embarrassing question about citalopram & sex drive

[lemoncake]

This is somewhat embarrassing, but since being on Citalopram I have found myself increasingly uninterested in sex. I understand that a decreased libido is one of the side effects, does anyone else have experience of this and isn't too embarrassed to say anything???

[nomorepanic]

Welcome aboard.

Yes it is very common.

If you go to the search thing at the top of the screen - below where it says "The rabble" and type in "sex citalopram" you will be amazed how many posts there are.

Hope that helps.

Nicola

[lemoncake]

ah ha! yes ... see what you mean ... phew! .... sort of! thank you x

[bluebottle]

One day they will produce a drug that doesn't mess up your sex life. Oh, hang on they have! Available in the USA but only available here if you want to stop smoking. I told my GP I was going to start smoking and he laughed.

I'm not laughing, I'm serious.

Try a search in Google for Sex and SSRI and see what you come up with. [Sigh...]

Look out for Wellbutrin when the UK catches up with the US.

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[flowergirl]

I totally agree about citalipram no sex drive nothing...I think it may have something to do with it containing bromide check your packet..

[mjh74]

I've contributed before about this but I'm pretty sexually crippled on Cipralex too (20mg).

Mark

[lemoncake]

i've been thinking of trying to lower my doseage for a while now as i don't really want to have been on antidepressants for more than a year.
does anyone know if the sex drive thing gets any better if you reduce your citalopram dosage? i'm on 20mg at the mo but thinking of going down to 10mg, also in a positive move to get off the medication.

[skibba]

Hi,
A lady friend of mine who has recently started taking Citalopram (40mg) has told me it has greatly increased her sex drive. The patient info. sheets state "changes in sex drive". so i guess things can go either way...

[Meg]

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[lemoncake]

Yeah, it was like that for the first 2 or 3 months or so, my sex drive and ability to 'finish' was much better than it had even been before I was taking Citalopram. Things are totally opposite now though, but one good thing about it is that it has meant I have found the idea of exploring physical pleasure in other ways really exciting, and I guess it has just given me a different perspective on sex.