Zoloft and NO SEX DRIVE?!?
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This is a common side effect from several anti-depressants. Talk with you psychiatrist. There may be other meds that may offer the benefits you need, and not have such problematic side effects.  Keep taking the anti-depressants.  Depression can cause all sorts of other health problems is not treated.  Yes, one can go off the zoloft and after varying periods of time the libido is likely to return, but the depression is also likely to return.  When zoloft quit working for me ( after years of use at high doses) I had some success with an amino acid called 5-Htp.  I bought this book by a well respected Naturopathic Doctor:\n\nhttp://product.half.ebay.com/5-tp_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ774495St. Johns Wort can help if the depression is quite mild, but I ended up in the hospital due to the irregularity in dose strength, and the fact that I quickly needed something stronger.
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Try the drug Citalopram. It is a anti depressant used for mood disorders. It is also used for premature ejaculation unannounced to me. I was taking it because I am a bit off a hot head but, anyway. I had to get off of it because I do not have premature ejaculation problems and it was causing me not to ejaculate. I could have sex for an hour or two and still nothing it got to the point where I would have sex until I was exhausted or until my wife told me to get the hell of off her..lol with no success.. I just couldn't get off. It sounds like this medicine would be perfect for you your hyper sensitive so it would probably give you about 20-30 mins tops before you reached ejaculation. Ask your doc and give it a shot. I could have used this stuff a couple of times when I was single..lol Good Luck hope this helped
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Any and all physchiatric drugs can affect moods and sex drive.  ARe the drugs prescribed?  If so call the doctor.  If not stp taking them.
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Vitamins will not increase your sex drive.\n\nNor will those over-the-counter sex stimulants, like Horny Goat Weed, All-Nite Long . . . Don't buy them, they are all scams. \n\nHave you had any serious injuries or surgeries? These can affect your sex drive.\n\nLately, have you been depressed over some other thing going on in your life? Job woes, family problems, marital issues. . . ?\n\nIf you can't visit a doctor, then here is some advice:\n\nfind a way to relieve stress. Exercise is the number one means of reducing stress and increasing your sex drive. This doesn't have to be hardcore exercise, but a brisk 30 min walk everyday, or playing touch football or a pick up game of basketball. If you can make it to the gym, do some treadmill, elliptical running, and stationary cycling.\n\nNext is nutrition. Fried and high-fat foods reduce sex drive. Fresh fruits and vegetables reinvigorate you. If you can eat some whole grains, like brown rice or 12-grain bread, then the B-Complex that is included in those grain products will stimulate your central nervous system. Give it a go.\n\nThis is not an overnight cure. Give yourself some time to honestly question why your sex drive is reduced. Do try the above activities and if your sex drive is not improved after a few months, then a visit to your doctor is in order.
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This is a good question.  My husband would love to know the same thing.  Currently my sex drive is low because of menapause.  I'm going through it very early.  Usually a bottle of wine and somd actual romance will help.  You do know what I mean when I say romance.  Dinner without the kids, rose pettels on the bed,going out on a date with eachother, slow dancing in the livingroom.  These little things open opportunity for flirting.  Thus increasing the want for sex.  b4 menopause I worked sooo much.  My joib made us do a mandatory 15 hrs overtime per week and it took me 2 hours each way to get there.  Then once home still had to check homework cook dinner make sure the house was in order.  I was constantly going and you have the nerve to want what?  Switch roles for a day. see how you feel..  or. start helping around the house if that is the ccase.  but remember  flirting.
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Paxil worked well for me.  No side effects and it normalized my mood, sleep and appetite.  Zoloft made me agitated and anxious and gave me diarrhea.
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Doctors have three suggestions for this problem:\n1) Take drug vacations (i.e. only take medication Mon-Thurs and have sex on the weekends).\n2) Switch to Wellbutrin.  This is certainly a good option if started zoloft because of depression.  Wellbutrin is not nearly as good at treating anxiety as zoloft is, however.\n3) Reduce the dosage.
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I have heard that depression, medication, and overweight can cause a woman not to want sex.  But permanently?? Somewhere, sometime, somebody is gonna miss something.\nAnddddd they say sex is good for depression and the complexion anddddd energy.
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This is really not the best place to ask this question. It is illegal for joe blow to give medical advice over the internet and it is dangerous to listen to these people. You really should talk with the doctor who prescribed the zoloft. Anything unusual happeneing while discontinuing a medication is important enough to involve your doctor. They know way more than yahoo!answer junkies.
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Not addicted but I certainly think about it a lot. haven't experienced it in over six years (No small thanks to Zoloft!) but I don't particularly miss it. Only want it within the context of a loving relationship!
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I've been on Effexor before.  The worst part is forgetting to take it.  You start feeling really strange and I can't even describe.   Its kinda like withdrawl symptoms.  When I stopped it completely, I felt strange for 2 weeks but eventually to start to feel normal again.\n\nIn addition, when you are on effexor, you have no sex drive.  I mean none whatsoever.\n\nIts not an SSRI.  It works on different neurotransmitters.  More accurately its an SNRI.
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I was on Zoloft and was gaining weight and this is a really big problem for me. So my doctor put me on Topamax and it helped with my problem's the Zoloft helped with and had a big plus side i lost 20lbs. So talk to your doctor it may work for you.
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I think that you have the right attitude, where the drugs alone won't solve your issues and to supliment your treatment with talk therapy.  Great job!\n\nI've taken a plethora of psychotropic drugs and the only drug I've had sexual side effects with was Straterra.  \n\nProzac falls into the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) category, where there are many others available.  Lexapro is the most selective antidepressant amongst the SSRI's because it works relatively quickly and has minimal side effects with simple titration.\n\nI've taken it for a while last year and it had absolutely no effect on my sex drive.  However, it's understood that people react differently to medications, where what may work for me, may not necesarrily work for you.  Lexapro is FDA approved for major depressive disorder.\n\nIn another experience; I was dating a girl who was experiencing decreased sex drive while taking Cymbalta.  Her Dr. prescribed her Wellbutrin to offset the sexual side effects.  Needless to say, it worked, as Wellbutrin is often prescribed to counter side effects of other drugs and has a side effect of, well, making you very horney.\n\nI hope this helps and good luck with your marriage and managing your depression.
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Take it slow.  You've just been through a very traumatic event, and is it any wonder that you have no sex drive?  You are probably feeling hurt and abandoned, and maybe just a little down on yourself.  Start dating, don't rush into anything, and something good will come along.\n\nBest wishes to you.
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YOU Bet it does! Been there, Done that!\n\nMax dose for Zoloft is 200mg daily. If that don't work, try another antidepressant.\n\nKeep trying until you get the RIGHT RX for YOU. \n\nIf you have Bi-Polar/Manic Depression, YOU need to have a Mood Stabiliser added; Lithium, Depakote, Tegritol, Neurontin.\n\nCHECK out the Benefits AND Side Effects for all meds. \n\nThen make your choice.\n\nGood Luck!
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Yes I was on zoloft for 3 weeks.  Personally I hated the drug, not only did I twitch, I vomited, was a walking zombie, acting like I had Alzheimers.  I would stare at the tv with no sound going lost in space.  God , I hated that drug.  I even would call my husband and talk no sense to him, like I was hallucinating. \nEvery drug affects everyone differently though, I do know I could not take it after 3 weeks, My doc took me off and put me on Lexapro.  No side effects so far after 4 weeks.  My body must like it.  \nIf that twitching becomes too bothersome let your doc know. That is why you pay them.\nGood luck with that drug, personally I hated it.
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I haven't noticed any problems, and I'm currently taking it.  I dug around a bit on your behalf, however (hey!  Yours is a good question!), and found this:\n\n"While depression can affect your sexual functioning, your antidepressant shouldn't. Many people with depression have concerns about changes in sexual functioning. WELLBUTRIN XL effectively treats depression with a low risk of sexual side effects. In fact, studies show that the risk of sexual side effects with WELLBUTRIN XL is no different than a sugar pill (placebo). If you are concerned about sexual side effects with antidepressant treatment, fill out an Intimacy Quiz, and take the results to your doctor to discuss if WELLBUTRIN XL may be right for you."\n\nIt's availible at Wellbutrin's web site:   http://www.wellbutrin-xl.com/index.html\n\nHope this helps!