YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for March, 2002: Re: Can't reach orgasm

Re: Can't reach orgasm - could Zoloft be the cause?

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 00:11:27 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Tori wrote: >
>I am 32, and I was put on Zoloft when I was 28 and in grad school. I
>had just suffered a loss, and was diagnosed with depression.
>
>I do not have a sexual partner, but I do masturbate, and I have had
>particulary strong sexual needs since I turned 30. I have never had
>trouble reaching orgasm through masturbation, and I am even able to
>enjoy several orgasms in a day if I want to.
>
>My problem is that lately, I cannot reach orgasm under any
>circumstances. I do feel aroused, but after awhile I get dry and sore
>and the arousal lessens. And no matter what, I am not able to come.
>
>I am wondering if this is because of the Zoloft. Would I go back to
>normal if I quit taking the medicine? The prescribing doctor warned me
>there were "sexual side effects". At the time, it wasn't an issue, but
>now it is.
>
>I am not sure that I still need the meds-but I am not sure it's safe to
>just quit them cold turkey. I am not longer seeing the doctor that
>prescribed them for me, so I can't go back to her.
>
>Is Zoloft causing my lack of orgasms?
>
>Is it okay to quit taking the zoloft? If I do, will my sex life return
>to normal?
>
>Thanks,
>
>--
>Tori
>
>PS: I have been having some trouble with my vagina being sore all the
>time, even when I'm not trying to masturbate - also dry and itchy. What
>could be the cause of this, and how can I releive it?
>

Tori

As long as you have been on the zoloft, I doubt it.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

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health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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