Citalopram and Loss of Sex Drive
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Since taking 20mg Citalopram for almost 2 months now I have completely lost my sex drive. The medication has been excellent for resoloving my anxiety that I was suffering post a stressful 18 months being unhappy in a job. Are there any other men/women on 20 mg Citalopram that have noticed that Citalopram has effected their sex drive? Luckily I have a warm and loving partner who keeps reassuring me that my \"horny hormones\" will come back and in the meantime be patient! :wink:
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Froggerella
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I experienced a slight decrease in my sex drive while I was on the meds...Same dose as you, too. Since coming off them, I've experienced a complete lack of one. Don't let this worry you about coming off them, though - so far, I haven't found anyone else on this medication who has experienced the same thing. I think the norm is to go back to 'normal' after you come off?
alex1979 Froggerella
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Did your libido recover eventually?
I hope for the best...
I have not after 2 times coming off the meds..
Alex,
pssd sufferer
john_30086 alex1979
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Flow79
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I was on Fluoxetine for a few weeks and then switched to Citalopram. My boyfriend and I haven't had sex since March! I thought it was weird at first as I had always had the higher sex drive in our relationship but one day it just went away. I didn't think about it until after a few months when I started drinking more, thinking it might make me happier and put me in the \"mood\". When I started falling alseep in a bath full of water after drinking too much I realised I needed help. I also felt like everyone was out to get me.
I've been on citalpram for two weeks now and sometimes I've felt a weird urge to jump my boyfriend. I had been on the contraceptive injection for a year so I came off it and took no contraception at all to give my body a rest. Especially as we weren't having sex - I didn't see the point. My period has finally arrived and it feels like my boyfriend and I are just waiting for the day it finally finishes so we can reconnect again, after so long.
So I think perhaps once you start to feel more like yourself, and the tabelts have had time to get into your system, you might start to feel better. My counsellor advised me to have naked cuddles in bed with my boyfriend and we were not allowed to touch genitals or boobs etc. That way you don't feel pressured to go further and you start to feel comfortable lying naked with your partner. Once the pressure is taken off you and you both agree to lie naked with nothing to happen you may find it helps to relax you.
Sorry to go on for so long - just felt like writing it all down in case it helps.
Flow
chad43009 Flow79
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I would like to talk to you about this because I'm experiencing the same thing. Please if you can text me 602-483-8799 my name is Chad
maxmax78
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This is my second time on Citalopram and I too lost my sex drive on both occasions. But I found in the 2 year spell between taking these tablets that it came back. This time around I started on 20mg a day and then reduced down to 10mg, I was hoping that it may have got better ( sex drive ) with a lower dose but it didn't. I spoke to my doctor about it and he told me not to worry too much as the main objective is to get rid of the depression, worrying about lack of sex drive is just another thing to get us down. What I am trying to say in a nutshell is, that it does come back so talk to your partners and look forward to getting better.
Lots of love and all take care...Rob..xxx
abby
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I think the best thing you can do is sit your partner down and talk to her about the effects of your tablets, ' show her this site ' you will find she prob will have a lot more understandingif you are honest with her. Please don't put more pressure on yourself.
Rob..
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charlie_93230 Guest
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It probably sounds so silly I've gone from having PND to being depressed that I have no sex life! :roll: Yet my husband completly understands and doesn't care just as long as I'm getting better.
But anyway yes I'm having the same side affects
SJ xx
debbuck
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Hubby does kind of understand he says but I think it is more a case of having learnt to live with it like i have. He has never had as high a sex drive as me so me going from that to absolute zero has perplexed him slightly.
I hope that soon my PND will go away and I can return to me. Especially as I have been on Orlistat for 6 months and loosing weight. I look forward to being the new slimmer sexier me soon :D
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The side effects are minor..The drug is still not working (Too early)
Being able to last longer in bed is a side effect that i can live with.. :lol: :lol: