My dad hid his depression. I won’t hide mine

Re:My dad hid his depression. I won’t hide mine by throwaway_2016 on Sunday March 27, 2016 @05:52AM (#11369485)

Does anyone have an antidepressant they've tried that doesn't give them horrible sexual side effects such as loss of libido and inability to orgasm? All the SSRIs seem to do that. Zoloft, Paxil, Amitriptyline. They make me happy but I'm dead below the waist.

Mirtazapine worked for me for a while but it pooped out, and Wellbutrin makes me feel ridiculously amped up. So those are no good.

I'm married, and I've been depressed to varying degrees for years (severely now), but I don't want to give up my sex life because that's one of the few things in my life I enjoy.

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Re:My dad hid his depression. I won’t hide mine by Jaruzel on Sunday March 27, 2016 @08:27AM (#11369751)

I'm currently on Venlafaxine. Previously I was on Citalopram. The Citalopram totally killed my sex drive and prevented orgasm, so this time around I asked for something different. The Venlafaxine slows me right down, and my orgasm (once I finally get there) is altered somewhat, but I can perform most of the time. Which for me is enough, YMMV of course.

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