Posted by KaraS on November 6, 2004, at 17:11:28
In reply to Re: tianeptine, posted by Cecilia on November 6, 2004, at 3:27:00
> I tried tianeptine for 7 weeks-no spontaneous orgasms, in fact no effects of any kind, good or bad. Maybe it only works in France. Cecilia
Sorry to hear that tianeptine wasn't very helpful for you, Cecilia. I don't think overall that it has that good of a track record.
That was just a joke by zeugma about the spontaneous orgasms from it. There's another French drug, Amineptine, that really could produce that effect in some people and that was the reference for the joke.
Here's some info on Amineptine from biopsychiatry.com if you're interested:
"Amineptine (Survector) is a clean-ish, (relatively) selective dopamine reuptake blocker. Higher doses promote dopamine release too. Amineptine is pro-sexual and liable occasionally to cause spontaneous orgasms. It is a mild but pleasant psychostimulant and a fast-acting mood-brightener. Unlike other tricyclics, it doesn't impair libido or cognitive function. Unlike typical stimulants and other activating agents, it may actually improve sleep architecture. Scandalously, amineptine isn't licensed and marketed in Britain and America. For it is feared it might have "abuse-potential". FDA pressure recently led to its withdrawal in Europe too. This drove it onto the pharmaceutical grey market, discomfiting doctors and patients alike."
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