Posted by former poster on June 18, 2010, at 0:34:13
In reply to Re: Milnacipran 5th wk: no sex drive, physical sid » former poster, posted by Conundrum on June 17, 2010, at 0:25:54
Yeah it really sucks when you have to sacrifice your drive/performance. It can make you feel even more insecure, depressed. I have asked and searched everywhere for a med that works as good as a SSRI for depression / anxiety without the sexual side effects. Remeron actually can improve sex drive, but it is HORRIBLE! Sedation is so bad it will make you want to sleep for 3 days. It seems the only choice we have is Bupropion and Sam-E. Which have really mild effects. I'm trying Emsam and it seems to mess around with errection and libido too. Maybe not quite as bad as Minalcipran. But I can't be sure until I give it more time. Let me know if you find anything??
Oh I forgot there is hope... Mirapex! It's been documented that it is an effective antidepressant and libido enhancer too!! Getting a Dr. to prescribe it can be difficult since I heard you need 4mg a day and all they will give you is less than 1mg a day for RLS. Do you ride the bus? Mirapex can make you fall asleep anywhere anytime. Also causes nausea.
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