Celexa and orgasm

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.

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.

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 was on celexa for a while (not anymore) and I had something related to the "tremors" and "jerking" that I think people are describing. I found out that what I was dealing with was akathisia. Akathisia is a condition where you can't stop moving and be comfortable at the same time. For me it was constant squirming and flexing my legs. If I wasn't doing either of these thing I felt strangely distressed and it took effort. When I came off the Celexa, the akathisia didn't go away. It is at least a year later at this point and it still affects me slightly. It was about 4 to 6 months before I felt comfortable when trying to go to sleep. My doctor said that beta-blockers might do the trick, but I never took that option for some reason.

Other than the akathisia, I took a very long time to orgasm. It often came to the point where my girlfriend would have to tell me to stop because she had climaxed so many times and couldn't go anymore. However, when I did orgasm it felt amazing and was incomparable to how it feels right now.

I have been on Celexa for 4 years have had all of the above side effects plus very weird and scary dreams, have gotten used to all side effects other than the sexual side effects I HAVE NO SEX DRIVE at all and if I did have not had an orgasm in over 6 months. I also sweat profusly and I have stopped taking the medicine while pregnant and had VERY BAD panic attacks. I have grown a true dependancy to Celexa.

I was on wellbutrin. incredible drug no sexual side effects & weight LOSS!! yeeyaah! i was thin and the drug was heavenly. then i had a seizure and woke up in a pool of my own blood. two new front teeth later my dr put me on celexa. within exactly two days of being on 10 mg (went up to 20 mg on day 4) i couldn't orgasm. i have been on it for two weeks (i am an athlete and get a ton of exercise) and i am definitely gaining weight. lots of sugar cravings. will this stop? will this stop in two more weeks when i hit the 4 week point? I heard for some people the side effects wear off. has anyone experienced this? if not i'm going off this stuff tomorrow (i'll wean).