AP, AD Medication and sexual dysfunction?

Do you have sexual dysfunction on meds and what is your strategy to reduce it?

I had sexual dysfunction on AD until my Pdoc prescribed me a small dose of Mirtazapine besides my other AD.

My libido is not at full level, but with Mirtazapine i can function.

Are there any other strategies?

I haven’t found anything to help my sexual dysfunction. I’m female and 28 years old. My sex drive is non-existent. I even tried Addyi (“female Viagra”) but it didn’t do squat. :cry:

I wish you better luck than I have with this side effect. :fire:

This is the saddest fcking thing to me. I can’t see how any of you tolerate this side effect.

No, thank you. I like being a pervert with a high sex drive.

I hate this side effect. It’s one of the major reasons on coming off of clozapine. When I was on it alone I had no sex drive. Since adding Abilify and lowering the clozapine my sex drive is returning slightly and In hoping it continues to go up when I finally stop the clozapine

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I have dysfunction.
Mild erection, no semen, or little semen etc

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I really hope it works for you.

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@Blossom Sorry to hear, have you spoken to your Pdoc about it? There are some strategies for women. Changing meds or add on another low dose of meds.

@fractaled like i said i can function and have a sex life, just with a lower libido and i can live with that.

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As soon as I started taking aps I totally lost interest in sex. I don’t care either I use to make bad choices when it came to sex so I’m glad it’s no longer a part of my life.

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My problem is ejaculation is pretty difficult, but if i get a girlfriend she might be happy :slightly_smiling_face:

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I guess, you are on too many meds allready, but 15 mg of mirtazapine helped with the erection, you might try it.

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Yeah, there isn’t anything else for me to try, that my doctors are aware of.

I’m also mostly med resistant with AP’s, and I just upped my Latuda to 80mg. I’ve tried so many meds… I just need to stick with this one. At least for a while until more AP’s come to the market.

It really sucks, but I’d rather have my sanity than my sexual function. Hard tradeoff, but worth it.

Hopefully, someday, I’ll be able to be sane AND have sexual function.

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Im 52 years old… Have had a lot of girlfriends and sex. I don’t know if im ready to give up sex. But maybe. But I understand you. Love is hurtful, sex is a messy and complicated thing. It’s easier without.

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Thx. But i want my natural erection back.
I’m not an old man to take pills. You see?

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Off course i do. Nothing can beat a natural erection.

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And because i take many meds
I can’t know which causes the
dysfunction. My pdoc said maybe
it’s the antidepressant.
Who knows?

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I can name a few things.

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I have a high sex drive and I am on the worst medication for that lol Risperidone 6mg. My testosterone is low and my prolactin is double the max limit yet it didnt affect me. I had extreme hypersexuality on Abilify, was painful physically and mentally, sex ocd.

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You are a natural talent @Aziz you should really find a girlfriend you could make happy :slightly_smiling_face:

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I had one, she left me after 5yrs bcz I couldnt work due to sz, not bcz of sex.

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I’ll stick to my porn until my negative symptoms improve and until I can work lol

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