Problem Cumming with Celexa and Trazodone

[mementomori]

Anyone else have an issue with either of these drugs and climaxing? It's near impossible for me.

Does this side effect eventually pass? Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

[gavin89]

"Decrease and, more rarely, increase in libido, weight gain and loss, and rarely, menstrual irregularities, retrograde ejaculation and inhibition of ejaculation."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trazodone

Although Wikipedia is not a doctor, I guess it is a common side effect.. I think you should ask your physician...

Best of wishes...

 

[KaraBulut]

Celexa is an SSRI. Drugs in this class are notorious for causing sexual side effects. I've seen some studies saying that upwards of 30% of men on SSRIs complain of sexual difficulties while on these medications.

This can be in the form of apathy ("I'm really horny but I could just care less about sex") to ejaculation difficulties. I heard one patient describe having sex on SSRIs as being like using someone else's penis to have sex with.

Mention it to the doctor who prescribed it. He may want to try a different dose or he may try switching you to a different type of antidepressant.

 

[bambam]

Celexa can cause what you describe. It can be lessened by decreasing dose, but then depression may worsen. Unfortunately many anti-depressants have this side-effect. It is really a trial and error process to identify those that relieve depression but don't bring unwanted side-effects.

 

[mxpxl199]

I had the same problem. Paxil was incredible for my social anxiety...I give a large amount of credit to it for allowing me to be myself and shine at work, ultimately leading to a series of promotions whereas I was an overlooked wallflower prior.

However, I could not cum on it. Switched to Celexa same thing. All of the SSRI's have this effect, it sucks. After a year, I could not take it, so I stopped the drugs.

Odd thing is, the calmness I felt in social situations continued. Some people believe that it becomes a learned behavor, it is no longer a foriegn feeling to be comfortable in social situations.

Besides not being able to cum, my penis always looked like a shriveled turtle head-- like I just came out of cold water. Sucked but it certainly did work.

On the flip side, if you want a night of marathon love making without cumming soon, and if you are horny enough to want to run that marathon-- it gets the job done.

 

[plowboy82]

I was prescribed wellbutrin which made me extremely horny all the time but I couldn't sleep. So I was prescribed Trazodone for sleep. It greatly reduced my sex drive but I can still cum once a day if I have time.

 

[Georgiadude]

I was on celexa and had trouble climaxing and ejaculating. It took me a very long time to reach orgasm. I would cum and have to keep jo for another couple of minutes for the orgasm to hit. It was really weird. I hated it. My Dr. switched me to wellbutrin and it went away.

Steven.

 

[vulgar_newcomer]

Yes it happened with Desyrel. Some crack pot Doctor gave me this awful thing for a sleeping aide. So I take it and every time I get a hard on but can't get off. I try but I can't and so I have even worse time falling to sleep. Couldn't come and had a hard dick as a reaction I wasn't turned on.
So I tell my room mate that the darn sleeping pills is getting me a hard on that won't go away and I am not taking this pill anymore.
My room mate thinks that he will sneak some of these pills and try it for the hard on. So he steals some and takes them then drinks a 12 pack of Bush beer and is lucky he didn't die but was very sick and hungover for 3 days and confessed to me what had happened. He didn't even get a hard on.
It is then I learn that Desyrel is not a sleeping pill but a older anti-depressant and that getting a erection for hours was dangerous and a sign of allergic reaction. Also it is is pretty common to fail at orgasm when on it.
So stay away from this trazodone

 

[jason1977]

Any thoughts on how one of these SSRIs (Celexa, etc) affects a bottom vs. a top? I know that, in general, libido can be affected. But, I'm not sure how much libido is effected in comparison to erection and orgasm problems. Or, if the prostate is affected.

For bottoms, libido is still required of course. But, the source of sexual pleasure often comes from other parts of the body (prostate vs. penis). Of course, being a bottom or top brings about psychological pleasures too. So, if you can sacrifice the orgasm aspect - and yet still enjoy the prostate being stimulated (and the sex experience itself), it seems like an SSRI would be an acceptable alternative if you had few other options. But, if libido is completely lost, that could be a problem, even for a bottom. You don't want to be having sex without being excited about it. Granted, many bottoms want orgasms too. But, if you're in a relationship, that's a small price to pay (lack of organism) if you're still having sex with your partner and you're both enjoying it in all other ways.

Any thoughts?

 

[jason1977]

It seems that if you're a bottom who can thoroughly enjoy the entire sex experience w/o a dire need for a personal orgasm, you'd just need the libido to remain at a good level. This assumes that the bottom's prostate doesn't become "numb" from the SSRI drug. I guess I'm curious as to whether or not anyone's experienced that with an SSRI. An erection and orgasm wouldn't be as important if your enjoyment of being a bottom was still good. Speaking for myself, there were times I bottomed and had little interest in ensuring I had my own orgasm. It all depended. Like I said, it's a small sacrifice to pay if the remaining sexual and relational experience with your partner remains strong.

As far as Wellbutrin, I've heard that this can reduce the sexual-side effects of Celexa and other SSRIs. I'm not sure exactly which sexual side effect it reduces, however. From my very limited experience with an SSRI drug, it created a numbing experience within 24 hours of my first dose. I went softer quicker and it took much longer (and with more effort) to reach orgasm. This was especially noticeable after a few days at a relatively low "beginners" dose. However, I had only tried this drug for about a week before I got off of it and went back to taking only Wellbutrin. (I didn't' take both simultaneously, although my new doctor says that IS an option for me AND that taking both could possibly assist in reducing the sexual side-effects of the SSRI). Even when I quit the SSRI drug for that one week, it took a few days for me to recover from the numbness, etc. I don't recall libido being affected during that 1 week.

In an ideal world, it'd be great to just take 1 drug (anti-depressant) that worked vs. taking 2 or 3 to counterbalance each other or enhance the others. Of course, taking 0 drugs would be idea. But, my body chemistry just isn't producing what is necessary to maintain a consistent mood.