Orgasm symptoms and conditions

After reading these posts I am connecting some of my experiences that I attributed to other things. Glad to know it could be the IUD and not just me. I'm 46 so things are changing anyway. Thought the dizziness was from my blood pressure medicine... Anyway I got my Mirena in '05 so I've had it for awhile. I got it after my divorce. I like not having periods but I don't like the occasional brown discharge or spotting.

The worst side effect that I've experienced is the total lack of sexual sensation. Many of the other women report loss of libido but I think this might be different. I want to have sex but when I do it's like I have no sexual sensation from vaginal penetration at all. Almost as though it was dead down there. I also don't have the same sensation in my breasts as I used to. I've never been overly sexual but this is really frustrating. I've been seeing the same man for the last 2 years. He's very sexually oriented so it's a good thing we can only see each other every other weekend when he doesn't have his kids. It's really important to him so I indulge. Otherwise the relationship is great. I can orgasm sometimes but not from penetration. I asked the doctor but she kinda blew me off saying there was nothing I could do except teach him how. So I mostly suffer in silence and fake it sometimes.

Been thinking about getting the Mirena removed but I was worried it might not help. Wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience and if everything goes back to normal when it's removed. I do like not having my period but perhaps it's not worth it. Please let me know!

I took Wellbutrin 300 mg for two years before to quit smoking and for mild depression. After the initial (weeks 2-4) side effects of nausea, dizziness and headaches - I felt great. Not drugged and not overly emotional. I had been crying all the time and felt hopeless. I felt much better (and didn't want to smoke at all). I quit it for about 2 years and now I am back on Wellbutrin for the last 7 months. I started with Cymbalta - but hated the loss of sex drive (not able to orgasm - so who wants to have sex, right?) and felt drugged. So Wellbutrin was a welcome "old friend" I didn't have bad side effects with switching and have been pretty happy. EXCEPT for the one very scary side effect that I have experienced just a handful of times - but I really am curious if anyone else has had this HEAD TRIP WHILE DRIVING: It has happened when I'm on the interstate and/or bridge when I am driving at fast speeds, and my head feels whoozie all of the sudden and my brain seems to shift sideways - like on a roller-coaster, up and down, sideways - and I am amazed that my hands don't go with it and drive me into the wall! It takes intense concentration and wheel gripping to get myself where I can pull off the road. What the?? I don't want to ever experience this again - but it is so OCCASIONAL. The only variable I can think of is that I have not been faithfully taking the WB at the same time everyday (I'm more and more forgetful) and have skipped a day. Has ANYONE ELSE had a similar experience???

I've been taking Zoloft for nearly a month. My sex drive has not decreased but it takes me a very long time to have an orgasm. It is frustrating because my partner and I have always had a very active sex life. Now, I'm hesitant to have sex because it takes too long to have an orgasm. Any suggestions?? Sexually Frustrated

I am a 42 year old healthy man that started getting tired of getting up during meetings every hour and a half to urinate. I went to the doctor and he prescribed Flomax. The frequent urination has improved, but the sexual side effects are awful. I first noticed a significant decrease in ejaculate. No big deal. I refrained from ejaculation for a week and this morning, when I had my orgasm I had zero ejaculate. The flomax is in the trash! I can not fix one thing and totally mess up a really good sex life. I sure hope this will not have any long term effects. I'm just trying to honest!!

I was unable to have an orgasm or ejaculate.

I've been on topamax at 400mg 2x a day for about 8 years now. It is a great drug but it has HORRIBLE side effects! It ( along with lamictal) gives me WONDERFUL seizure control. And it is safe for pregnancy. BUT it has destroyed my memory. short term and long term I cant remember much of anything! The sexual side effects is just awful. It makes reaching an orgasm almost impossible! I am very scared that I may have full blown alzheimers by the time I am 30!

Has anyone gained they're memory back after stopping topamax?

Shortness of breath - the feeling i can't get a "good" breath intake, which gets so frustrating. This is the worst when i first insert a new ring. Have been much more tired and moody since insertion as well. Night sweats. Horrible headaches for the first week or so, harder to have an orgasm or get in the mood in the first place -- why am i on this, again?

I have been on Celexa (citalopram) for about 13 months. I took it at night, starting with 10mg and over time worked up to 60mg which is the max. dose. My doctor switched me to Lexapro and then Cymbalta to see if they worked better, but eventually I ended up back on Celexa, that seemed to be best. I did gain about 35 pounds on it, though and was still going, along with absolutely NO sex drive whatsoever. When my husband could finally coax me into it, I couldn't orgasm at all. I finally begged him to even stop trying, the attempts seemed to annoy me. This wasn't me, so I slowly tried weaning off of it. First down to 40, then 20, then 10.

so here's my question: I've been completely off of it for 3 days now and I'm still feeling dizzy, lightheaded, have indigestion, headaches, etc. The other times I was off of it, I went right on another med, so I didn't seem to notice the side effects. Anyone who has been taken off of Celexa, PLEASE respond and let me know how long these awful effects last? I have a 2 year old I have to care for and she doesn't understand why mommy feels "woozy" all the time.

Hi everyone its me again, i have not had any bleeding now for over a week, no spotting nothing, i had it inserted 7 weeks ago, all i have is the pains especially around my belly button area, has anyone got this similar side effect if so when does it go away, i have been to my gp and had i have no infection.

I was prescribed this in addition to my wellbutrin to combat some insomnia and it worked. It was a great sleep aid. The only problem was that I completely lost the ability to orgasm. Im in my early twenties and I'm very sexually active, so this was VERY frustrating to me. It didn't matter how many times I tried, I just couldn't orgasm, not even by masturbating. I was also only taking half a pill at bedtime, so I was shocked that it could be this powerful. My doctor tried giving me some samples of cialis (he said it works in about 40% of women) but that didn't help at all. After just 3 weeks or so, I couldn't take it anymore. It wasn't worth the extra half hour of sleep, because I was so on edge from not being able to have an orgasm. I also had some heartburn in the last week or so I was taking it, which I haven't had since I had a pre-ulcerous stomach lining almost a year ago.

I have been on topomax for nearly a year and have many of the same problems you guys have but a new one has popped up on me that scared the shit outta me and no one can seem to figure out what is causing it.
During sex just before orgasm my brain felt like it was going to explode!!
All I could do was hold my head in my hands and roll on the bed. this pain lasted for almost 8 hours. the next day i felt fine and went motorcycle riding and while racing my buddy and while passing him(More Excitement) It hit again and it was all I could do to stay on the bike. Went to the hospital and they did cat scans mri ,mra tests and have found nothing wrong w/my head .So my ? is could this be coming from my topomax??

I have been taking this since October of last year. not only is it my complete miracle cure, but the side affects vanished long ago. For people who have suffered as long as I can, I'll take some queasiness, horniness, and blurry vision over wanting to die DAILY any time. I love it. Love it love it love it.

Incidentally, I lost my job a few months back and stopped taking it and IMMEDIATELY went back to the worst I ever felt mentally. if you are taking this and would like to stop (or need to cause of lack of ins.) talk to your doctor. My experience with the immediate lack of mood control was awful.

Has any male experienced any sexual side effects, such as inability to have an orgasm during intercourse? rbsatstone.

I am a 36 year old African American Female. I have been on Toprol for 4 years. I take 25mg a day. At one point a dr. recommended I take 50mg a day. That was horrible. All of my side effects were worse. I decided to break the pills and stay at 25mg. The lower dosage is better. At 36, I look like I am in my early 20's! Most people guess my age at about 24. I don't feel like it at all. I am always tired, I don't have orgasms ( which is bad when you have boyfriends in their early 20's all the time) and I have anxiety and depression. I love to have fun but toprol keeps me depressed, uninterested and I cry for no reason at all. I just feel severely sad for no reason at all and cry. It is horrible. I was prescribed toprol for rapid heartbeat and mildly high bp. That it works for, but the side effects are gruesome! I tried another med for a month and I thought my heart was gonna jump out of my chest. I have 2 sons: 10 and 16, I can't be depressed and crazy all the time. I am very attractive and I want to enjoy life now that my kids are older. I'm getting off toprol!

I have been on Yasmin for 4 years now.. and my fiance just called off the wedding because I have been acting so crazy. From the moment I was with him I started this pill and that is the moment I changed. I was also the happiest sweetest girl. Now that I reflect all the symptoms I have been having all come back to when I got on Yasmin. I have become severely depressed when I have nothing to be depressed about because my life is great. I am emotional and cry all the time, I cant control my tears at all. The week before my period I become an angry crazy out of control emotional lunatic and I know i'm acting crazy but I cant snap myself out of it. I have sever anger issues which i never had before I curse yell and scream which I never did before, and I"m telling you I have the greatest life I should not be this way but I can snap out of it. I have lost all motivation for life, I have no motivation to work I have no motivation to be with friends talk on the phone go out go to the gym, and I used to be the life of the party. I have zero zero zero sex drive, my fiance thinks i'm not attracted to him but I so am, but if you killed me I cant get orgasm or get in the mood. I literally have lost all sense of who I am, I never thought it was because of the pill but after reading all these posts I am convinced I know these symptoms started the day I started Yasmin. Today I stopped taking them, I have to see if this is the cause I have to see if I feel normal again I don't even know who I am anymore. Hopefully getting off this pill will bring me back to normal.

Hello everyone. I am posting follow up after my first posting which was a few hours after removal. (6/20/08 removal, insertion was 9/2007)

I can't believe how much better I feel! It took about 2 days for the headaches to stop. I was having daily major headaches, now its weird to every morning look at my husband and tell him I DON'T have a headache when I used to reach for the Advil every morning.

Before the iud, I was on birth control pills everyday for a year to stop my periods. (I had my tubes tied years ago). It took 3 days for that old feeling to start just before my period started. I was actually happy! I felt like a woman again. I know it sounds weird, but I really wanted my cycle to clean everything out so to speak. It as a usual heavy period but I felt so much better than without it with the iud.

When I had the iud inserted, for almost a year I hardly ate anything and gained weight, since it was taken out, I'm starving! Maybe my body was just so deprived of anything and all the BS with the iud that it puts your body into this "starvation" like mode, no energy, weight gain, no appetite and just a crummy feeling.

I do not feel as bloated all the time, no headaches, less leg pain and joint pain, I feel more "focused" and can pay attention like a fog is lifting. My nickname is not superbitch this week LOL.

I feel sexual again, sex no longer hurts and there is no painful cramping upon orgasm like before. I no longer have the dull ache which was constant where it was inserted, there is no sharp burning pains but the biggest thing is how much better I feel!

With only a few weeks past, and the difference I feel, I can't wait for any left overs from this thing to stop. ANYONE no matter age or circumstances, should not use this device, it has made my life hell since I got it. This thing should be taken off the market! I think there should be a class action suit filed. I hope I can repair the damage it has caused in every other area of my life: marriage, job, personal relationships etc.

Not one person I talked to about this iud had anything positive to say, everyone of the women I talked to all had problems upon problems upon problems. Every doctor said it was NOT the iud, and it was either all in our heads or we were suffering from some mental disorder. How wrong they were!

I'm looking forward to getting my old life back but I still think that Bayer should have to pay for all the damage they caused!

I can't believe I've stumbled on this website. Until now my symptoms did not make sense to me.
I had my Mirena in 2005 after the birth of my son. My life has changed dramatically since then & I didn't put it together until now. I was plagued by nasty vaginal discharge from the start. Though my period stopped completely what replaced it was a terrible vaginal odor that no amount of washing, deodorant spray, etc will cure. It's a bacterial infection that will not leave me alone. I almost always have it. Before the Mirena I never heard of it. My sex drive & sensation is virtually none. I even went as far as having a female piercing as I read it increases sensitivity. This is upsetting as I've never had problems with odor, loss of sensitivity or inability to achieve orgasm. Along with this I've experienced a large weight gain, abdominal bloating, migraines, aching joints, decrease in vision, back pain, dizziness, exhaustion, increase in body hair growth yet limp thinning hair, & fibroids.

I have an appointment in July to get this thing out & wish I had been more informed of the side effects.

I"m one week away from the 28th pill. I've had nothing but problems with this pill. Yes it is suppose to stop you from becoming pregnant but It stops me from even wanting to have sex. My boyfriend told me to tell you "I"m pissed off". I don't have a sex drive anymore, I can't have an orgasm!!!! it's horrible!!! I get headaches every other day, and pain behind my eyes as well. I've been on my period all month. Do not take this pill if you have one that is working for you. I will continue to use it until the third month, I"ve been told thats when your body will be use to it. I will give you an update and let you know how it goes.

I have been taking a low dose of zoloft (25mg) daily for about 9 months now and it has helped with my peri-menopause symptoms. I was having anger issues and depression associated with the changing hormones. I have never had these problems before recently so that is why they put me on the zoloft. It has helped a lot but the side effects have caused me to request a change in medication. I have some mild problems with diarrhea and headaches but nothing too bad. The worse one is the total lack of sex drive. I have no use for sex at all any longer. What is worse is that even if I do it for my husband it is impossible for me to have an orgasm or even become aroused. Strange. Hopefully there is something else out there that will help without this bothersome side effect.

Wow...this is the first birth control that I've had since i've been out of high school.I've been on the ring for about 13 months. I really that my boyfriend had given me an STD, because of everything that was going on. I have NO SEX DRIVE AT ALL!! It hurt to have sex and to have a period. Headaches all the time, EXTREME dryness during sex, especially after i had an orgasm. And would walk around feeling no moisture down there at all. So after my STD test came back clear, that's when i realized it was the ring. After thinking about it now...none of these problems started until about 3 months after i started this BC. PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS BIRTH CONTROL!!!!! IT MAY SEEM FINE AT FIRST BUT TRUST ME, THE SIDE EFFECTS WILL COME AND IT WILL NOT BE PRETTY!! I'm currently inquiring about a another form of birth control...

I have been on 150 mg Effexor for over five years.
Although sometimes interested in sex, it is usually out of the question for two main reasons;
1. inability to achieve and maintain erection
2. Hardly any or no orgasm, so really no reward whatsoever to look forward to
If I were younger I would probably stop today, but at age 52 and the fact that my wife hardly complains
pretty much explains my " I don't care" attitude towards sex

We laugh about it now, but it was horrible at the time!! My husband was prescribed Celexa for mild depression he was having a few years ago. When they say "may cause sexual side effects' they werent kidding!! Forgive me for being graphic, but there is hardly a better way to describe this... He had no problems becoming aroused and performing. But it was absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for him to orgasm! We could have intercourse for 2 hours straight and nothing would happen! He said he'd feel like he was going to climax at any moment... right on the edge... and right at that moment, he'd lose it! Like someone popped a balloon. So he'd have to start over again and build himself back up, only for it to happen again! It got so bad that he told his doctor he had to stop it! he put him on Wellbutrin instead which was MUCH better!!!

I have been on NuvaRing for a little less than a year. My OBGYN prescribed it. It was my first time using birth control. I noticed 2 things right away - I was a lot more calm/non-chalant and I had lessened sex drive. I thought the latter was due to my nervousness about my boyfriend pushing it up too far for me to fish it out again and maybe at first that was part of it. But it's gone from overactive to almost non-existent (little physical desire, mostly emotional & love desire). I think normally there such be a balance. Also it is difficult to have an orgasm now - I have to really concentrate. My calmness was great in that it balanced out my highs and lows, but now it's to the point that I mostly don't really care about anything one way or the other. Too non-chalant. I also am experiencing depression for no or irrelevant reasons - so bad that it's kept me out of work and even - yes - even the shopping mall! I have no desire to go outside and do anything - grocery shopping, shopping, shopping, walking around or anything - which I thought at first was a good thing for the shopping, shopping. Like most of the posters I could just lay around and sleep and eat all day. With the sleep - I can sleep, but I am NEVER tired. I can stay up until the wee hours of the morning without a yawn like it's the afternoon and I still wake up very early. With the food - I can eat multiple times in a row - full meals. I'm always hungry and never full/satisfied. I am constipated with hard stools. This was an issue until I got off of partially hydrogenated oils (about 2-3 years ago), however even with my altered diet I've still been having issues. My thighs have been falling asleep - weird. Also I can't remember anything from one moment to the next - which I blamed on stress and age. I discontinued NuvaRing as of today (the day I found these posts). Thank you for being so honest & for sharing your experiences. Hopefully these posts will help others in search of answers.

First, a huge THANK YOU to all of the women who have posted on this forum. You have been an incredible help! I know this is a long post, but if I can help even one person by sharing my Mirena story, then it's worth it. So many women have similar stories that I feel I'm being redundant, but here goes: I had the Mirena inserted 2 1/2 years ago after the birth of my second daughter. For the first two years I loved it and thought it was the greatest birth control ever invented, plus no periods! I was telling all of my friends to get Mirena (SORRY). About 6 months ago, it was like someone flipped the switch. I started gaining weight although I am a very healthy eater, not previously over-weight (even after kids) and I exercise regularly. No matter what I tried, I just kept packing it on - a steady 3-4 pounds a month. My stomach was so heavy and bloated that I looked about 6 months pregnant, my breasts were sore nearly all of the time. I had terrible back pain (have probably put my chiropractor's kids through college). I had joint pain in my fingers and wrists. I got funny little bumps and a sore scalp just above my temples, and my hair started to thin. There were times I felt pure rage. I was always hot (especially on my palms) and always thirsty. My skin was vrey dry. When we had sex, my husband always poked my cervix (never happened pre-Mirena). I was exhausted, forgetful and irritable all of the time, but blamed it on the daily stresses of having two kids and working full time. The symptoms got worse each month. I went to the doctor for a full blood work up and thyroid testing because I just felt old and sick (I'm only 35 but I felt about 80). Of course, all tests came back normal. My husband was at wits end with me, because I snapped at him all the time, and we never had sex. Sex sounded like as much fun as scrubbing the toilet, and on the rare occasions we did have sex, it was almost impossible to have an orgasm.

As an aside, this is why Mirena is GREAT birth control - what man wants to have sex with a fat, grumpy, sore-boobed, balding woman that is either going to cry or rip his head off?!?!?!

I certainly didn't think that all of my health issues were related until one night when I was getting really frustrated with the weight gain, I Googled Mirena Weight Gain and found hundreds of posts all over the web of women with very similar symptoms. I was so relieved to see that my health issues had a cause and that I wasn't crazy! Within 10 days I was able to get an appointment with the OB/GYN and get this evil thing out. Removal was quick and painless (easier than a pap smear). My husband was very skeptical that removal would help. Within 3 hours (I couldn't believe it was so fast!!) my breast tenderness was gone. On day 2 I got a very heavy, clotty period and was kind of crampy, but my mood started to improve and my energy started coming back. By week 2 I was exercising more, playing with the kids, cleaning house with a vengeance and actually wanting to have sex. Lost about 4 pounds, the weird bumps on my scalp went away and the back pain was gone. The best part is that I have been so happy!!! Relationship with kids and hubby is much improved. A few days ago my husband gave me a huge hug and said "It's so nice to have you back!!" Lots of good sex and much easier orgasms! Most of the joint pain is gone. On the down side, I have been unbelievably forgetful and spaced out, and I have random days where the anxiety hits. And now that I'm at the end of my third week post-removal I think I am getting my period and all the fun PMS to go with it.... bloating, sore breasts and killer headache like a hangover. And even though I feel happy as a clam, I get teary-eyed over everything and nothing. Thanks to seeing everyone's stories, I see that this is probably normal and will get better with time. I am taking a multi-vitamin, extra B vitamins and magnesium. I've been to the acupuncturist to see if I can get back on track faster. My acupuncturist says the Mirena hormones send the body into "estrogen dominance" and it takes a while to get all the extra estrogen flushed out and to get the body making its own progesterone again. She also recommended lots of exercise and drinking lots of water to help the body cleanse and regulate naturally.

My OB/GYN thought the symptoms I had sounded "weird" and were probably just from my body aging, not the Mirena. She said the dose of hormones released by the Mirena was too small to cause these symptoms. But she said she was happy to remove the Mirena if I wanted to try it (and she said I could always get another one!! LOL!) and that she was interested to see if my symptoms improved. She also said I wouldn't get a period until a month after removal and that it would be very light, getting heavier each month as I got back to normal. Strange that I got the heavy period 2 days post removal that so many other women experienced -- how can the docs be so wrong on all of this stuff? I see her again in 6 months and will happily share all of what I've learned.

Since discovering the downside of Mirena, I have talked to lots of women who have suffered through it, but had mild enough symptoms that they never sought help or answers. They all just assumed it was part of life, part of getting older, part of being a busy mom. So many are relieved to see that their birth control is to blame. SPREAD THE WORD!!!

So I started taking YASMIN in December 07. I switched to YAZ in January 08 and just quit a week ago. So about 4 months of bc. A week ago, I broke out in hives and rashes. I would itch one spot and then others would form. The areas get hot and the welts raise up my skin. It started when I was out in the sun but it couldn't have been sun poisoning because I never got burnt. I am diagnosing myself rather than a doctor because they do NOT know everything. After reading into the YAZ and YASMIN side effects, I am not risking anymore problems. Oh and I got an upper respitory infection along with the rash. This lingering cough has a weaze and phligmy sound. My friends are concerned with it too. I have never been the type of person to suffer from any major sickness or skin problem. I am tough skinned and have never gotten any kind of food allergy. I am 24, 5'6'' and in semi-athletic shape. I am an actor and model and I cannot afford to get rashes and a bad horsey cough! YAZ was great for 2 months and now bam! Downfall happening. Temporary relief-cortozone cream and antihistamines like benadryl.
YAZ benefit-clear skin, no PMS
YAZ side effect-rash, no sex drive/libido loss, difficult/no orgasm, appetite like a hog! Food #1 thought. Packed on pounds quick.
YASMIN benefit-clear skin, lost weight quick
YASMIN side effect- a little loopy, speech impediment, no sex drive/libido loss, no orgasm, couldn't even fake an orgasm!