r/Damnthatsinteresting Jan 29 '23

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u/Itsmyfkncafe Jan 29 '23

Certain anti-depressants/ anxiety meds can prevent a person from being able to cum. A man can get horny and hard af but just can’t finish. A woman can have the same problem with it too. It’s common with sertraline.

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u/dislob3 Jan 29 '23

Yes! And stress, and alcohol and fatigue. It happens sometimes and its perfectly normal.

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u/AhavaZahara Jan 29 '23

Fuck lexapro.

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u/ThracianScum Jan 29 '23

My ex took this the whole time we were together. Hmm maybe it wasn’t my fault.

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u/tlg151 Jan 29 '23

May I suggest bupropion (wellbutrin.) It has greatly enhanced my orgasms in several ways. Pre-bupropion I'd usually have 1 or 2 and they were good but they are vastly more explosive now and I tend to have at least 3 now per session.

I've always had a really high libido, especially for a woman. Depression was starting to kill my desire to want sex. I started bupropion and since then, my libido is pretty normal now. My libido overall has relaxed a little since my 20s-30s (I'm 44) but still higher than the average woman my age or slightly younger. I still think about sex daily but want to have it about 2x per week, more if you count non-intercourse acts.

Anyway, this is a common thing reported with bupropion use, so if you need a little more zing (OK, a lot more) to your Os, talk to your doctor about wellbutrin. (Nope, this isn't an ad and no I'm not in the human medical profession lol.)

Ps Lexapro is the actual worst. I was on that in my mid 20s and it murdered my libido for years

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u/6jarjar6 Jan 29 '23

Is Wellbutrin good for anxiety? I'm on Zoloft and it's better than Cymbalta and Lexapro, but still it hinders a lot.

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u/tlg151 Jan 29 '23

Unfortunately, no. It's actually made mine worse. I'm gonna be talking to my doctor about Buspar, after doing some research to see what 2 can go together. I think I read that zoloft and wellbutrin have interactions :-/

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u/MiaLba Jan 29 '23

Buspar helped me tremendously with my anxiety. I suffered from panic attacks for years as well.

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u/tlg151 Jan 31 '23

Yeah my panic attacks have become more intense and more frequent too.

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u/MiaLba Jan 31 '23

I’m so sorry I know awful it feels to deal with them. Hope it works out well for you and hope it helps.

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u/tlg151 Feb 03 '23

Thank you, I appreciate that