Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Hi, I just did a little online research about Viagra, and wow are those pills expensive!! And yep you're right it's not generic yet. Apparently seven years from when Viagra went on the market is when others can come out with generics. One board where men were discussing different meds these two meds came up: Cialis (Lilly ICOS) and Levitra (GlaxoKline, Bayer Pharmaceuticals). I have no clue if they're more or less expensive. Have you talked to your doc about the sexual side effects? There might be another antidepressant out there that doesn't affect you as much sexually. Or he might have a suggestion of another type of ED drug that's cheaper. As for the Lexapro, there are no studies out there that test the effectiveness of only 5 mg of Lexapro. The pharmaceutical company only tested 10mg and 20mg. So generally docs don't prescribe less than 10. They'll have you start out on 5 so that your body can get used to it gradually and then bump you up. But your doc would have more ideas than I do about which drugs won't have as many negative side effects for you. I would definitely talk to my doc. I can understand where you're coming from in terms of the sexual side effects. Lexapro definitely killed my libido. But I've been on other antidepressants that didn't affect me as much in that department. My sex drive was less, but at least it was still there. So I'm sure there's some solution out there for you. Good luck, Jen > > I took Lexapro until the sexulal Disfunction, No erection,nor > ejaculation . I ws on 10 mg a day and now after bieng off it for six > months I want to do 5 Mg and see if this helps . I would take Viagra > but I do not think it is generic yet And is to expensive . Does anyone > hav any ideas > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 " Lexapro definitely killed my libido. But I've been on other antidepressants that didn't affect me as much in that department. " I thought Lexapro was the only antidepressant out there which is least likely to affect you sexually, in terms of sexual side effects. I'm not sure about the specifics such as libido etc. Least that's what I heard. As for an antidepressant that's supposed to help. Wellbutrin is supposed to help in the sexual department. > > > Hi, > > I just did a little online research about Viagra, and wow are those > pills expensive!! And yep you're right it's not generic yet. > Apparently seven years from when Viagra went on the market is when > others can come out with generics. > > One board where men were discussing different meds these two meds came > up: Cialis (Lilly ICOS) and Levitra (GlaxoKline, Bayer > Pharmaceuticals). I have no clue if they're more or less expensive. > Have you talked to your doc about the sexual side effects? There > might be another antidepressant out there that doesn't affect you as > much sexually. Or he might have a suggestion of another type of ED > drug that's cheaper. > > As for the Lexapro, there are no studies out there that test the > effectiveness of only 5 mg of Lexapro. The pharmaceutical company > only tested 10mg and 20mg. So generally docs don't prescribe less > than 10. They'll have you start out on 5 so that your body can get > used to it gradually and then bump you up. But your doc would have > more ideas than I do about which drugs won't have as many negative > side effects for you. > > I would definitely talk to my doc. I can understand where you're > coming from in terms of the sexual side effects. Lexapro definitely > killed my libido. But I've been on other antidepressants that didn't > affect me as much in that department. My sex drive was less, but at > least it was still there. So I'm sure there's some solution out there > for you. > > Good luck, > > Jen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Lexapro is not generic yet either, and it's a lot more expensive than the two other drugs I take, one for thyroid and one for blood pressure. The Lexapro is $96 and my copay of that is $30, every month. Colleen robertmcm276 <robertmcm276@...> wrote: I took Lexapro until the sexulal Disfunction, No erection,nor ejaculation . I ws on 10 mg a day and now after bieng off it for six months I want to do 5 Mg and see if this helps . I would take Viagra but I do not think it is generic yet And is to expensive . Does anyone hav any ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 havin sexual side effects on lexapro isn't uncommon. I don't have a sex partner but I have noticed the problem with ejaculation. There is another option that I was looking into and it is a medication called selegiline. look it up on wikipedia. You may have to stop the lexapro for a while but talk to your doctor and pharmacist first. The latter may be more reputable than a doctor. --- MsTigerHawk <tigerhawksoars@...> wrote: > Lexapro is not generic yet either, and it's a lot > more expensive than the two other drugs I take, one > for thyroid and one for blood pressure. The Lexapro > is $96 and my copay of that is $30, every month. > > Colleen > > > robertmcm276 <robertmcm276@...> wrote: > I took Lexapro until the sexulal Disfunction, No > erection,nor > ejaculation . I ws on 10 mg a day and now after > bieng off it for six > months I want to do 5 Mg and see if this helps . I > would take Viagra > but I do not think it is generic yet And is to > expensive . Does anyone > hav any ideas > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Yeah, every drug they come out with supposedly has less chance of sexual side effects than the last. But it just decreases the chance that the drug will have the side effects. You can still get'em. I'm just " lucky " when it comes to Lexapro, I guess. (big sigh) Wellbutrin hasn't helped me with the sex stuff. But it could just be that I'm on such a strong dose of both meds that there's no chance for the Wellbutrin to kind of counteract the Lexapro. Maybe I'll be able to cut back on my Lexapro eventually and then the Wellbutrin can do it's thing in the love life department. That would be nice. > > " Lexapro definitely > killed my libido. But I've been on other antidepressants that didn't > affect me as much in that department. " > > I thought Lexapro was the only antidepressant out there which is least > likely to affect you sexually, in terms of sexual side effects. I'm > not sure about the specifics such as libido etc. Least that's what I > heard. As for an antidepressant that's supposed to help. Wellbutrin > is supposed to help in the sexual department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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