Antidepressants and delayed ejaculation?

[Libra88]

So, I started therapy 3-4 months back. The psychiatrist recommended cipralex(lexapro) 10mg for my anxiety. First 2-2.5 months went great. Although I’m not fully cured as yet but definitely felt an improvement. However, a week ago I’ve started feeling that my ejaculation takes longer than usual. In fact twice, I ended up not getting one at all. I feel turned on and all but ejaculation is taking a lot of time.

I’ll add that I’m single and talking about masturbation here. Pretty frequent. Sometimes twice a day which is not healthy I’ve read. Is it excessive masturbation or is my antidepressant to blame? Although, shouldn’t the antidepressant have caused delayed ejaculation immediately after I started taking the med? Why the delayed ejaculation after two months?

Thanks!

[Paxiled]

Delayed ejaculation or not being able to reach orgasm at all are common side effects of antidepressants.  I've had it with all the antidepressants I've been on and it seems to have become permanent even when I'm not on them.  It's not the worst thing in the world when you're actually with someone else as long as you don't last too too long.  As for frequency of masturbation, how much is too much?  Who knows?  People go through differing periods on this, though it usually happens younger than your profile listing of 23.  It may in fact be you trying to think about something else intense enough to not think about the things that bothered you enough to have to go on the Lexapro.  One thing -- therapy is talk, not medication.  And drugs never cure anything, they just tamp down the symptoms.  If you want a cure, it's possible talk therapy will do that for you, but medication never will.  On the other hand, these things often do go away with time.  

[CaptChoco]

Lexapro actually made me less interested in that stuff.I didnt even want to think about that when i was on it i just spent my days like a zombie confused about who the hell i was.It actually made me feel worse but if its working for you stick with it as different drugs different people and one drug isnt for everyone.Im still trying to find my magic pill that will solve my problems and when i do get the right meds i hope life will become normal.No more fears no more compulsions and i will be happy.