It’s been over a year since I took prozacs and other meds. And it really confused and made me forget what being ‘normal’ was like.
I had to relearn what being horny was like, with no access to the NHS appointments anytime soon. It’s so strange.
I’m making a lot of progress, but I’m still struggling with feeling comfortable with my ability to get horny and also get strong erections. I get semis and it takes a long time to ejaculate.
I’m going through something very similar. I was prescribed Prozac and have been taking it since November 2022. I have noticed that since starting Prozac I am always very exhausted, and that my libido is much lower than it used to be. I don’t get horny like I used to, I rarely masturbate (like once a week at most), and have trouble getting hard when alone. I started dating someone a few months ago that I find very attractive physically but I can’t get it up with them at all. Luckily, they’ve been very supportive and understanding for the most part while I work on figuring this out. I am almost certain that the root cause of my erection problem is the medication. I am meeting with my psychiatrist next week to discuss tapering me off of it. I found better ways to manage my depression and honestly the only thing negatively affecting my mental health nowadays is my inability to enjoy sex and masturbation like I used to.
I feel you, I was on meds for like 2-4 months at most (last year) and I’m still struggling a lot with my ability to get erections. I’ve started getting ‘horny’ again after some long time of not feeling confident at all. But as you said, I experienced similar issues: feeling extremely exhausted and numb. And now currently, ED, DE, and semi-ejaculation.
I really regret taking those meds. But gotta overcome the weight somehow eh.
It is worrying for me tho, I’m not sure how long it will take (to recover) and NHS appointments take months to like a year. They did say that they will refer me to psychosexual therapy but haven’t heard a word yet.
And yeah, bro, as a guy, sexual energy is everything. It’s part of our mind-body connection I suppose. So SSRIs naturally play with it and can confuse it. At least, that’s how I view it.