Posted by blueberry1 on December 17, 2006, at 18:22:01
In reply to Re: Zoloft Vs. Lexapro, posted by Rayray on December 17, 2006, at 17:10:10
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> Hi Blueberry,
> Thanks for the reply. The main thing I'd like to do is get some libido back. I've learned to live (more or less) with the blah, but it would be nice to experience some joy and enthusiasm.
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> Ray
>Hmmm, that libido thing is a tough one. Choices would be buspar which works sometimes, remeron or zyprexa to block the serotonin receptors involved with the lack of libido, modafinil, adrafinil, or dopamine agonists like bromocriptine, pramipexole, requip.
To conquer the blahs and libido at the same time, I think that would in my humble opinion narrow the list down to modafinil or adrafinil. But as you know, mileage varies, so without actually trying different meds for a few weeks each it would be impossible to predict what would work.
To work on just the joy pleasure thing and forget about the libido, 50mg amisulpride with or without modafinil/adrafinil is about the best thing I've ever tried.
And oh yeah, the stimulants like ritalin and adderall are good candidates. Since they are fast acting you could try each one in late afternoon to see how they affect your libido and then take them as needed on sex nights. Some people use them continously as part of their combo to increase the joy pleasure thing.
Any way you look at it, this is a difficult topic to master. Trial and error. But at least there are some things here that can work. It's hard to predict, but I would think switching to lexapro would not be much help. But stranger things have happened.
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