Hi, I'm male aged 50.
I have been on seroxat (paroxetine) 10mg for many years, sometimes upped to 20mg then back down to 10.
Middle of last year I began to have (what I now know) as anxiety attacks - even ending up in A&E
thinking I was having a heart attack
2 months ago, Dr upped my dose to 20mg and the attacks have stopped.
This weekend I felt as if I was having some sort of depressive relapse - no anxiety but just a feeling of
depression, moody, gloomy etc - even woke up saturday morning feeling a depressive cloud coming on.
During these times wife and kids suffer my moods - I even had thoughts that my marriage was the problem / should we split up / its all over etc
I am sort of out of it now and I know from experience in the past that these thoughts are part of the depression rather than the cause (I have an amazing wife)
I can cope with the problems above and I know they pass
My main problem is my sex drive. It is completely gone !
Dr prescribed the magic blue pills and they did the job (raising to the occasion)
but, how can I explain this.... I just cant climax.
Dr joked that my wife was very lucky (thanks a bunch Doc) but it is really worrying me.
I am wondering if this is normal and will return, or am I (we) doomed in the bedroom when on 20mg?
Has anyone had this problem and found a better medication which does not have this side-effect ?
Thanks everyone
