Posted by Maria3667 on October 10, 2007, at 4:23:53
In reply to Re: The truth about sexual side effects-Maria, posted by Kimbersaur on October 10, 2007, at 1:36:42
Hi Kim,
Well 'success' is may be overstating it, it's probably better to say I had 'the least' sexual dampening effects from an anti-depressant called Tianeptine (Stablon). However, this increased my anxiety about 10-fold so this was no option.
Only one anti-depressant so far has perked up my sex drive: Remeron (mirtazipine). Technically speaking this is not an SSRI but a NaSSA (Noradrenergic and Specific Serotonergic Antidepressant). Trouble is, for many people Remeron causes huge weight gain. However, for sex drive and depression it's was the best, IMHO.
Maria
> So far the meds that have caused sexual side effects for me are Prozac, Effexor, and Anafranil (although I only gave the Anafranil 2 days- as soon as I discovered the anorgasmia I quit). I suspect Paxil would have had the same effect if I had stayed on it, but it made me manic. I am thinking of trying Celexa next... I really need something for my OCD.
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> Has anyone had success with eliminating sexual side effects by switching from one SSRI to another?
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