Posted by Christ_empowered on July 30, 2010, at 6:29:35
In reply to Stimulants to help sexual dysfunction?, posted by jerryTRD on July 29, 2010, at 15:57:49
stimulants are considered pro-sexual b/c of their effects on dopamine. I would think (but I'm not an MD, so I don't know for sure) that as the Geodon leaves your system, you'll have fewer sexual problems. Geodon apparently can elevate prolactin levels. When I googled it, it seemed that the manufacturer's claim is/was that the increase tends to be transient and of no real significance; there are, however, numerous case studies that would seem to indicate that, for at least some people, this prolactin elevation can be significant enough to cause side-effects. If I remember correctly, elevated prolactin levels have libido-dampening effects and can negatively affect reproductive health. Abilify doesn't seem to raise prolactin levels very often at all; apparently patients switched over to abilify usually see a decrese in prolactin levels, which might be one reason why Abilify doesn't have the same side-effects as meds that simply block D2, w/o any partial agonism.
Anyway, I hope the Adderall helps. Are you going to take another neuroleptic?
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