Citalopram Users

I suffer from Panic Attacks and have been on Citalopram for two years next May. I have noticed in the last six months that I have no sex drive. This is becoming a strain on my relationship, has anyone else experienced this? I am trying to come of Citalopram now, does anyone have any advice?

My genitals went numb with one pill of sertraline. I complained to my doctor, got put on citalopram, and had the same problem.

8 months after coming off the drug and not taking any others, I still have genital numbness, and the ginkgo I used to take no longer helps. I've just joined a discussion group for people with this problem, which is called post-SSRI sexual dysfunction.

I think a lot of people experience sexual dysfunction with these drugs, and the problem is vastly under-reported and unaknowledged.

hiya linda
have you tried other suppliments to help with this problem? i find yohimbe helps greatly, i'm not sure how good it is for you, but frankly hey ho!! :D .
yohimbe, ginseng and DHEA do work wonders and are pretty affordable from ebay (i know, hoo - hiss!!) and, no, i'm not here to promote ebay dont worry!!
its absolutely horrendous that this problem still persists, but sadly i can well believe it.. i love to read youre posts cuz youre also trying to deal with it in a different way, ie more holistically, and no youre not a nutcase (read it in another post :lol: ) youre very knowledgable. i changed my diet 3 months ago, ok, not as drastically as you have, but have cut out dairy,sugar, wheat as much as, yeast for the most part and am trying to limit gluten. i feel much better for it and my pmt has all but gone, i also get far far less headaches..
thanx linda
minnie - youre so lucky!! :shock:

Hey Korndolly, well done for changing your diet. I wish I'd known to do it a long time ago, it would have saved a lot of grief.

Thanks for the info about the herbs. I'd be wary of yohimbe though, it increases noradrenaline and has been linked with high blood pressure.

I think we got a few peeks of sun today, which is more than can be said for the past month or so I think. You don't have to have SAD to feel low from a string of dark days. I'm in Wigston, whereabouts are you?

Linda.