Posted by sfy on October 13, 2004, at 21:30:56
In reply to Re: Selegiline Sexual Side Effects » sfy, posted by yznhymer on October 13, 2004, at 18:17:27
> sfy,
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> Thanks for your extensive post. We've been down similar paths and share the same diagnosis. I view your assessment of the landscape pretty much the same.
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> I hadn't really considered the option you chose... I was looking at Parnate or Cymbalta at this juncture, though I sort of felt from what I've read that the EMSAM patch may be my best option. I just couldn't afford to wait for its release.
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> I chose to try Cymbalta first mostly because it seemed easier than trying parnate first, and I also thought there might be a better chance of no sexual side effects. Ha! I'm expecting the sexual side effects will again be a deal killer.
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> The selegiline option you chose sounds like a good bet... hopefully a robust nardil-like response without the side effects. I'll be keeping my eyes open to see how you make out. Right now seems like you hit the sexual side effect snag. Sure hope it resolves itself.I wouldn't mind the side effects so much if I had seen any response to the selegiline. I just upped it to 10 mg. a few days ago so I'm going to give it another couple of weeks and see if anything changes.
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