Posted by sukarno on September 30, 2007, at 15:26:28
In reply to Re: Tianeptine Not Daily (follow up for linkadge), posted by Ayuma on September 29, 2007, at 23:46:34
I just did some googling and it appears that estrogen can increase serotonin levels, but I'm not sure if serotonin can raise estrogen. I guess it's possible.
There is a large group of people who suffer from post-SSRI sexual dysfunction that persists long after the SSRI was discontinued. In many of these cases, the hormone testosterone was low and their doctor prescribed them testosterone.
I feel amotivational, fatigued and a bit emotional at times. I also have almost no libido whatsoever. I'm not on SSRIs though and this has been going on long before I began taking Stablon in March/April 2005.
Dopaminergic drugs would be interesting. I know they help libido, energy, motivation and depression in many cases. The sad thing is that pharmaceutical companies keep developing serotonergic drugs and one of the few good dopaminergic drugs, namely amineptine, was removed from the market in 1999.
I've heard that pramipexole (Mirapex) has been useful when used off-label for treatment-resistant depression. It is a dopamine agonist (D2/D3 receptor agonist).
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