Lost Libido...Help!

[goldberg]

I have been on citalopram for about a month now and it has destroyed my Libido, is this normal and will it return? Thanks.

[kibbutz83]

Yeah it's normal :( No it won't return unless you come off the citalopram :) I think we have to weigh up the pros and the cons... if the depression/anxiety is totally unbearable then it's worth taking the meds and foregoing sex for a while... if sex is too important to you, then best stop the meds :)

[suzy-sue]

It may be worth asking for a different antidepressant .It can sometimes help .Not everyone has this problem although it is common ..Sue x

[suzy-sue]

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6266&highlight=sex+drive+citalopram Here are some more posts about it ..Fluoxetine is meant to have less effect on sex drive apparently :shrug:.May be worth asking your Dr though ...Sue x

[goldberg]

Thanks Suzy-sue,
I will do that, Just started new relationship so making me more anxious.Can`t win !!

[M155anthr0p3]

Fluoxetine hasn't affected mine...I am a beast LOL!

[mikewales]

It does come back, once you have been on a while and it settles down, it returns to normal