Prozac and sex?????

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Registered: 04-28-2003
Prozac and sex?????
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Tue, 05-16-2006 - 5:00pm

I am currently taking 40mg/day of Prozac, 150mg/day of Lamictal (Lamotrigine), and 54mg/day of Concerta. I used to have sex with my boyfriend all the time, I was the one that was all over him all the time. When I began the Prozac I quickly lost all interest in sex. I know my man is happy that I'm doing better, but I also know how hard it is on him that I never want to have sex. When we do have sex it's usually me letting him have sex with me (I offer that to him, although he doesn't like that idea, he rarely will do it), or me being willing to at first, then shortly into pulling away unable to finish. Sometimes even just thinking about having sex puts me in a bad mood.

Ok, so what I was wondering is: Is there anything that I/we/he can do to change these feelings? Or is there some kind of medication or treatment that would work? (Not that I really want to take more pills, but.......)

Alright, any input or advice would be appricated.

~Sandiey

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Registered: 04-06-2005
Wed, 05-17-2006 - 9:38am

it could be from the medication you are taking right now....the only thing you could do is change meds and why do that if they are working, or try other things to get you in the mood.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 05-17-2006 - 10:57am

Hey there...its the Prozac most definitely...been there done that...an option is switching over to Wellbutrin which causes the opposite effect...but the a/d sometimes isn't as great.

I'm surprised you're not pretty manic on that combination!!! I would be, big time!

Wellbutrin doesn't have the sexual side effect that Prozac does, and it actually will cause you to WANT sex. WOW! :)

Hang in there and keep posting, I was wondering what ever happened to you!

Hugs,

Keli

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Registered: 09-01-2004
Wed, 05-17-2006 - 11:37am

Decreased sex drive is one of the more common side effects for Prozac, although thankfully it never bothered me back when I was taking it and that was when I still knew that sex wasn't the number after 5-LOL!


Wellbutrin is known for it's lack of diminishing sex drive--it's one of their main selling points.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 05-17-2006 - 11:50am

No, I didn't mean to confuse anything...Wellbutrin has been a good a/d for me, it just took a LOOOOONG time to kick in for me....its just not as good as Prozac was in the very short term, and when I was taking Prozac, I got that Prozac high!!! WB is good too as an a/d. Sorry for the confusion. And yes, unfortunately, it HAS increased my sex drive, and now that I'm single again, that's pretty dang funny at THAT timing.

Keli

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Registered: 04-06-2005
Wed, 05-17-2006 - 12:12pm
its not just the prozac thats doing it tho....its the lamictal, it has side effects also.
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