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I'm suddenly getting ED while switching from Lexapro to Wellbutrin. Will this last?
Hi,
For years I've been on 20 mg Lexapro. I never had ED, but it often took me a long time to climax during sex. My doctor and I decided to try switching to Wellbutrin (mostly because we thought it might help improve motivation). I'm still in the process of switching over -- cutdown from 20mg Lexapro to 10mg, and I'm now on 200mg Wellbutrin taken twice a day (400 mg total). The depression symptoms are handled fine and I think there is increased motivation. BUT, oddly, I now have reduced libido and ED for the first time in my life (I'm 58).
This is odd because Wellbutrin is supposed to have a positive effect on sexual function. Could this be because I'm still crossing over and there's an interaction between Lexapro and Wellbutrin? Can this only be a temporary effect? Perhaps when I'm on 450mg daily of Wellbutrin and no Lexapro my sexual function will return? Or are sexual side effects such as this permanent and don't dissipate over time. Perhaps I should stop the cross-over and go back to Lexapro? And does Viagra usually work to reestablish function in ED such as this. (Don't get fully hard as I used to, and don't sustain the erection for very long at all).
Thanks!
For years I've been on 20 mg Lexapro. I never had ED, but it often took me a long time to climax during sex. My doctor and I decided to try switching to Wellbutrin (mostly because we thought it might help improve motivation). I'm still in the process of switching over -- cutdown from 20mg Lexapro to 10mg, and I'm now on 200mg Wellbutrin taken twice a day (400 mg total). The depression symptoms are handled fine and I think there is increased motivation. BUT, oddly, I now have reduced libido and ED for the first time in my life (I'm 58).
This is odd because Wellbutrin is supposed to have a positive effect on sexual function. Could this be because I'm still crossing over and there's an interaction between Lexapro and Wellbutrin? Can this only be a temporary effect? Perhaps when I'm on 450mg daily of Wellbutrin and no Lexapro my sexual function will return? Or are sexual side effects such as this permanent and don't dissipate over time. Perhaps I should stop the cross-over and go back to Lexapro? And does Viagra usually work to reestablish function in ED such as this. (Don't get fully hard as I used to, and don't sustain the erection for very long at all).
Thanks!
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