Hi, I (male) have been recently prescribed an antidepressant (lexapro) to treat my anxiety. I have been reading online about the long term effects it can have on your sexual function and I am extremely scared. Does anyone have any experience with this and coming off the antidepressant and having a fully functioning sexual life?

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Take it when you need it if that’s what the doctor said and stopped looking into side effects for another layer of anxiety triggers. But I stopped pills after a while and at the end you want to build on a mechanism to deal with stress.

I was on Lexapro for a few years at ever increasing doses. Sex drive decreased as the dose increased. Switched to Bupropion about 2 years ago. Sex drive and function is back to normal.

I was on lexapro and experienced decreased libido, but it was worth it to combat depression.

Did you come off it? If so, did your libido increased with no long term effects?

Hey, once you get off it any symptoms will go away too.

I was on it for 7+ years and my sex drive was the same. I’m a female btw. I recently got off it it about 1.5 months ago and have been totally fine. I don’t feel much different

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