SSRI’s ruining sex life

[Oneanxiousgirl]

As long as I can remember I’ve had anxiety. I was diagnosed with aneorexia when I was 12. A big component of that was also OCD and anxiety. I was on Prozac and Zyprexa during that time. In my early teens I was no longer prescribed either but continued with therapy. Throughout high school I was always anxious and stressed but never considered going back on medication, until I had a nervous breakdown in college. I went to the psych unit for a week to get put back on Prozac immediately. I’ve been on it ever since. Unfortunately, I didn’t consider the significant impact it would have on my sex life and long term relationship with my boyfriend. He’s only known me while being on Prozac. I stopped for five months but there was no remote appearance of my drive returning. I’m back on it now as it did not go well being off of it. But I’m desperate to have best of both worlds, reduction in my anxiety and a sex drive like the average person. I’ve been to psychiatrists who just have basically told me to accept this horrible relationship dampening side effect. Help!

[Ironj]

Get on Wellbutrin it won’t affect your sex like the rest will

[Oneanxiousgirl in reply to Ironj]

I’ve considered it. But I’ve heard it helps for depression but not anxiety.

[Ironj in reply to Oneanxiousgirl]

That’s not true I take it for both anxiety / panic attacks and mild depression. If things get to difficult I take Xanax. Truth be told ssri are to increase serotonin in the brain to help with depression not anxiety. Benzodiazepine are for anxiety to increase GABA , low levels of GABA is what causes anxiety. Wellbutrin increases Dopamine , low Dopamine causes depression and anxiety. Drs are afraid of proscribing benzodiazepine because Junkies abuse it and give it a bad name. There more concerned what the state may think of them writing a script instead of the proper care of the patient.