Citalopram side effect

[ShiwaB]

I am taking citalopram for anxiety. I have recently been feeling sexually weak. Therefore, wanted to check whether that weakness has anything to do with my condition or the medication i am taking and if anything you can recommend me to improve. Regards,

[mature_manners]

Citalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and one of the more common side effects of this class of drugs is a decrease in libido. I took it for a while, and it became extremely difficult for me to orgasm during sex. I still have issues with orgasm now, even though I stopped this medication years ago. Check with your prescriber to see if there is another antidepressant that might work for you. I take bupropion now, which does not have this side effect, but I'm not sure that by itself it is as effective as citalopram or others in this class (e.g., Lexapro, Zoloft, Paxil). Good luck!