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Re: Why do SSRIs SNRIs affect libido?

Posted by SLS on February 12, 2009, at 7:02:01

In reply to Why do SSRIs SNRIs affect libido?, posted by Pete1968 on February 11, 2009, at 23:38:16

SRIs flood the synapse with serotonin, which bathes the 5-HT2c receptors and stimulates them to inhibit libido. Nefazodone blocks these receptors from stimulation by serotonin, and thus allows the libido to rise.


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