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Posted by AndiA on April 26, 2004, at 10:16:03
Hi folks, I'm new here and this is my first post. I saw a medication advertised for women that claimed to treat sexual dysfunction due to hormonal events like childbirth, meopause, menstrual cycles, etc. I was wondering if anyone has heard of this (I don't remember it as being a hormone-replacement therapy, I think it was an antidepressant) because I can't find the advertisement or any related articles. I can't remember the name of it and I wanted to research it before asking my doctor about it. Had a baby last year and am dealing with some pretty serious postpartum depression, lack of sexual interest being a large part of it. TIA for any help.
Posted by King Vultan on April 26, 2004, at 12:01:11
In reply to antidepressant for sexual dysfunction?, posted by AndiA on April 26, 2004, at 10:16:03
> Hi folks, I'm new here and this is my first post. I saw a medication advertised for women that claimed to treat sexual dysfunction due to hormonal events like childbirth, meopause, menstrual cycles, etc. I was wondering if anyone has heard of this (I don't remember it as being a hormone-replacement therapy, I think it was an antidepressant) because I can't find the advertisement or any related articles. I can't remember the name of it and I wanted to research it before asking my doctor about it. Had a baby last year and am dealing with some pretty serious postpartum depression, lack of sexual interest being a large part of it. TIA for any help.
The only conventional antidepressant I'm aware of that is actually pro-sexual is Wellbutrin (The MAOI Parnate also is, but I believe that is probably considerably more drastic than what you are looking for). Beyond that, there may be some efficacy in using dopamine agonists such as Mirapex or bromocriptine for what you are talking about, but the body of evidence for their use is much smaller than that of Wellbutrin, and they probably have more side effects.Todd
Posted by Zarry on April 26, 2004, at 14:35:29
In reply to Re: antidepressant for sexual dysfunction?, posted by King Vultan on April 26, 2004, at 12:01:11
What I think you're referring to is Avlimil at www.4avlimil.com
I was on it and I don't know if it helped because I've been going thru lots of changes recently, stopping on med, going on another and more depression and marital probs. But I believe that's what you had heard about.
Good luck
Posted by man_oh_man1977 on April 26, 2004, at 18:11:01
In reply to Re: antidepressant for sexual dysfunction?, posted by Zarry on April 26, 2004, at 14:35:29
Hi AndiA,
I'd been taking celexa for years, but was reluctanct to tell my pdoc about the sexual side effects - inability to climax. After all, I am a 20-something year old man, supossedly at the peak of his prime! Finally, i fessed up, and with 300mg of wellbutrin XL, I am back to normal!
Man-oh-man
Posted by awatts on April 26, 2004, at 20:15:43
In reply to Re: antidepressant for sexual dysfunction?, posted by man_oh_man1977 on April 26, 2004, at 18:11:01
> I'd been taking celexa for years, but was reluctanct to tell my pdoc about the sexual side effects - inability to climax. After all, I am a 20-something year old man, supossedly at the peak of his prime! Finally, i fessed up, and with 300mg of wellbutrin XL, I am back to normal!
>
> Man-oh-manI could not climax on Lexapro, and even 450mg of Wellbutrin did nothing to help in my case. I'm starting on Abilify now.
Posted by btnd on April 28, 2004, at 5:43:57
In reply to Re: antidepressant for sexual dysfunction?, posted by King Vultan on April 26, 2004, at 12:01:11
> The only conventional antidepressant I'm aware of that is actually pro-sexual is Wellbutrin (The MAOI Parnate also is, but I believe that is probably considerably more drastic than what you are looking for). Beyond that, there may be some efficacy in using dopamine agonists such as Mirapex or bromocriptine for what you are talking about, but the body of evidence for their use is much smaller than that of Wellbutrin, and they probably have more side effects.
As far as atypical meds there are also few that actually have pro-sexual effects:
1. Selegiline (Deprenyl) - MAOi-b ; dopaminergic
2. Amineptine (Survector) - hardly obtainable ; dopamine-reuptake inhibitor
3. Xyrem (GHB) - very pronounced pro-sexual effect, although it is not yet used _officially_ as a treatment for depression (although it has been used for the last 30+ years in Europe)
Posted by SLS on April 28, 2004, at 6:21:52
In reply to Selegiline,Amineptine,Xyrem(GHB) » King Vultan, posted by btnd on April 28, 2004, at 5:43:57
> 3. Xyrem (GHB) - very pronounced pro-sexual effect, although it is not yet used _officially_ as a treatment for depression (although it has been used for the last 30+ years in Europe)
That's intersting. My doctor brough this up at my last visit.
- Scott
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