Posted by bleauberry on June 26, 2009, at 18:29:35
In reply to depression med WITHOUT sexual side effects?, posted by newo38 on June 24, 2009, at 21:27:40
I think it is going to be unrealistic to not accept any sexual side effects while being treated for psychiatric problems. Even with meds that usually do not have those side effects, or have pro-sex side effects, the opposite can happen. Example, me and Wellbutrin or Deprenyl equals a sexless life. My sex actually wasn't too bad on Prozac. So go figure.
You can't predict these things but you can try to put the odds in your favor. Two meds I've dabbled with that had no or minimal sexual side effects were Nortriptyline or Parnate.
Paxil was devastating to sex. Zoloft kind of bad, not devastating. Same with Lexapro. Prozac was the friendliest, and with Zyprexa added was friendlier still. Someone else, it will be different.
I think part of the battle is accepting that there will be a cost to pay. If your depression is 90% better than it was, and your sex life is 30% worse, that is not a bad price. We would all like a perfect world. Sometimes it happens, but I don't think it is realistic to expect it.
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