Posted by Joe_12 on April 26, 2002, at 12:52:21
I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder a few months ago and was prescribed Effexor XR. While it did help with the anxiety, the side effects became just too much (insomnia, acne, muscle spasms, sexual problems). Some of them I could handle, but as a 20 year old male, the sexual disfunction was something I was not willing to deal with. It started as just delayed orgasm, but as time progressed it eventually became almost impossible to climax. There was also a lack of "fullness" in my erections making them more difficult to maintain.
I'm now off the Effexor and starting on Zoloft. I guess I'm just looking to get some reassurance. It seems that almost everyone on these boards taking SSRIs is experiencing the sexual side effects. Has anyone not had these problems? Or if not, has anyone had success taking other meds to counteract the problems? If so to what extent were the sexual problems improved? Thanks in advance for any input.
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