Posted by Quintal on August 11, 2007, at 15:17:43
In reply to Permanent Male Sexual Dysfunction after Remeron, posted by Girlnterrupted78 on August 10, 2007, at 10:06:59
Remeron is sometimes used to reverse sexual dysfunction caused by SSRIs, so he's been unlucky there. Has he tried a dopamine agonist such as Requip (ropinirole)? They boost libido as a side effect and are sometimes used off-label to treat SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction.
I think, as others have suggested, that he may still be depressed and this is contributing to the low libido. There is a kindling effect with libido, where one orgasm stimulates appetite for the next. This 'kindling' effect might have been dampened down while his libido was low during the Remeron trial, and has stayed low because his depression returned kept his libido low. So a drug like Requip may help re-ignite 'the fires of passion' once more. Wellbutrin is another option if he's still depressed. Wellbutrin is also used off-label to treat SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction because of its dopamine-elevating action.
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