Thread: anti-depressants and sex drive???

Originally Posted by anonymouswhitefemale

Depression medication is over prescribed. A moody fifteen year old girl walks into a doctors practice and says she's unhappy. She's then given anti depressants like it was nothing.

I agree its like with ADD and ridalin.

As for the main post of this thread I have noticed that for me When i was on anti depressents i didnt want much sex. and when i got off of them my depression came back but also (at least for me) sex tended to work as a anti depressent.

Well I feel like celexa is a bad one for me, this is the only anti-depressant I have ever been on. For me its just not there.... or it is the last thing on my mind anyways.....
I have been off this site for awhile because Im in college and very busy but I came on tonight to notice all the replies and want to say thanks ..... much appreciated.
Caroline..... That is more like what I had was anxiety attacks than feeling depressed. I would feel as though I had a really bad feeling deep down in my gut that made my body feel as though it was burning from the inside out... and it was a very scary feeling.... I felt like i was going insane a bit. I know that anti depressants are just masks to hide the real underlying problem but if you dont know what that problem is, you take it for a long period of time. and I dont want that either. Since I have been taking them though I way less feelings of anxiety attacks and I am much more calmer. I would have to be in a less stressed place to even consider trying to come off of them at this point..... when does life ever get less stressful??

Caroline.....
I appreciate you taking the time to talk to me. I have had the worst weekend.... my son at age 12 is now moved to his dads, my 5 year old son has been sick for a week now in the hospital tonight, and im am so worried, i am a single mom and am in school full time for nursing, i started a waitressing job part time to help me get by on top of all this stress, i am exhausted, and at the end of the night, I really dont want sex. In the morning I dont want it either. i just feel like s!#. I feel as though I am not even sexual anymore.... I dont know what to do.

Originally Posted by anonymouswhitefemale

Depression medication is over prescribed. A moody fifteen year old girl walks into a doctors practice and says she's unhappy. She's then given anti depressants like it was nothing. Said girl goes and brags to her friends about how mature and deep she must be since she's on anti-depression meds (probably cuts herself a bit too for added effect, but that's a different conversation).

Someone should have just told her to have a nice chat with someone, do some exercise to get some endorphins running about, and to generally sort out their diet/talk through their problems.

But no, we live in the age of medication, and of side effects, and lazy doctors.

I believe that 80% of everyone on anti-depressants just need to grow up, stop being lame, and do something to ensure that they start enjoying their lives. If you want a chemical dependance, there are far better avenues to explore - more fun and more effective.


That's not to say that there aren't a small proportion of natural chemical imbalances.

In case you think I'm saying this because I've never had anything bad happen to me, that's entirely wrong.

wow you dont understand!

Originally Posted by C

Anti-Depressants are necessary for many people in life. I am not too sure of the younger generation but as you age very often you just can't handle all the stresses of family life. Raising a family is not all that it is written. Dealing with a spouse or partner who uses these drugs is a learning experience itself in life but one that people must understand is not a sickness but a necessity for them to operate on a day to day basis.

I know of this subject......I guess I know everything about this subject....All about the sexuality and the strains of living and loving but anyone who is going to try and go off of them go off of them the same way that you went on them only backwards. If you are on three pills go off to two pills and then to one but only one week at a time. Do not go cold turkey or try doing all at once. It could be a very bad experience. If you have any questions ask your Pharmacist. He is much more learned than your doctor. That is his business.

Some doctors are good and some do not look into your medical problems the way that they should. It took four tries to get me back together again about 18 years ago. That is when I started. Four different drugs and four different worlds. Each an experience in life and only now can I appreciate the value of the help I got. Mine were panic attacks. Wake up during the night and could not breathe or think I was having a heart attack. Anyone who is living with a spouse who is dependent of these drugs must have the patience to tolerate their recovery. I guess my strength is part of my recovery.....All this being my Mantra to help women wherever I can.....Oh, and I am down to just a fraction of what I used to take. I will never go any lower....I tried once and found just the slightest of heart twinges at night so I upped it back to 50MG....It is funny as I thought I wanted to be normal and not take anything but then found out that I am normal taking it....It is just a pill........But it is a pill that I need .....

wow. panic attacks is what i experienced too.

Now what I have exerienced while having sex and being on an anti depressent is that I have a hard time orgasming. I am not sure if I have a hard time cuming in general or if it has something to do with my anxiety meds. I have been taking effexor for about 8 years, I didn't start having sex till a couple years ago.