Posted by JohnL on June 6, 2000, at 2:46:23
In reply to John L, posted by AndrewB on June 5, 2000, at 23:27:00
Hi Andrew.
Your post was extremely interesting. As usual.It has been 5 days now since stopping Amisulpride. It's too early for me to say anything any accuracy. But if I'm not mistaken, I think my sex drive has returned somewhat, and the genitals don't seem to be as soft and limp as before. This suprises me, because I suspected Amisulpride the least as being the guilty culprit. But it does say on the label one of the possible side effects is impotence. How and why I have no clue. It doesn't make sense to me. I'm just going on realtime observations.
Mood has not deteriorated at all. In fact I think I might be feeling even a touch better. I think Zyprexa could be playing a role in terms of improved sexual side effects and mood. In previous short trials I noticed it helped me by day 3, and that seems to be the case again.
I didn't really plan on quitting Amisulpride. But I forgot my dose one day, and decided what the heck, I've already missed one day, I wonder what would happen if I skipped another day. And then another. And so it went. So far so good.
Like I said, the whole thing doesn't make any sense to me. I mean, the effects I experienced with Amisulpride are not what I would expect with D2 stimulation. But then again, Zoloft has considerable dopamine action, and it too caused a similar dropoff in sexual desire and ability. Now that I think about it, the overall effect of Amisulpride with me was very much like Zoloft.
Anyway, it is too early to tell. But I will keep you updated since you are keeping track of Amisulpride patients.
JohnL
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