awake during the day, which is why I keep taking it.
> Bissie, I wouldn't put up with sexual dysfunction if I were you! Keep trying, like me, and maybe there is something out there that allows you to have a sex life and relief from depression at the same time. I'm going to try some of that yohimbine stuff when I get a chance. Have you considered that?
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> Have you ever added Wellbutrin to your medication regimen in order to restore your sex drive? It seems to work for me.
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> > > Yes I know I complain about this all the time. *lol* This is a weird question and is really graphic, but I'm 23 and have been on some kind of AD since I was 13. For a long time I was on the heavily serotonergic ones, which completely killed my sex drive and physical sensation down there. Recently I went on desipramine, and things improved some. But I've never had an orgasm in my life, even when the libido problem did not seem too bad. I remember that I used to get horny and try to satisfy myself, but ended up frustrated. So I've had sexual problems for so long and for most of my post-pubescent life that I don't know what is healthy and what isn't.
> > > My depression has never been fully cured either, and I've never gone "all the way" or had a real relationship. But I've noticed big changes in my sexual functioning depending on what AD I was on. So I know the drugs are doing at least some of it.
> > > Currently, my libido isn't as strong as I remember it being years ago, at the beginning of my AD use (I was on imipramine, which is supposed to have worse sexual side effects than desipramine...I don't get it).
> > > Sorry for all this rambling, but I guess what I'm asking is, how do I know what my goal is or what is normal? I don't know how else to put it. Feedback would be appreciated.
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