Posted by Questionmark on February 26, 2004, at 1:52:29
In reply to Re: Buspar, posted by krybrahaha on February 25, 2004, at 18:20:55
> > > I take 300 mgs of Luvox and noticed I couldnt have an orgasm. My P-doc put me on Buspar 10 mgs twice daily----it took about 3 weeks, but, ya it works great. My sexual level is right back to where it was.
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> > > What SSRI's do is raise serotonin throughout your whole brain. Buspar does decrease serotonin, but the receptor it reduces it at has to do with the side effect of sexual dysfunction, so it works perfectly. This is primarily the receptor in which if it has too much serotonin can cause ssri side effects like anxiety, and sexual dysfunction.
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> > i don't believe that's true. The 5-HT2A receptor is serotonin receptor most implicated in the cause of sexual dysfunction. i think Buspar primarily only acts on 5-HT1A receptors (of the 5-HT receptors, that is). It is most likely its actions on the DA2 and alpha-2 adrenergic receptors that is responsible for its alleviation of sexual problems. i'm still really confused about the overall results of its 5-HT1A effects though-- as far as affective ANd sexual effects. i don't get it.
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> I dont claim to be no doctor---thats just what my psychiatrist told me. Who cares how it works as long as it works!!For one individual on it, maybe. But when you're sharing information with others, and the manner in which different drugs exhert their effects and interact with each other is important information (esp. for helping some decide what they want to be on/ what they should try), then there is very good reason to care about this (the precise and accurate pharmacology, etc. of specific meds). Not meaning to sound rude just meaning to make you/others aware of this.
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