Posted by Sunbath on August 27, 2009, at 6:30:17
In reply to Re: Post SSRI Sexual Dysfunction, posted by SLS on August 25, 2009, at 16:43:19
Hi,
I also had those physical arousal problems after I had been on paxil for 2 years.. when I quit paxil and all the other meds I'd been taking, the ability to actually feel an orgasm returned, but it wasn't NEARLY the same as before starting my med (sri) career (which I didn't realize at that time)..
Since my problems were nearly gone I had a medication free period of about 1-2yrs..
After that the problems started which I still have now.
Soon, at the beginning, when my problems got worse and I realized that I needed to visit my pdoc again, I wanted to try something completely different and went on tianeptine. Tianeptine acutely lowered my feelings of being stressed and I thought it would work (which it didn't in the long run.. only helped acutely) and was very excited about it.
But what I wanted to tell you is that about 1-2 weeks after starting my tianpetine therapy, I noticed that my ability to reach orgasm fast and its intensities GREATLY increased!!Also physical arousability was absolutely GREAT! Something I hadn't experienced for years..
It was such a difference to before that I then realized what the ssris had obviously done to me!I don't know if it would have lasted past the tianeptine trial but it certainly felt as if it would have.. but I don't know since -feeling very desperate- I started lexapro after that...
currently I'm on sertraline + trazodone + nortriptyline.
It would be great to know if someone other than me experienced similar..
BTW: I'm male :)
Good luck to you!!
poster:Sunbath
thread:913953
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