I think my hubby would definitely agree and he actually enjoyed lasting longer AND not feeling quite so horny all the time and needing to wank so often.
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I’m glad things were not bad for you and if husband lasted longer it would be all good for you. 
My boyfriend has been on SSRI medication for about 2 years now. His doctor has said recently it should be ok to come of these so he is planning to do this in the next few weeks. It will be interesting to see any change and effect on his sex drive and libido from this.
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It will be interesting as many say they effect libido. You must keep us advised of progress. @newbiejen
I had been on citalopram for a long time. I have now come off them completely and has taken me a while to get my drive back
My OH was on Setraline for about 3 years. They emotionally numbed him and his sex drive and ability to orgasm. After a stupidly drunken night out he made the decision to take control of his life. With his Drs support he slowly came off the meds and feels so much better. Only drinking very moderately now. His sex drive and ability to orgasm has come back and I love his emotions too 
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As a long term anxiety with PTSD person , I hated when I was on medications . They made me feel hung over and not too sharp . The first two things I did was cut out caffeine except one drink before noon and cut my salt intake dramatically . I have mentioned the program that basically saved my life is a subliminal exercise audio program . There are two tracks , one to listen to when trying to go to sleep and the other is when you are running out of sleep time . To give you an idea of how long I have been using it , I still have cassette tapes , later I got a CD . Now you can download it from their site . In the US last time I checked it was about a $20 download . DR David Illig at Success World . I have only bought the Reduce Stress and Anxiety program , but they also offer weight loss , stop smoking and many others . Many years ago I called and was able to talk to him myself and thanked him for saving my life . For a number of years I could not find the tapes or company , so I bet I made 50 copies to help friends and relatives . I keep the program on my smart phone in case I need it . A footnote , DO NOT listen to it while driving !!! Had several people said they almost fell asleep while driving . As a former emergency medical technician , I am not impressed with many medications because of side effects or other problems that may arise . Have been out of emergency services for over three decades and I never quit trying to help people . Here is a 
for everybody ! 
I’ve got GAD and OCD and I was prescribed various SSRI’s over the years (fluoxetine, citalopram, sertraline to name a few). Any time I was on them I found that the desire to have sex was there, but I would think about having sex in the same way one might think “I’d like to wash the car this afternoon” lol. It became just something to be done, a routine for me. Orgasms were more effort than an hour at the gym, and usually never worth the effort. I strongly suggest your husband asks the doc to try CBT therapy. As long as he’s prepared to commit to doing the therapy work, it can be a life changer. I used to think I was a monster who was destined to do something abhorrent and unforgiveable, now I know I’m just a woman with an overly creative, overly stressed brain 
Good luck to you both!
So, my boyfriend came off his SSRI medication almost a month ago, it was a normal/low dose so the doctor said it would probably be OK just to stop.
Before he went on them he had a high sex drive and ‘needed’ to masturbate often. A few months after going on them he really couldn’t climax at all and has had no urges to masturbate since then.
In the third week off the meds he has seen his sex drive come back very quickly, almost back to what it was before. His doctor says this is quite normal once the medication is out the system, which technically does not take long at all.
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Hi have recently been put on to Sertraline and I have to say that it has 100% improved my mood / anxiety but I think that it has reduced my sex drive and I find it difficult to climax and find difficult to stay hard if my mind wanders even slightly. I think in the past month and a half that I have been on them that I have only masturbated a couple of time and climaxed from masturbating once, where as before I was on the tablets it was every couple of days and climaxing everytime.
To be honest it is not bothering me that much, I think it is bothering my OH more than me as she feels bad for me. Although when I am proper in the zone and enjoying the sex with her it is really good and I finish… eventually which she enjoys 
I have spoke to the doctors about this and need to go for a blood test but they said that just be for Xmas so waiting to book an appointment in the New Year.
I was on them a few years for anxiety and stress and saw the same as you are mentioning. No problem during sex other than no climax but the rest of the time it was like someone had flipped a switch and I just didn’t think about needing to masturbate anymore. The doctor did advise that I was likely to see effect on sex drive and what I was seeing was quite normal and common.
It strangely did not seem to bother me either and my wife very much enjoyed me lasting a long time and normally not having the cum to clean up. I think she quite liked that I was not wanking or watch porn all the time either!
I didn’t really want to go on the meds initially, but they served there purpose and I came off them earlier this year with no issues. Sex drive has returned to almost what it was before now and I do feel a bit like a randy teenager again sometimes. 
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Yep exactly the same, the OH just said she was sad for me when I can climax but it really isnt bothering me it is just a lifestyle change that I dont seem to be overly bothered about. Although bit annoying that I can use the new toys that I bought as much anymore as not got much interest in masturbating anymore.
It sounds like things are getting back to normal @newbiejen hopefully this is a good thing for the both of you. Good luck.