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How Can Low Libido While On Antidepressants Be Treated?

..No sex drive?
I have been on antidepressants since I was 19, I am now 28, married with three children.
I was prescribed Zoloft to begin with but found with family life I was getting rather angry at my children and partner for no reason, so I was prescribed about a year and a half ago Effexor to calm my nerves and anxiety which I find works well. Anyways I have no sex drive and when we do have sex, which is rare it takes ages to have an orgasm.
It’s starting to affect my marriage... please help
Wed, 8 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Effexor Tablet is from SNRI group medicine which are having sexual dysfunction as a common side effect. There are few antidepressants which are not having sexual side effects like Bupropion or vilazodone. Ask your doctor to replace your drug with one of these tablets.Do not worry as these symptoms are reversible. after changing the medication your problem will get solve by itself.

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How Can Low Libido While On Antidepressants Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Effexor Tablet is from SNRI group medicine which are having sexual dysfunction as a common side effect. There are few antidepressants which are not having sexual side effects like Bupropion or vilazodone. Ask your doctor to replace your drug with one of these tablets.Do not worry as these symptoms are reversible. after changing the medication your problem will get solve by itself. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.