So I've been on 10 mg citalopram since about
December (about
6 months now) and one aspect of it is making me anxious.
Though the medications have helped me to control the anxiety (I havent needed to increase my daily dosage)
But there are always the side effects.
I have felt a change in my libido and I've noticed some sexual dysfunction.
I've always felt very alive and 'ready to go', my partner and I were very sexually active when we lived on our own.
Now I know part of my problem may be the lack of privacy (we live with my mother), but it's more than that.
I still feel sexual arousal at times, but during the act my body has problems performing, and I know it's to do with the medications.
So I guess what I'm really getting to, is my question of :
Has anyone else had these symptoms? Have they negitively affected your relationships? And how were you able to get past them?
I've been looking at Ginko Bilboba for help (I've read some studies stating it's been helpful for people with SSRI induced sexual dysfunction), and I'm wondering if anyone else has used and experienced a difference with it.
The whole thing is making me more anxious.
My partner's last relationship ended because lack of intimacy and whatnot 3 years into his relationship, and I'm just worried something similar might happen. He may look elsewhere for the one part of our relationship I'm having trouble with...And I expressed these worries to him..
But I know he loves me...It's just the anxiety causes these god awful thoughts to make me even more worried...
Any replies would be extremely helpful..
Thanks
Cait