Posted by Stm on September 18, 2016, at 13:49:34
In reply to Ludiomil vs ssri and tca sexual side effects, posted by Stm on August 26, 2016, at 16:42:06
Ok, it didn't go that well after all with ludiomil. While it has somewhat helped my libido to partially come up again, but not all the way, it has undesirable side effects. Some of the ocd has gone up again, and it is causing me fear during sleeping, bad dreams, and anxiety. Also, i have woken up several times with some kind of hallucination, like a sound or something touching me and waking up immediately. So i am stopping it. Going back to clomipramine until i find something else, because it is for certain now that serotonin is what affects my libido for the most part.
And it is also serotonin that helps with the ocd, but i prefer having some ocd and managing it, while having a higher libido. So, i am looking up at tcas that are either balanced or mostly have to do with norepinephrine, but are not sedating. Because the meds that i have tried that are sedating, ludiomil, and mirtazapine in the past, have caused me nightmares and night terrors. Of course i don't want it to be too much activating, cause it will be bad for my anxiety. Oh well, i don't know, i would do a washout of meds but i don't feel ready yet. So, on to finding something that will allow my sex drive to be up. Maybe i could try wellbutrin again as an adjunct, but not with clomipramine cause it did absolutely nothing.
Amitriptyline could be the next choice but i read that it is a strong inhibitor for serotonin, not as much as clomipramine, but still i don't know how much it will affect my libido. Waiting for my doc to suggest something.
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