Posted by Jennie W. on April 1, 2001, at 14:42:59
In reply to Re: Newbie with question about sexual side effects » Jennie W., posted by Sunnely on March 30, 2001, at 23:21:37
Hi Sunnely,
Now that is really interesting! I have not started taking the Periactin yet, and now I'm not sure if I ever will...this just underscores my belief that this attending didn't have any answers for me and didn't care...and my resident psychdoc told me flat out that she'd never heard of Periactin, so she didn't know how it worked, either. I SO need another doc!!!! Thanks so much for the info!!Jennie
> If you are no longer on an SRI (currently on Wellbutrin), I am not clear as to why cyproheptadine was added since Wellbutrin does not have serotonin-enhancing effect and therefore does not induce sexual side effects via this pathway. In fact, because of its dopaminergic effect (mediates pleasure, increases sex drive, and promotes orgasm), Wellbutrin is sometimes considered a pro-sexual drug.
poster:Jennie W.
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