Posted by Pariah on September 6, 2002, at 13:42:05
In reply to Sex life and Effexor...Help!!, posted by Hoss on September 6, 2002, at 1:21:22
> Hello Everyone,
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> Would like to know from the men who are on Effexor..have any of you had a problem reaching orgasm? I am currently taking 150 mg a day...migrated from taking 40 MG of Celexa which ceased to work in treating my depression and have been on this dose for about 2 months.
> What really stinks about this is the fact that I have always had great stamina when it comes to maintaining errections and delaying climax. My wife has always bragged about this but now it seems like I can't reach climax without a very focused effort. It has put a serious cramp on our sex life...it's almost like I have "lost" the sensitivty in my penis although I am aroused and still as crazy about my wife as I was when I first met her ( we've been married for seven years).
> Originally, I was on 75 mg of Effexor XR and felt fine. My doc had said that the 150mg would eventually needed..in addition to the libidio issue, I have also experienced some dizzy spells..I am happy with the med overall but think I'm on too high of a dose. I think two months is plenty of time to allow side effects to subside..overall it's been three months since my migration.
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> My wife is a trooper but the "marathon's" it's been taking her to bring me to climax is taking it's toll on the both of us. Any serious feedback would be appreciated.
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> Sincerely,
> Hosf
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> I started taking 150mg a day of Effexor about two months ago and have had the same problem lately. It takes me a long time to reach orgasm and sometimes i dont think i can reach it at all. I can still be aroused but having to have "marathon" sex with my girlfriend is making her think i'm not sexually attracted to her anymore. which is not true. i explained to her that i just increased my effexor dose and she tries to understand, but it's still a problem. i wish there was some cure for this side-effect. the only way i've found to make it better is to not have sex as often so when i do have sex with my girlfriend i REALLY want it.
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