I recently went into detox to get clean of benzos and try to stay sober. I am still on Suboxone so not 100% sober. But, since going into the detox and through rehab I have been put on several new meds.
At first I was just having minor issues with difficult ejaculation, but now I can barely maintain an erection and haven't been able to bust one in a probably 10 days if not more.
The meds I am on is 8 mg of Suboxone - 15 mg of lexapro - 600 mg gabapentin tid.
Now I have to assume this is the effects of the Lexapro as I was titrated up from 5 mg to 10 mg, then to 15 mg, over a 3 week period. I have been on that for now about 7 weeks. I have also been on the gabapentin at that dose for about the same amount of time. The Suboxone obviously doesn't help suxual function, but I have been on it for about 9 months straight and off and on it for years....it never caused much issues except if I had just taken my dose. Even then the Suboxone would not be too much an issue aside from possibly just not being able to ejaculate.
So any help in what is causing this. I am guessing the SSRI and I have heard from a buddy he was on it and had the same problem. I feel the Lexapro is helping me but this shit is unacceptable, I can't even try to go after a girl right now because I would look like a fool if I got lucy with her. I could honestly live with difficult ejaculation, as long as it still was happening and I could maintain a strong erection. But, now things are really not cool and I need to know if I will have to stop these meds of if I should seek the help of some Viagra or Cialis?
edit: sorry if this is more appropriate for healthy living or another sub, move it if you wish.
At first I was just having minor issues with difficult ejaculation, but now I can barely maintain an erection and haven't been able to bust one in a probably 10 days if not more.
The meds I am on is 8 mg of Suboxone - 15 mg of lexapro - 600 mg gabapentin tid.
Now I have to assume this is the effects of the Lexapro as I was titrated up from 5 mg to 10 mg, then to 15 mg, over a 3 week period. I have been on that for now about 7 weeks. I have also been on the gabapentin at that dose for about the same amount of time. The Suboxone obviously doesn't help suxual function, but I have been on it for about 9 months straight and off and on it for years....it never caused much issues except if I had just taken my dose. Even then the Suboxone would not be too much an issue aside from possibly just not being able to ejaculate.
So any help in what is causing this. I am guessing the SSRI and I have heard from a buddy he was on it and had the same problem. I feel the Lexapro is helping me but this shit is unacceptable, I can't even try to go after a girl right now because I would look like a fool if I got lucy with her. I could honestly live with difficult ejaculation, as long as it still was happening and I could maintain a strong erection. But, now things are really not cool and I need to know if I will have to stop these meds of if I should seek the help of some Viagra or Cialis?
edit: sorry if this is more appropriate for healthy living or another sub, move it if you wish.