Test Results prior AD's

markcomp · Apr 7, 2014

My second post after finding this site - great, thank goodness some sane responses at last!!!
Birfely back in 2011 i thought libido, life in general had lost its edge, Dr thought depression so prescribed SRRI's which killed my libido / ercetion / just abput everything stone dead! Although otherwise it helped. Later readuingh the literature it transpires that SRRI's can have this side effect in some people!! I did not read the side effects leaflet so it was a bit of a shock.
Anyway dug out my results from then, any thoughts on them and what to do now?

FSH 10.7
LH 3.6
Testosterone 4.94ng/ml
TSH 1.04
Prolactin 7.44

Nelson Vergel · Apr 7, 2014

Your labs look good. What antidepressant are you using? Is it affecting both sex drive and erections or only sex drive? How about time to reach orgasm?

markcomp · Apr 7, 2014

Hi,
These results were from 2011 and I was prescribed citoprolam. I did not even think to check side effects; they started to work after about 3-4 weeks and after about 6-8 weeks I realised that my sex drive had just switched off, it was just like switching a light. I then checked the leaflet and it indicated occasional effects but then went on line to find that with some people, it is more serious. It affected libido erection and orgasm, none of which had ever been a problem other than I was becoming aware of a lowering libido over time but erection and orgasm was still really good just less frequent. Talked to psychiatrist who then put me onto welbrutin - some very minir improvement, finally I researched more and asked about coaxil. This at least got me back to a reasonable "bedroom" state but orgasm and erection has never really been the same. Plenty of reports out there but no real answers. I have a feeling that it is the dopamine pathways that were interfered with, but hard to confirm and certainly no one seems to have an answer although I not the only one.
2-3 years on I have been off ADs for 6 months and feel that its time to look for answers. The questionnaire on the site seems to fit me but I am not really sure where to go with this now.

markcomp · Apr 7, 2014

PS Time to orgasm, was much faster, but partly down to the fact that it was very "fragile", i.e. I could lose it really easily, so I did not hold back and have an understanding partner. It is better now than it was but not like pre- ADs when I could hold off for a long time.

Gene Devine · Apr 7, 2014

IMO you need a complete blood work and analysis done including a complete Thyroid work-up beyond just TSH.

Go to the blood work forum here and see what you need.

A good Anti Aging Physician is the type of practitioner that you want to do this physical and evaluation.