Posted by bulldog2 on July 5, 2009, at 18:08:37
In reply to Best Antidepressants for men?, posted by bearfan on July 5, 2009, at 3:47:43
> Anyone know of a antidepressant or drug that helps with anxiety and depression that doesn't interfere with erection or sex drive (other than wellbutrin or using an erection pill like viagra). Not being able to perform in bed with adequate performance is depressing in itself.
ssri's should be avoided by men. They are the worst ad's men can take. There is evidence they lower dopamine and elevate prolactin. That lowers testosterone and human growth hormone. Parnate (maoi) and certain tcas should not have as much impact on sexual performance as ssris which work specifically on serotonin where most tcas work more on serotonin.
Be aware that if a man is on an ssri long term the suppression of testosterone could become permanant as the testes may not be able to bounce back after being inactive for so long.
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