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Anti depressant side effects

  • 11-01-2008 8:21pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hello all, Not much of a regular poster here but wanted to go anon for this for what will be obvious reasons

    Well i have been suffering with depression for a few years now and decided to get the help i was in denial i needed. I went to the gp and he put me on 20 mg of Fluoxetine that was back in October. Well i was taking them up until about a week ago i went back to my gp as i felt they weren't doing much for me if anything.

    So he put me on 60 mg of Duloxetine and i have been noticing alot of changes already. I have slept 2 hours in the last week but i dont feel tired. I find it hard (def no pun intended) to get and maintain an erection. I got one yesterday and me and the gf put it to use but when i......finished i felt the ejaculation but there was no orgasm.

    I know this isnt a medical board or anything but the doc said this medication was common and was wondering if any other boardsies were taking/had taken this medication and had some of these side effects?

    Thanks for any and all help its appreciated


Comments

  • #2
    GuanYin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    Unfortunately, the class of drug (SNRI) is notorious for quenching libido, making orgasm/ejaculation difficult and causing impotence. Insomnia is also quite common.

    The GP *SHOULD* have gone through a list of the most common side effects with you.

    Unfortunately, there isn't really much you can do about them :(


  • #3
    Miss Fluff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭Miss Fluff


    OP, no offence intended but you really need to talk to a doctor about this. It really isn't a good idea to be asking randomers about their experiences of prescription medication because everyone will have a different experience, it won't be of any benefit to you whatsoever.


  • #4
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,090 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Help_needed wrote: »
    when i......finished i felt the ejaculation but there was no orgasm.
    Did you mean to say you felt the orgasm but there was no ejaculation?

    Did a google on Duloxetine side effects ejaculation

    and found this page: http://depression.emedtv.com/cymbalta/sexual-side-effects-of-cymbalta.html

    You should talk to your doctor about the side-effects you are experiencing.

    Some side-effects decrease with time, others may not. It is possible that a change of dosage/time of administration might help.

    Interested to hear whether or not you have noticed any change in your depression symptoms, but a week is probably too early for this?

    Not your ornery onager



  • #5
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Can I just ask about some details of your depression? Why do you feel you need medical supplements? Surely everything isnt so bad? I myself have had my fair share of depressions since my childhood - fairly frequently tbh - and I never found a need for medicines save when my parents chose to put me on them when i was much, much younger (and to be fair i resent them for it - I always saw it as a distraction from a long term solution).

    whats so bad you need a pill to keep you in check?


  • #6
    Monkey61
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭Monkey61


    Don't worry about it if its only been a week or so. Anti-depressants can have horrendous side effects when you start them which can last for a few weeks. When I started mine I had about two weeks of horrors which gradually faded. They take about 8 weeks to properly kick in anyway so the side effects will have lessened by then until they are gone!
    It's ok!


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  • #7
    barneysplash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭barneysplash


    You need to speak to your doctor about this, fair play for asking for help
    but as Miss Fluff said this is not a medical board. The internet can be dangerous if you
    are looking for answers about medical problems.


    I hope you start to do well, the best of luck.


  • #8
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Well firstly thanks for all the replies

    To answer esel's question first i felt the ejaculation (ie the sperm part) but there was no orgasm it was almost like i was urinating tbh

    Overheal i have been dealing with heavy depression for years now and kept trying to hide it until i tried to commit suicide and only for my father hearing me and coming down to see what the noise was i wouldnt be here. Me taking these pills is for me the last option left after counselling(2 years of it) didnt help

    Missfluff and barneysplash i decided while i was thinking after posting this i am going to give the pills the benefit of the doubt for a few weeks and see if they help with the depression and if they dont i will see the doc again thanks

    Cheers monkey61 and psi


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