Paxil and sexual sides

[KILLER2001]

I just got a script from the doc today. I know it makes it take forever to finish, but does it have any other sides, like weak erections, or limbido loss. I took my first one today, does that mean when im with my girl later, its going to take forever to nut, or does it take awhile to see this side?

 

[KILLER2001]

They are the cr paxil 25mg. Ok though, so your saying i should be able to nut tonight?

 

[chanmanfoo]

i was on paxil for about five months, dont remember the dose i know it was one and a half of those orange footballs. after about three days my libido was gone. i couldnt get it up at all. i went back to the doc and he told me to give it some time, two months went by and nothing. i started taking viagra from time to time and this was the only time i could get it up. eventually i just had to stop taking the shit because it was just too much. hopefully you will not have this problem as i know many dont, but some people just cant take that shit.
foo

 

[kbrkbr]

Have been on Paxil for 6 years. Never noticed a reduction in my libido, but it can take forever to finish sometimes. Not that my gf ever complained. If it becomes a problem for you, though, skip your dose on the night before you expect to get lucky, get your nut, then double up you dose immediately afterwards. If you're going for a marathon weekend, just skip your doses starting the day before, then catch up again starting sun night. According to my shrink, it will have no effect on the efficacy of your meds.

 

[KILLER2001]

Thank you for the help. So pretty much, if you want to nut that night skip your dose. If you want to go forever just take it.

 

[ManOfArms]

6 years? why so long, if you dont mind me asking that is.. I'm currently on Paxil, 30mg each morning, sides basically went away two months after starting..

 

[JordanK25]

forgive my ignorance...but what does paxil do?

 

[ManOfArms]

Paxil is used to treat various disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and panic attacks. It corrects the delivery problem of serotonin between neurons. I call it the happy pill

 

[bravohero]

I just started taking paxil about a month ago and have stopped already. I was on 20mg per day for anxiety. I started dating this girl and it made it impossible to gain an erection (yeah not the most fun thing when its your first time together) I thought at first maybe I was just nervous or something, she was cool about it but the next day I tried to get things done myself and NOTHING, thats when I knew that it had to be the paxil, haha this is not normal for a 22yo on fairly liberal amounts of testosterone!!
But I nabbed some viagra which held me over for a few days while it wore off and now im back to normal thank god.
So I think it effects people differently but if it does make you limp it will create a lot more anxiety and depression than it can cure so just be prepared.

 

[Spunky]

try lexapro for depression/anxiety. alot less sides. i was on paxil for a while and i felt like a zombie 24/7. i had a few sexual sides but nothing major. Also.. i don't think skipping a dose will help you get it up the next day. Paxil builds up in your system. There is no way its going to be out of your system in 1 day so you can get a hard on. Paxil takes weeks to clear out of your system after you stop usage.

 

[ManOfArms]

Paxil is also not a short term drug.. it usually takes 3 month or so for all the sides to disapate. However, since everyone reacts differently, with time, all sides will disapate sooner or later..

I've been on Paxil for over a year now, and experience no sides whats so ever....

 

[~HOUNDOG~]

"I've experienced no sides" etc hahaha
Wait until you try and come off, it is withdrawal worse than heroin. TAPER TAPER TAPER NO COLD TURKEY

 

[kbrkbr]

Also.. i don't think skipping a dose will help you get it up the next day. Paxil builds up in your system. There is no way its going to be out of your system in 1 day so you can get a hard on. Paxil takes weeks to clear out of your system after you stop usage.

According to my shrink, Paxil will continue to effect the reuptake of serotonin for up to three weeks after cessation, but many of the sides, including a lack of vaso constriction (or something like that, whatever it is that makes your dick hard) disapate within 24 hours, depending on the size of your dosage. Cutting back the night before definitely does work for me.

 

[kbrkbr]

6 years? why so long, if you dont mind me asking that is.. I'm currently on Paxil, 30mg each morning, sides basically went away two months after starting..

Before I went on Paxil, I was hospitalized for depression. Tried four other anti-depressants before I found one that worked: Paxil. Frankly, I hate the idea that I have to take psychotropic drugs just to feel like a normal human being, but the fact of the matter is that when I have tried to taper off very gradually, my depression returned. It's a physiological thing for me, not situational, so it's likely that I'll be on for the rest of my life.

 

[deltreefitness]

I was on Paxil for a little under a year. I was on it for anxiety and depression. All the anti-depressants I was on (paxil being the worst) caused me to gain weight. Not good weight either, we're talking working out hard 6 days a week and still trying to fight off "love-handles" But of course I was all natural, no juice (still am).

It helped anxiety but getting fat didn't help the depression. It had a bunch of other side-effects. My libido was GONE. The thought of sex was actually a turn-off. It also numbed my feelings, I didn't care about shit, nor did ever really feel "happy" ...just blah.

I'm now off all prescribed AD's and found GHB to be the best and only real Anti-depressant. It improved my sleep, work-outs and especially my libido. It also KILLS my anxiety with still allowing me to still feel all my emotions. Not to mention I lost the spare tire that paxil put on my waste.

This isn't exactly going to happen to everyone, but most of the people I talk to have more problems with it than without. Anyways, it helps some I wish you the best of luck bro.

Carlos

 

[ManOfArms]

"HOUNDOG~"

Your not suppose to come off this drug all together.. whoever gave you advice, was incorret. Its a gradual process my friend...

 

[ManOfArms]

DeltreeFitness

Something to think about, although my metabolism is freaken fast.. I did notice some weight gains while on the drug... Thanks for the info, I might just try this alternative.

 

[deltreefitness]

ManOfArms,

Where do you live? In the US they have demonized GHB and the DEA had scheduled it class 1. Meaning it has the tightest enforcement. I hate the DEA. Before trying it (if you haven't already) please do some research... a good site that is unbaised with unskewed info: http://www.ceri.com/ghbpage.shtml

Check it. Best of luck.

 

[deltreefitness]

ManOfArms,

Where do you live? In the US they have demonized GHB and the DEA had scheduled it class 1. Meaning it has the tightest enforcement. I hate the DEA. Before trying it (if you haven't already) please do some research... a good site that is unbaised with unskewed info: http://www.ceri.com/ghbpage.shtml

Check it. Best of luck.

 

[Peyomp]

I took Paxil for 2 months, and I didn't want to fuck anyone. It crept up on me too... I just kinda noticed being VERY horny when I came off, and then I realized my libido had been non-existant for 2 months on paxil.

 

[buffut1]

most of the sexual sides are the cause of paranoia. If you didn't know about them, didn't worry about them, then you most likely wouldn't have them.

Sexual sides are rare on low doses, so don't worry about it... just be like the NIKE commercial.. and "just do it".

 

[Caelan]

Paxil!

I took Paxil for about 2 months it zapped my libido alot and made me tired all the time but made me turn from minute man into hour man! lol You can go forever on the stuff! I 'm talking doggy style for 15 mins straight without feeling much lol! But I didnt like all the other sides so I did some natural remedy research and got off the paxil. I changed my eating habits took St Johns Wort, a good multi vitamin, a high B complex and a weekly B 12 injection and I have never felt better. Though I am back to my usually minute man persona it's ok because my wife goes quicker than I do!

 

[deltreefitness]

most of the sexual sides are the cause of paranoia. If you didn't know about them, didn't worry about them, then you most likely wouldn't have them.

Sexual sides are rare on low doses, so don't worry about it... just be like the NIKE commercial.. and "just do it".

These side-effects are very real, and there's no denying that. True, some may cause less/different ones. They aren't definitely something you can not just mentally block out.

25mg of Paxil is actually above the suggest starting dosage.

 

[ironcowboy]

Lots of people use Wellbutrin to combat the sexual dysfunction while on ssri's. Ask your doc about adding this med to your paxil.

And if you're not on an ssri, taking Wellbutrin alone can definitely increase libido and intensity of orgasm.

 

[hardrock]

I was also on Paxil for about 6 years, and I can tell you it pretty much ruined my sex life. You can only have sex so many times without breaking one off, before you kinda tired of sex. It gets extremely frusturating. It has definately put a strain on my relationship with my gf too. I have to be pretty damn turned on to bust a nut nowadays.

 

[deltreefitness]

Lots of people use Wellbutrin to combat the sexual dysfunction while on ssri's. Ask your doc about adding this med to your paxil.

And if you're not on an ssri, taking Wellbutrin alone can definitely increase libido and intensity of orgasm.

Adding another anti-depressant only causes more side-effects. I can't wait to see the long term effects of these medications. Wellbutrin has been known to cause horrible anxiety in those prone. I know it did to me.

 

[ironcowboy]

Don't dismiss it so quickly, its a very well established practice in psychiatry to use Wellbutrin for this purpose. Some docs even feel this is its only productive use. It is true that high doses of Wellbutrin can cause anxiety but you just have to start low and titrate up until you achieve the effect you want (restoration of libido/orgasm). If anxiety is a problem, decrease the dosage.