Well...Flouxetine/Prozac this is a personal one I guess..

[ChristopherT]

Yeah, well since I have been starting prozac/fluoxetine, over 3 months, I have noticed an improvement with my anxiety and depression, a lot...

There is one problem, though which is quite common, I guess.

I can't say for sure, because I did a break up, so I might not be ready, but I definitely feel it may be making me less sexually active.

This is a problem, because recently I started taking the medication, every second day, thinking maybe that would help this, possible problem.

The fact is, knowing this can be a problem may well be a pschological thing for me... As I have noticed in the past, when I was in a high sexual mood, girls I was with seemed happier overall. Times, when I was not as much in the mood often caused problems, so I have this thing inside me which links this sexual performance to the happiness of the girl, thus I think I'm a little bit afraid, of the negative effects, of not performing to full potential, as silly as it sounds.

So I haven't been sexually active, at all in the the three months. This is unusual for me, and I'm thinking... would it be a problem to try something like Viagra or Cialis... Maybe just having the pills, would reduce the fear of possible bad performance...and maybe I wouldn't actually need them... But knowing me I would probably start to want them.

So, anyone, experiences.

[ChristopherT]

wow, empty room.

Well I have a date tomorrow... So I guess, I'll probably end up figuring it out myself.

I haven't had a date since before my ex, so it will be interesting.

[ChristopherT]

For the record, I did get a bit anxious and I wasn't feeling very sexy in the date... But it could have been because of gap since I last dated, anyway it was bad form on my part. It may have just been that the girl wasn't my type, but still, I should be feeling like half the girls are my type after this long a stint without sex, but I wasn't. Does anyone else have these kind of problems? Or maybe it's just i'm not over my break up.

[joelhall]

Do you wake up with an erection in the morning?

[Oosh]

The only thing I had problem with sexually on Prozac was taking an age to orgasm. In fact a lot of the time I just wouldn't.
I still wanted to, I had the urge and desire too. I could get and stay ya know.
But probably due to a desensitisation orgasm was never as close.
I'd do it for ages then just stop.

Couple years later I tried citalopram, cipralex, something like that.
Couldn't get it up. Crapped myself, discontinued. It came back.

So I'd say Prozac was far more preferable. Relax, it'll eventually probably just take you ages to orgasm. She probably won't care.

Might just be psychological with you because you were anticipating it preventing erections.

[KeeKee]

I'm a female but Fluoxetine pretty much destroyed my sexual urges. I still have very little urge. I'm in a stable relationship and only young. Suffice to say our relationship isn't the best it could potentially be. Its very upsetting for my partner and I but something I simply couldn't mention to a doctor.

[ChristopherT]

Hey.. I don't usually wake up with an erection. I'm over 30, and I have drunk etc a lot for a long time. But I never had any problems getting erections at first, only that I'd only usually be doing it once or twice a night with a girlfriend.. I don't know, I some how got myself into a long distance relationship, it wasn't planned. I kind of had to make my sexual desire reduce, so I wouldn't be tempted or whatever... So I wasn't thinking about that.. Now it's been so long since I did, maybe i'm a bit anxious about that too. It's probably a mixture of the prozac and the anxiety, and the fact I took a long break from it. Either way, it's not the best situation.

I'd say if I hadn't been in a long distance relationship and been 5 years or more younger, I wouldn't have had any problem.

Prozac helps with confidence I guess, but on that point, sexual confidence, I feel a bit, empty, compared to myself, say a year ago. A lot as happened since then, but it's a huge jump. I'm a little bit less healthy recently as well, haven't been working out/running since the break up, but in other ways I feel fine, relaxed calm all good.

I'm pretty much thinking I should go to the doctor, and get viagra, or Wellbutten or whatever that's called... Maybe I won't need it. But maybe it will help my confidence in that area. Sometimes I think the sexual urges thing can be all in the head, so I kinda feel like I might just have to start the engine, and everything would be fine after that.. But I don't know.

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The only problem with that I guess is, take another pill, what new side effect do I get next time...

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KeeKee. I don't know what to say, I think it might be a mental thing, i guess you just have to get the courage to speak to your doctor. Everything you tell them is sworn to secrecy, if you don't want to use your usual doctor, find one in a nearby place, that you don't normally go to.

[ChristopherT]

I'm starting to think this apparent lowered sex drive is a blessing. I was getting to the stage where, I thought, sex controlled too much of my thoughts anyway. It sounds strange, but if I knew it would fine for health reasons, I wouldn't mind having being happy like this, and then maybe when I needed to have sex, just have a pill. Cut sex down to a couple of times a week, and use the other time to focus on my work etc.

I can't help but feel this is unhealthy way of living, but if works out all well, and everyone's happy. Is it that bad, if it all improves my life?

I read that sex addiction is when it gets in the way of your normal day to day life. I think looking back, that it did get in my day to day life. When I was younger, and going out, all I could think about was the girls. Even when I got a job, I would end up making out with one of the staff, or something. As fun as it may have all been, as I am getting older, I don't mind this new approach to life. But, I guess it's not a perfect situation to be taking pills all the time, but if life goes better with it, maybe it's better than not?

[ChristopherT]

You know what, in the end, Vigara helped me... Get more confidence to do it again, but I didn't feel like I needed it... In fact, I felt the lady I was with, enjoyed it more when I wasn't using it... Not that she knew, but it's a good engine starter up.

[Speranza]

Good for you!