Re: Could priapism or long lasting erections be the reason behind genital numbness?

[Guest guest]

Well, i am a female with genital numbness, so i guess not. The biologic problem

is much more complicated then that.

>

> Subject: Could priapism or long lasting erections be the reason

behind genital numbness?

> To: SSRIsex

> Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 4:14 PM

> It's just a thought. Priapism is defined as an erection

> lasting longer

> than four hours. In my case when I first took

> antidepressants my

> sexual stamina increased a lot and I would sometimes have

> long lasting

> but weak erections. On the other hand desire to have sex

> and the

> pleasure associated with masturbation decreased to the

> point where it

> became boring and over a longer period of time my libido

> decreased a

> lot and after quitting almost all desire was gone and my

> penis was

> completely numb.

>

> So I was thinking. I have heard others here describe

> similar

> experiences about being able to last a lot longer while on

> antidepressants than without them. I also think I recall

> some study

> about this effect persisting after treatment in people

> being treated

> with SSRI's for Premature ejaculation. Could priapism

> or long lasting

> erections be the cause for the genital numbness many here

> are

> experiencing? I myself think PSSD is a more complex problem

> overall

> but this could at least explain the genital numbness.

[Guest guest]

No, neither priapism nor long lasting erections are the cause of

genital numbness. Priapism is only experienced by a tiny amount of

people who take anti-depressants, it is not common at all.

Genital numbness is directly due to the neurochemical effects of the

antidepressants. SSRIs directly desensitize the serotonin receptors

associated with erections ejaculatory control (the receptor 5-HT1a).

The medicine directly causes a decrease in how sensitive the penis is -

a phenomenon known as " raising the penile sensory threshold " .

While it is just speculation, it seems logical that people with

persisisten SSRI sexual side effects are experiencing serotonin

receptors that are permanently or long-lastingly desensitized by the

memedicine.

> So I was thinking. I have heard others here describe similar

> experiences about being able to last a lot longer while on

> antidepressants than without them. I also think I recall some study

> about this effect persisting after treatment in people being treated

> with SSRI's for Premature ejaculation. Could priapism or long lasting

> erections be the cause for the genital numbness many here are

> experiencing? I myself think PSSD is a more complex problem overall

> but this could at least explain the genital numbness.

>