Tramadol - Unable To Acheive Orgasm (Page 2) (Top voted first)

Anyone else experiencing this side effect? Not a normal topic of discussion for me with anyone but my doctor. I found this drug to be very helpful with easing pain, no sedating effect, BUT after taking this medication discovered I was unable to acheive orgasm. It took me a while to figure out it was the Tramadol causing the problem.

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Does Tramadol cause a person not to have a sexual climax?

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So I am not crazy. July 08' will be two years since my accident and I have either been on tramadol tabs or injections due to nerve injuries. I have had orgasm problems too and have suspected that of all my meds, it seemed to be the trouble maker. I am gonna talk with dr. again because love life is important as life itself. Glad I am not alone on experiencing this.

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As a male, I LOVE Tramadol because of the side effects as it allows me to prolong intercourse at will. I am not aware of a noticeable decrease of sensation, I can simply hold out indefinately. When I CHOOSE to orgasm, it's never a problem. Needless to say, I have a very happy girlfriend. I can't believe Tramadol is not marketed for this purpose!

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After reading 65 posts, I to am convinced that tramadol decreases libido as well as the ability to climax. I've been on tramadol for 3 or 4 years. My T was checked and was found to be 215, which is low. My Dr. prescribed 200 mg testestorone cipronate injections every 2 weeks. For erections is use "trimix". Its still difficult to climax and the sensation during is weak. I'm 77 years old so until reading these posts I thought my problem was age. I have been taking 3-50 mg tramadols per day. If I skip the one at supper, sex that night is much better. After reading these posts, I'm going to wean of tramadol, not sex. After 51 years of marriage sex is still an important part of our relationship.

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Hello everyone, I'm from the Netherlands and ended up here because I have the same complaint and because I have severe stomach pain now I'm using another brand.

I used Tramadol PCH HCL from Pharmachemie for about 15 yrs. approx 8-9 per day of 50 mg. I had NO problems with my libido. Now I use Tramadol HCL Auro Actavis for about 3 weeks and I'm almost totally frigid. From being able to climax once per day/other day I'm lucky if I can achieve it once a week, and that with lots of effort. Somehow I can't get a fantasy to work, can't hold on on images and it seems like I'm numbed between my legs or something, There's just no sensation. And if I'm close then I can lose it within a second. I also notice I just don't have any desire. Plus some other side effects like I'm sweating like crazy now; this is a horrible brand and I'd rather stop with Tramadol than go on like this. So, maybe it's dependent on which brand you use?

It's irritating that this side effect isn't even mentioned in the list of possible side effects from the manufacturer. Well, Tramadol in general is misunderstood by most of the Healthcare and doctors here if it comes to side effects and withdrawal symptoms.

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I have been taking tramadol for 3 years and it decreased my sex drive and I could not achieve orgasm.
I finally got sick of the addiction (I was popping 8-9 a day) and decided to detox.
I'm on my 4 th day and the first day and night was the worst. I had tremors, chills, non stop bathroom use, swollen and painful breast, severe depression, shaking and no chance of sleep. I took frequent baths through the night and stupidly took night aid to try and sleep and all that did was aggregate me more.
The next few days got easier with the physical but the doom and gloom has stayed and comes and goes.
Last night, my third night my fiancé and I made love and within a minute I orgasmed and we made love again after about 30 mins and I orgasmed again within a minute.
I am wondering if constipation could have been a factor in preventing orgasm because I was no longer constipated due to the after effects of coming off the drug.
I will never want to go through this again and will stay away from drugs if at all possible. It has been a horrible detox ordeal but if you have support and can just be strong, you too can do it. I recommend having the kids stay with a relative so you can put yourself first and allow yourself to heal and honour your body's need for recovery.

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This is how it also started for me, i thought it was great i could last for ages & sex was great! Gradualy it became harder & harder to reach orgasm & then eventually i wouldnt cum at all no matter how long i tried. Then one night with a new girlfriend while in bed & i was busy on her down below i noticed i wouldnt get an errection, it just wouldnt respond! From then on i had problems & it took me ages to find out it was the Tramadol. I cut down to one a day & extra when needed but it can still cause problems, im now on my second day of trying to go without any at all, feeling withdrawal symptoms & feeling really lousy but need to see if get back to normal. Even if i do get back to normal i dont know what im going to do about pain releif. Normal sex life & lots of pain in ankle or less pain in ankle & screwy sex life... hmm :o/

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I don't know what could be the problem, diver. She swallows with me.

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I'm a 26 year old male and am takin tramadol for a back injury and have found regardless how how much I masturbate or have intercourse I can't achieve orgasm. I thought at first it was diazepam (Valium) causing the problem since that can stop muscles from being able to spasm which is needed for orgasm. But even after running out of diazepam I can't orgasm. Not much tramadol left so should hopefully have it out my system soon.

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I have to reply to you about this. Last month my doc prescribed me this tramadol turns out it killed my sex drive. Im a highly sex drive of a guy and my girlfriend of 5 months wants to leave me cuz of this. I talked to my doc and she said this med does not effect sex drive or give u ED. Im gonna have to seek legal help cuz the doc has told me a lie or shall i say two lies. Also told me its not a narcotic.

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Yes. I have the same thing going on. I took 400mg a day for a month and decreased to 300 last week. I have a spinal injury.

I have had decreased sex drive.. I can still orgasm but it takes ages. It's like my senses have been dulled.

I stopped taking it totally yesterday I had 100mg at breakfast then 50mg at lunch, then none. Had the worst nightmare, I got up feeling depressed and have had a truly terrible day. I'm hot and cold, flu like, down in the dumps. I feel like s***.

I had no idea this could happen. I wish I had been been prescribed something else for the pain :(

New plan is to gradually ween myself off this crap.

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Matthew...im sure your either failing med school or just starting it. Your way off on the medication,and you could not even spell it correctly. Let me ask you this...how will it effect the liver ? First off everything goes through the liver..but fyi Tylenol is worse for the liver...you pot head.

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Hello there yes I take tramadol for my back and yes I was unable to ejaculate for at lest two days after I stop taking it .So I as well experienced this side effect.

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Yup, me too. Total lack of erection. Took a while to click that it was the Tramadol and much reassurance to my wife that it had nothing to do with her.
It is however fantastic as pain relief for my lower back and shoulder.

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regarding the inability to orgasm while taking tramadol. Question for the men; would you rather your girlfriend not bring the subject up if you're able to perform otherwise?

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Well i have been taking tramadol for about 15 years and i would say that it is a pain when it comes to making love with my partners. For me it is like this i take 1 for my pain if i expect to be getting busy in the next eight hours or so. Then i have some problems climaxing but the funny part is it makes me last a long time and that can be a good thing if i can actually get to the climax before i go limp it almost seems like i lose feeling in my penis. I will just tell the girl that it may not work for me or i fake the orgasam. I also have a woman that i know that has told me that her trammys that she is prescribed to makes her sex life better because she wants to climax and that makes her go longer and harder. But for me it is deffiantly that trammies 1000% positive i dont like it so thats what i have to say i am glad that i am not the only one that has had this problem with this medication. It has actually embarassed me a few times but if you are with a commited partner this should not be a problem. Anyways i look forward to hearing what others have to say.

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Well done!!! Tramadol is the devil

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OK I need to be honest here because it might help others, I am a 27 year old male and have used Tramadol in the past for an injury (back problems after sport) - I began abusing the drug because I enjoyed its effects, and when I decided not to abuse the drug (because I was going through a bad patch and decided to clean my life up) the withdrawal made me feel suicidal (which was the Tramadol because I had gone through this process once before), I am totally clean now and have been for a long time, but yes, Tramadol especially for me prolonged the onset of an orgasm. Whether it was sex or masturbation it seemed almost impossible to reach orgasm, infact one time it took me nearly 3 hours of masturbation to achieve climax (but when I finally got to the money shot I was in heaven haha, it was SOOOO intense, but not very comfortable) - This s*** is bad for you, it drops your sex drive, and it can f*** your life up - stay away from this drug, its s***.

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I was on tramadol for around 7 years and the longer I was on it the more my libidos dropped and I thought I'd never achieve orgasm again! I came off it 4 days ago and my libido is very much returning as is my ability to orgasm. Tramadol is an evil drug and the withdrawals are horrendous.

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