I have been on fluoxetine for roughly 7 years and hadnāt cared about sexual side effects until I was late teens. I now am almost off of it and have realized because of the ssri making me have so many experiences where I canāt get hard and lack of libido I donāt trust that i can do it on my own now. I already had to take a viagra and honestly donāt feel anything during sex. Itās like numb. That in turn make itās hard to stay erect even with a beautiful naked women right in front of me. I get so anxious i have no sex drive and I get turned off overall to the point where i usually give up. I have little problems maintaining an erection while masturbating to my gfs pictures but in person i canāt even get turned on. Please help me anything will help.
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Hi, Matt from Mojo here.
Really sorry to hear about how these issues have been affecting you! It can be difficult to have good sexual experiences coming off medications like SSRIs that have libido-related side effects. In your case, the fact that these issues manifest more in person suggests that there is a psychological component - itās normal to struggle with confidence or pressure to āperformā.
Many of Mojoās exercises are specifically targeted at regaining confidence and getting in touch with your body. Sex therapy can be another really good way to get helpful support and turn things around.