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Impotency?
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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.

Impotency?

by AliBhai, Sep 30, 2009 12:03PM
Tags: impotency, GAD
Hi

I have started taking Lexapro for GAD..........One of its listed side affects is Impotence.......What does it means?......Is it permanent kind of thing?

Your help will be very appreciated......Thanks

by Roger Gould, M.D., Oct 01, 2009 01:57PM
To: alibahi
You received the correct answer from Paxiled...it is not common, is reversible.
Member Comments (3)

by Paxiled, Sep 30, 2009 05:30PM
It means you can't get an erection.  Probably would go away if you stopped the medication.  And it doesn't happen much, much more likely is difficult getting an orgasm.

by AliBhai, Oct 02, 2009 08:34AM
To: Roger Gould, M.D.
Thanks Roger..............I think i am having erection problem due to this........i have spoken to my doc and he said that erectile dysfunction  is not a permanent sideaffect and i ll see normal erection after i stop taking it.......my question is.....if a person takes this medicine for let say more than 3 yrs and then he decides to quit.....will his normal erection come back....Thanks for your help
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