Posted by Chris O on April 14, 2014, at 20:52:47
In reply to Re: Brintellix 20mg: Fairly strong sexual side effect, posted by rjlockhart37 on April 14, 2014, at 20:44:51
Hey, Rich:
Thanks for the reply and words of wisdom. When I first took SSRIs, back in the late 90s (and when they worked for me), I did combine Prozac and Celexa with Wellbutrin (though that's tricky in my case as I have a lot of anxiety symptoms). I think it took away some of the sexual side effects, but it's hard to remember, especially since my sexual life has been so un-rich for so long. Anyway, I've never tried Yohimbe (I know about it), but I suspect it would aggravate my anxiety symptoms due to its stimulating qualities. I'll ask my psychiatrist what he thinks. And I do drink a lot of caffeine (mostly yerba matte and green tea). But that does not seem to do anything, or at least, not so far. We'll see.
You're point about the "newness" of meds like Brintellix is well made. But I'm so desperate (and most SSRIs have failed me over the past eight years) that I'm willing to try things with a low side effect profile (versus MAOI inhibitors and TCAs), and Brintellix seem to fit that bill. I tried Viibryd for about eight months in, I think 2012, and it was just like, nothing. This is far better than Viibryd, though still "off" in many ways. I guess I'll give it a two month trial (or however long my p-doc will give me free samples) and see how it goes. I don't know what else to do. I'd be in serious trouble if my wife wasn't handling a lot of crap in my life right now.
Hope all is well with you, man!
Chris
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