Posted by sip on January 24, 2004, at 19:04:26
In reply to Re: when so the sexual SE'sanxiety go away??HELP » sip, posted by theo on January 24, 2004, at 9:45:08
I certainly did not mean to convey that everyone's sexual s/e's get better with time on SSRIs. I thought I made it clear that my male friend's case (of returning to normal after a month on Celexa) was "uncommon." And my personal experience after 2 months has been that I am better in this department than the first few weeks. I'm sorry about your plight. Everyone's body is different and apparently some people have worse sexual s/e's with some SSRIs and less with others. But of course there are many many people who struggle with this and have tried lots of different meds and combos (like adding Wellbutrin or Viagra or Gingko Biloba) with little or no success unfortunately. There are a lucky minority who apparently aren't affected sexually at all.
I am sure I have no powers to predict my own future with sexual s/e's and Lex as I continue taking the med; nor could I predict yours or the orginal poster's (who had only been on Lex for a week I believe and deserves to hear the dominant experience and the exceptions). Of course it could get worst, it could also stay the same or get better. Since taking Lex I've been much less inclined toward the negative so I'm simply remaining open and will see what happens and what I can do should sexual s/e's worsen. Good luck to you.
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