I have been reading this forum with interest trying to learn as much as I can about fluoxetine and its side effects as my boyfriend of 2 years has recently started taking it. He is feeling a little better being on it but he has lost the ability to orgasm and that is really effecting him. He still gets aroused and can achieve an erection as normal but he is getting more depressed as he feels he can't fulfil me or himself as he can not achieve an orgasm. He has only been on this drug for a few weeks now on a doze of 40mg a day but he is worried that his ability to orgasm will not return till he comes off the tablets. Has anybody had any experience of this and if so did it come back at all whilst still taking the medication. I have tried to reassure him that I am going nowhere and I am more interested in him getting well but we did have a very good sex life before the tablets and it is really effecting him.
Hi was on these for nearly 2 months, and as a guy had the same problem - First of I'm single so as odd as this might sound or some might find funny? So as a guy living by him self we like to try safe sex on our selves as you might call it and I did find it tough going to orgasm by my self - It was not easy, but after a long time in deep thought (arms built like popeye lol) I got there, they were the best orgasms I ever had on Fluuoxetine. Think he should try himself first, take all the time in the world, its a mind thing and he can do it, I tryed and I won lol.
thanks for your response, this sounds mad talking like this but I know what you mean and he has tried and tried by himself and he has had to give up with an aching arm and a frustrated body. He has no problem getting an erection and still has quite a high sex drive. We have obviously also tried to have sex and all is as it was he just can't orgasm, he says it is so frustrating as he is so close a few times then the feeling just goes away. This is now driving him mad and making him want to come off the tablets that to be honest are helping him as an anti depressant. I don't want him to come off them as he was really bad without them but he keeps thinking I am going to leave him if we can't be intimate which of course is not going to happen, but as he is not thinking straight anyway he is thinking all sorts. I have been told it will happen eventually it just may take longer and I am glad I have now heard from yourself. I will tell him your story, he may feel a little relieved to know it will happen eventually,he may just have to get himself some spinach.
lmao I found the very first day I was off them, things almost returned to how they were. But I have heard others do go through this as well, so he is not the only one. I swear he can do it - its like the spearm wants to slowly come out its like its haveing a walk and its takingits time - it will happen!