Are there GAD medications that don't have sexual sexual side effect or at least Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction?

Question

Does anyone know of any prescription GAD medications that don’t have sexual side effects listed as a known side effect or are at least not known to cause Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction, i.e. ongoing sexual side effects after the discontinuation of treatment? Thanks

Answer 1

Why take an SSRI in the first place

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Answer 2

Yes, Wellbutrin (Although it's technically 'marketed' as an antidepressant) has been effective in some patients with GAD and tends not to have the adverse affects of SSRIs on sexual function, e.g. ED, decrease libido, etc.

It works via a different mechanism of action, but regrettably it's impossible to predict its efficacy in any given patient a priori.

Buspar (Buspirone) is yet another option for you and your physician to consider.

You can expect that with all the SSRIs/NRIs, you'll have some degree of sexual dysfunction (given your experience with it), in a dose dependent manner and so long as the SSRIs are useful, the only reasonable course of action is to treat the untoward effect with agents like Sildenafil, etc.

Best of luck.