Posted by JKL on April 6, 2005, at 15:04:10
In reply to I just can't live this way (meds vs. sex)., posted by abitscared on April 6, 2005, at 6:12:21
If ssri's work for you, then I think the only significant thing that could help is to switch to a different ssri. Prozac doesn't seem to be nearly as strong an offender in the sex department with men, and actually enhances for some.
Drug remedies such as buspar don't work well enough very often it seems like.
Blocking some serotonin receptors might help, and boosting dopamine might help. Remeron is an antidepressant that is often given to help with sex because it blocks certain serotonin receptors. You could consider adding a little of that. Believe it or not, a little bit of an antipsychotic could help with all of your symptoms and the sex too, with their wide range of receptor blocking and receptor stimulating actions. All it would take is 1 to 5 days to test each possible choice to see which will work.
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