Posted by LostBoyinNCReturns on April 20, 2012, at 13:10:17
I have suffered from EXTREMELY LOW libido/sex drive problems since my late twenties, after a hydrocelectomy (surgery on my testicles). Severe depression and cognitive decline came with it. I later was diagnosed with low testosterone and sleep apnea, in addition to major depression and some anxiety problems.
So, I was reading a Dr. Stephen Stahl, MD psychopharmacology book recently. In the chapter dealing with "hyposexuality," Stahl mentions the current theory is male hyposexuality, or low libido is oftentimes associated with low testosterone and low dopamine levels in the MESOLIMBIC pathway of the brain.
Then I read in the schizophrenia/psychosis chapter of that book that in schizophrenia, normally dopamine levels are elevated in the MESOLIMBIC pathway.
Anybody else read anything about this?
Hypogonadism/hyposexuality=low dopamine levels in mesolimbic?
I have basically no libido whatsoever. If I increase my antidepressant, it improves just a little tiny bit for a few weeks. If I take amphetamines it improves some. If I use testosterone it improves. If I decrease my klopopin my libido improves a little.
But by and large, without getting too detailed, I have ZILCH libido or sex drive.
Eric
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