Zoloft and sex...
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My therapist asked about my sex life yesterday.
Last month my pdoc switched me from Lexapro to Zoloft (huge relief on my wallet!!) because I'd been having such consistent panic attacks that I was pretty much always having trouble breathing, and he didn't want to put me on Ativan indefinitely, especially since it only worked at 0.5mg, which also made me loopy (which could be why it worked...).
Anyway, I hadn't put two and two together until my therapist asked about my sex life. I've noticed, to my horror, that I am just not horny anymore. Which is very, very strange. I've been referred to as a "nympho" by my ex (I know, it's a real condition, but he was kind of an ass, anyway, so whatever). I've never really had this problem, outside of particularly stressful times, and typically non-libido-inducing situations.
I love cuddling and kissing and being close, but I just can't get past that. I feel like if he started something I could get there, but my bf is not an initiator, so if I don't start something, it won't happen.
Does anyone experience this? With Zoloft? Is there a medication that you've found works as well, but without that side effect? I'm doing REALLY well on Zoloft, so far, except for this one thing. I'll give it another month and see if I can work through this with the bf, but I don't want to feel frigid for the rest of my life.
My therapist asked about my sex life yesterday.
Last month my pdoc switched me from Lexapro to Zoloft (huge relief on my wallet!!) because I'd been having such consistent panic attacks that I was pretty much always having trouble breathing, and he didn't want to put me on Ativan indefinitely, especially since it only worked at 0.5mg, which also made me loopy (which could be why it worked...).
Anyway, I hadn't put two and two together until my therapist asked about my sex life. I've noticed, to my horror, that I am just not horny anymore. Which is very, very strange. I've been referred to as a "nympho" by my ex (I know, it's a real condition, but he was kind of an ass, anyway, so whatever). I've never really had this problem, outside of particularly stressful times, and typically non-libido-inducing situations.
I love cuddling and kissing and being close, but I just can't get past that. I feel like if he started something I could get there, but my bf is not an initiator, so if I don't start something, it won't happen.
Does anyone experience this? With Zoloft? Is there a medication that you've found works as well, but without that side effect? I'm doing REALLY well on Zoloft, so far, except for this one thing. I'll give it another month and see if I can work through this with the bf, but I don't want to feel frigid for the rest of my life.