Posted by Teri on November 9, 2001, at 9:37:23
In reply to Re: Celexa and Pindolol for sexual problems, posted by Rick on November 5, 2001, at 22:01:18
Hi Thanks for everyone's input. I did increase the Celexa from 20mg to 30mg about two weeks ago. I didn't have this tremor problem as bad on the 20 but maybe the increase caused it. I'm taking Klonopin,too and also occassional Xanax. I'm wondering if I'm building up a tolerance to those drugs. I'm taking them to help me sleep. I want my doctor to let me try Ambien for sleep (it worked with other drugs I was on before) but he said it won't help my anxiety. I would like to take it for a full night's sleep and the take the benzos if needed during the day for anxiety. I keep waking up in the middle of the night and have to take either another Klonopin or a Xanax. I don't like pumping that many benzos in me every night like that.
I called his office again about the Pindolol and they said that unlike other beta blockers, it's one that blocks the sexual side effects of SSRI's and they use it mainly for that purpose. I'm only on 5mg and am scared to take more than that since I read that it causes serotonin to hang around longer than the SSRI's do which helps the depression but I've had serotonin syndrome in the past and don't want to go there again. Maybe this wouldn't cause it. Hope not. Still not sure if just one pill of Pindolol is working on the sex issue. Haven't tried it! Teri
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