Posted by Roo on July 26, 1999, at 9:56:34
In reply to Re: Sexual side effects? Maybe some help, posted by Elizabeth on July 26, 1999, at 8:47:08
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> Cyproheptadine, or "Periactin (TM)" for short! :-) That's pretty sedating, isn't it? I've never heard of anyone who was able to stay awake to appreciate the effects!It's the one that's worked best--but still not much of a solution,
b/c spontaneity is pretty key for me. Also I'm much
more of a morning/afternoon person, sex-wise. Nightime is my
least favorite time. These might seem like petty or
picky complaints, but I want to find something that seems to go
well with my overall nature, spontaneous morning person.
> This is one I keep hearing about...does anyone know why it's supposed to work?I really don't know...it seemed to worsen the problem for me.
> Wow, that's one I've heard has really worked for people (I even have evidence, though admittedly for a very small n (2) :-). It didn't help at all?Well, maybe I just didn't do it right. The purpose at the time was to try Wellbutrin as a new AD. I was on prozac, so I was tapering on prozac while adding the wellbutrin, then just wellbutrin. I still got the sexual side effects from the prozac
after a month and a half off of it. In other words, I didn't lose the effect until it was totally and completely out of my system, regardless of the wellbutrin.
> Haven't heard of anyone having much luck with this one.Yeah, which is confusing b/c you see all these studies where it supposedly completely
reversed sexual side effects for people on SSRI's in 80% of the cases...
It took a month though 120 mg's 2 times a day. I probably have never
experimented with it consistently enough to have given it a fair trial.>
> That's interesting, I hadn't noticed that trend. I think Serzone and Wellbutrin are very much "hit or miss" types of things, though.I swear wellbutrin and serzone made my depression worse.
I felt really anxious and irritable on them both.
Again, maybe I should have given them more time, but I was
just completely miserable on them and couldn't stand much
more than a month.
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> Eh, it's not your job to be; you've got other things to worry about I'm sure!Yeah, it seems to be all I'm worrying about, which
I'm sure is just making my little problem worse :-)
I've kind of had to make it my job b/c it seems like
i know more than the general practicioners I've been
seeing. I see a pharmacologist next monday, and I'm
really looking forward to dealing with a specialist in
these issues. I feel hopeful, overall.
> Yup. Sound familiar?Has anything worked for you?
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> I think it's of interest to many people!Good, good :-) I just feel like such a whiner...
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> I did ask my pdoc about this, and he brought in a list of things, which I don't have because we both forgot to xerox it as we'd planned.Well if you ever get a chance, share the knowledge :-)
Thanks for your response :-)
Ruth
poster:Roo
thread:9063
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