Hey y’all. so today i finally got my vyvanse/elvanse and i’m gonna start tomorrow. I specifically asked my doctor about sexual side effects and she said that it’s well known to be relatively harmless in that regard. now I read the side effects and it says that erectile dysfunction and change of sex drive are “common: 1 in 10 people”. i’m taking wellbutrin too which didn’t harm my sex life. it rather helped a little. i’m really scared because I had some bad experiences with meds and sex in the past. so can we talk about it? how bad is it? does it go away? can you take something to help? thanks
Vyvanse does cause sexual dysfunction with me, but only during the day when I likely won’t be having sex anyways. In my experience, and from what I’ve heard from others is that once you’re able to get hard, things go smoothly from there.
One trick I’ve found to counteract medication induced ED is Trazodone. I take it for insomnia, but it also makes me pretty much stay at half mast and get rock hard erections very easily no matter what medication I’m taking (besides Strattera, fuck Strattera) . When I know my wife is likely in the mood I’ll take it a bit earlier to make sure I don’t have any issues.
Also, kegels aren’t just for women. They help improve blood flow that can help treat ED, help reduce your risk of prostate cancer, and potentially even make your dick bigger.
Yeah. Kegels are fun. I just keep forgetting to do them. Thanks for the pointers 😃
Well I just googled that med and it’s an antidepressant. Thanks for your help, but I’m already taking wellbutrin and I’m never going back to SRI meds
Trazodone isn’t an ssri, and the doses that are used for off label are way lower than what is prescribed for depression, and medication induced ED is one of those off label uses.
I’m taking vyvanse and wellbutrin as well with no issues from the trazodone.
Thanks. I googled it and it said it was an SRI. Hm. I have a bad history with Venlafaxin/efexor/pristiq addiction:/