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deleted_user
deleted_user
I am new to this so I don't know if this is a topic that has been discussed over and over but... I am on Celexa. Not that I am good at taking it. Has any other woman suffered any sexual side effects? I have no interest at all. I don't know what to do!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am not a wowman..Lol but, you can perhaps combine with wellbutrin to counter. or change meds to a different one..
deleted_user
deleted_user
hi sweetie i took celexa for about 2 years and i killed my sex drive too the doctor finally took me off of it and put me on wellbutrin and it doesn't affect my sex drive..hope that helps.
Unwell
Unwell
im takin cymbalta and it works for me
GeorgiaW
GeorgiaW
I'm looking into taking an anti-depressent and know my doctor favors wellbutrin but I know to many people who get mean when taking it and I can be a bitch on my best days so don't want anything that will make the situation worse, also don't want anything that makes the sex drive drop, the depression has already done that.
Sure would like to hear from others on what they are taking, how it works and what side effects you've noticed.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Wellbutrin is the only thing that hasn't had any affect on my sex drive. It took me a couple of weeks to get used to it but then everything was back to normal.
deleted_user
deleted_user
when I was on zoloft, not only did I have no sex drive, I was impotent. I started combining with wellbutrin because my pshrink said wellbutrin counteracts that effect. I don't really know if I works as I have been celebate for years.
starfish
starfish
Decrease in sexual interest is a common side effect of many antidepressants. It should be listed in the info you got with your meds, or you can look it up at www.WebMD.com, or at www.drugs.com
deleted_user
deleted_user
I just reread mt first reply, and I meant woman, not wowman lol I crack me up.
deleted_user
deleted_user
your doc may have ti switch them and it could be that once your body adapts to the mead you sex drive will icrease
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