I recently went through a rough patch in my life & ended up on an antidepressant for the 1st time in my life. Effexor to be exact. Prior to getting on the meds my sex drive had pretty much been dead for about 2 years. Prior to that it was fairly normal. However before the antidepressants I could still “get there” but after I started taking them not even Dr. Mcdreamy could get me there. It’s caused big problems with my relatioship with my boyfriend.
I went off the meds cold turkey about 2 weeks ago. For the past 4 days I have had the sex drive of a teenager. I have spent a great deal of “alone time” with myself & have had hot nasty thoughts & dreams. This cuminated in an XXX rated dream with the Pussy Cat Dolls from which I awoke in the throws of an orgasm. I am not lesbian or bi but last night I was!
It’s like I am rediscovering sex. It’s exciting. But will it wear off? Is it common to have this experience when coming off of a ssri? Specifically my sex drive is way better than it was before even taking the evil pills. Will I remain a horn dog? I hope so because I forgot about that whole aspect of my life.
Probably. I went off SSRIs about seven months ago, with effects much like you describe. My sex drive is still as strong now as it was then, so the effects don’t seem to be merely temporary.
FWIW my dr. was aware of the cold turkey & monitored me. I was only on them for a short time & a very small dose. I think it was 37.5 as we never made it to 75. Neither my dr. nor myself were convinced it did much good but it was better than wellbutrin which caused me to be a bit too happy & lexapro which caused teeth grinding & unequal pupils.
End decision was it’s more of a lack of sleep & anxiety issue. God bless ambien.
Nevertheless I am thrilled to even think about sex. I had just given up on the idea it would ever be a significant force in my life. Congrats Mouse Maven.
