Posted by Bissie66 on November 22, 2000, at 14:16:21
In reply to NYT Mag on SSRIs dampening of male hi-sexuality..., posted by dj on November 19, 2000, at 23:34:01
> http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20001119mag-sexaddiction.html
This is fascinating. This makes complete sense to me, that serotonin is somehow linked to sexual arousal. I remember when I first went on an SSRI and my compulsions and even libido were removed, I felt a great, huge sense of relief. I remember being puzzled in the past that my MOST depressed times were also when I felt most aroused. It disturbed me. After all, depressed people were not supposed to be interested in sex. Another time a psychiatrist wondered if I might have larger amounts of testosterone than most women . . . it makes perfect sense to me that it was the lower serotonin that were causing what I felt was an unusally large sexual appetite.
However, I'm no longer pleased with what SSRI's do to my sexual function. I miss that part of myself . . .
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