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disease-danger-darkness-silence:naamahdarling:atalantapendrag:naamahdarling:atalantapendrag:naamahdarling:collarenvy:fucking-disabled:cythereancutie:fucking-disabled:Medication side effects and how it can impact sex from: The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability. Can anyone caption this? If not I will do when I have a few more spoons :)Medication Side Effects:Remember that no one experiences every side effect of a drug. Often common side effects are experiences by about 20 percent of the people who take a medication, with varying degrees of severity. For some, side effects go away after a time.Here are some common drug effects on sexuality:Decreased interest in sex (decreased libido): SSRIs and other antidepressants, timolol, spironolactone, propranolol, estrogen and progesterone, methyldopa, digoxin, doxipin, cisplatin, cimetidine, chlorthalidone, chlorpromazineDifficulty having orgasms: SSRIsDecreased genital sensations: SSRIsDifficulty getting erections: SSRIs and other antidepressants, atenolol, baclofen, cimetidine, clonidine, digoxin, propranolol, spironolactone, other diuretics, timolol, hydrazine, haloperidol, naproxen, prazosin, progesterone, clofibrate, methadone, methyldopaDifficulty ejaculating: baclofen, SSRIsStreet drugs also have sexual side effects:Decreased interest in sex: Speed, cocaine, diazepam, heroin, marijuana, PCPDifficulty getting erections: Alcohol, speed, heroin, marijuana, nitrous oxide, PCPDifficulty having orgasms: Speed, cocaine, heroinDifficulty ejaculating: speed, cocaine diazepam, heroin, PCPYou are so wonderful!!! Thank you so much!!!nobody fucking told me this, including my psych, and i’m still really upset about it.i spent 2 years being almost incapable of orgasm, needing to have EXTREME sensation for sometimes close to an hour to finally have a pathetic climaxfinally after having my SSRI brought way the fuck down, i actually have sensation and the capability of getting off without an hour of a vibe on the highest setting.nobody told me this could happen. nobody. fucking. told. me.Yeah, Prozac severely screwed up my ability to orgasm for like two years after I discontinued it.ON THE OTHER HAND with the Lamictal, after some initial difficulty with getting ALMOST THERE and STAYING THERE, I have now developed the ability to have multiple orgasms, so it’s not all doom and gloom out there. (You would have to fight me to get me off this med.)A lot of psych meds have sexual side effects. And in my experience, doctors are super shitty at discussing the side effects of medications (not just psych meds).Which, like, okay, I get not wanting to scare people off psych meds. Because people spook easy. It’s understandable to mistrust psych meds, and the remedy for that is more honesty about side effects, not less. Patients deserve to make a fully-informed decision.On this go-round, starting in 2007 when I first decided to try meds again, I was willing to try drugs that screwed with my sexual responses in the pursuit of not being miserable. But not being warned is unacceptable. It is unacceptable that I had to specifically ask, or look it up for myself.With the Prozac thing, I was seventeen at the time, so I guess that’s even more reason not to mention it – that would require respecting the fact that I was having orgasms at that age and valued my sexuality – but I still felt betrayed.Risperdal made me fucking lactate. I was freaked out and upset and the only reason I realized it was from the Risperdal was because goddamned House MD had it show up on an episode.It’s not that common with antidepressants but typical antipsychotics and some atypicals can cause blood levels of prolactin to rise. Since antipsychotics are frequently used to control depression as well, that’s worth knowing.IDK if it was Risperdal, I was too fucked up at the time to take notes on the side effects of the four or so meds I tried that didn’t work out, and which side effects belonged to which, but one of them made me produce (tiny amounts of) stuff that looked black but was, on further investigation (on toilet paper) blue-blue-green, like cold medicine.Discontinued that one promptly. Don’t want the Devil comin’ to nurse on my witch titties or nothin’.Risperdal did nothing but make me hate the world, like teenager levels of angst. My current clonazepam isn’t affecting me sexually and is actually helping me a lot, thank goodness, but the person prescribing it now is not the person who initially prescribed it and wants to take me off of it so I can learn coping skills. Bitch, I’ve been in therapy for five years. I know and use coping skills regularly. The klonopin keeps me able to USE the coping skills. The moral of the story is: advocate for yourself. Demand to know the side effects of the drugs they’re putting you on. You have the right to the information, and you have the right to call bullshit. You’re the expert on your life. You are the only one who can know if a medication is actually decreasing your quality of life. Don’t let them push you around just because they have a degree. It’s a degree that helped them understand chemical reactions, not your life.I say this only half jokingly, but, in my experience, the absolute best way to get your doctor to discuss the sexual and hormonal side effects of your medication(s) is to tell them you’re asexual. Literally the only times a doctor has talked about possible hormonal or sexual side effects of any medication with me were situations where I mentioned my sexuality. Then it’s like the doctors office turned into a biochemistry classroom because I’m clearly very confused and need to be educated on why it’s the depression or the meds that make me think I’m asexual when I’m not because asexuality isn’t actually a thing. (This is also the point where you find a new doctor because this one is a giant asshole and you don’t deserve to deal with their shit on top of everything else)The absolute best way to learn about medication side effects and drug interaction stuff is to ask for a consult with the pharmacist when you get your prescription filled for the first time or it changes. The pharmacist knows all this stuff (and has handy cheat sheets that come with the medication in cases where they aren’t sure), and they will answer any questions you have and make sure you understand what you’ve been told and what to expect so you know when a side effect is normal or when you need to stop taking the meds or call the doctor or go to the hospital. -- source link
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