erectile dysfunction?

[martin-sheff]

for a while i have noticed i dont get morning erections anymore. at first i thought it was just stress but the longer it has gone the more worried i have become.Also recently i have noticed its becoming increasingly difficulty getting and maintaining an erection whether that would be masterbation or watching porn, obviously im unable to ejaculate as well,Nothing seems to work and now im convinced i have erectile dsyfunction or could it be anxiety,im currently taking propranolol & citalopram.
(ps) ive only been on the above meds since feb this year, but have had problems before that but they are getting worse,i do tend to go to the toilet more at night than in the day,and have really dry mouth at night too.
i did do counseling about 4 yrs ago re:been unable to ejaculate whilst with a partner but they wasnt telling me anything i didnt already know! and never went again.i have made an appointment to see a male doctor next week,but im rubbish with words so will probably write it down so i dont bottle it and make a fool of my self, but any help would be great.

[ricardo]

You obviously support the wrong football team seriously so many anti depressants have that effect plus the more you concentrate on it the worse it will become. I am sure it is only a temporary thing, I wouldn't worry too much.

[martin-sheff]

Dr told me its possible it could be the side affects from propranolol. So has suggested I reduce them from two,three times a day,to one three times a day.(10mg) But have had a blood test so will see if there's any other problems in a weeks time.
Is it not wise to just stop propranolol all together to see if it is that what's causing the problems? Or follow drs advice ?

[lo89]

My boyfriend is on propanolol (he doesn't have this problem btw) but I just wanted to say that he has been advised by his gp to go back and get his dose reduced rather than just dropping it all together.

[beauty2010]

I was on venlafaxine for a while and noticed a definite change in sexual function. In fact there was no response at all. It came back when I stopped it. (But I am a lady and can fake it)
B
(Man City supporter)

[martin-sheff]

Im just going to reduce the dose for now and see what happens,plus wait on blood tests,i did think it would be citalopram that would have caused problems,but dr said it was deffo propranalol. ps im supporting the other team! get me drift ;-)
(thanks for the above comments)

[ricardo]

I am no doctor but I take propranol and that shouldn't effect your situation and I am surprised your doctor said it was definitely propranol. i would think it could be a mixture of the two drugs you are taking as many anti depressants have this effect on men. i assume you are quite young so I would go back to your doctor and talk it through again.best of luck.

[martin-sheff]

I am no doctor but I take propranol and that shouldn't effect your situation and I am surprised your doctor said it was definitely propranol. i would think it could be a mixture of the two drugs you are taking as many anti depressants have this effect on men. i assume you are quite young so I would go back to your doctor and talk it through again.best of luck.

i thought that too but then who am i to argue with a doctor, plus i think ive done too much research and got my self into a state over it,plus yesterday and this morning something pointed north and hadnt happened for ages,so im even more confused.

[ricardo]

There you go, mission accomplished

[Emphyrio]

Meds have messed up my sexual functioning - I'm only on 5mg of prozac daily but both my libido and erection quality are reduced - I also rarely get 'morning wood' any more.

The annoying thing is is that I was taking 20mg just over a year ago and had no sexual side effects at all...I really don't know whats happened this time!

How did people here manage their SSRI sexual dysfunction? Any success getting additional medication from the GP to augment the SSRIs? I don't want to give up the fluoxetine as its definitely helped my intrusive thoughts/depression/anxiety.