I have been taking 20mg of Citalopram for about 5 months for anxiety and mood swings - particularly around the time I am due my period.
The effects have been incredible and I am so happy with how much better I feel - like myself again. I still feel pmt symptoms but nowhere close to what it was like. It's like the volume has been turned down on my anger and irritability and I can feel joy and contentment again. However...
The volume has also been turned down on my libido. I still have a decent sex drive, but it feels like it is sort of numbed. Lower than before and takes me ages to orgasm. I still enjoy sex but can't finish unless I am alone and even then it is way less intense than before.
If it wasn't for this, I would be happy to stay on them forever. So what I am asking is, firstly, has anyone experienced this and have any advice?
Secondly, has anyone successfully come off SSRI 's after a period of time and not just gone back to how you felt before in terms of anxiety?
If it is a choice of anxiety or lower libido I pick the latter without question, but I guess I hope one day I can have neither.
Thanks for reading.