Posted by Judy on May 24, 2000, at 18:18:53
In reply to Re: Social Phobia: Nardil or Paxil ????or what??, posted by SLS on May 24, 2000, at 7:52:53
>I had absolutely no problems with sex after a few months had passed (with the possible exception of wanting more of it).
Scott - so that this isn't totally off-topic, I'll first cast my vote for Nardil as a wonderful help for social phobia. It would still be my drug of choice if I could get around the nasty edema side effect.
Now - *NO* problems whatsoever with sex after a few months??? Is that a typical response or yours alone? What about before that? Did you lose your libido as well as mechanical ability for the first few months? The reason I ask is because I've been taking Parnate (60 mg/day) for about three months. It's working relatively well for my depression (nowhere near as well for anhedonia) - totally different drug for me than Nardil - except I almost immediately lost all sexual ability and desire.
Just this past weekend, I started to "recall" some of those old feelings and was actually able to reach climax (took a while, but it was a real one!). Of course, being the total pessimist I am about any AD, I panicked that Parnate was pooping out on me. Within the same time frame, I've started to have Cecil B. DeMille-type colorized dreams in the early morning (I've never remembered my dreams, if I had them, while taking an MAOI before). This added to my poop-out fears. What do you think? I feel the same. Have I passed some kind of three-month test, or is Parnate letting me down softly at first?
Judy
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