Posted by Cindy W on April 13, 2000, at 21:34:21
In reply to Sex drive and antiandrogens : please help !, posted by John on April 13, 2000, at 9:59:38
> I'm living since the age of eight with the urge of masturbating. I do it every day, sometimes several times a day and can't stay off of it. When I walk in the streets I have sexual fantasies with the women I see and sometimes even erections.
> I've even had suffered from depression and panic. First my doc put me on Prozac : I had a great relief from depression and anxiety, but not from compulsive sexuality. So I tried Paxil, hoping that my craving for sex diminished. But it did not. So, while staying on Paxil for depression my doc prescribed to me an antiandrogen+estrogen medication called Diane. After reading the adverse effects I was so afraid that I did not begin the therapy. I'd like to comunicate with someone who's had my same problem and found a solution for it.
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> Thank you all.John, I don't know much about sexual obsessions, but have read that they respond to SSRI's. Ask your pdoc about possibly trying another SSRI, since many decrease desire and libido (which may put you back into the 'normal range,' whatever that is! I don't think having fantasies and masturbating daily or several times per day is necessarily a problem, unless it really bothers you or you do it publicly or something. During adolescence, I think it is the norm, for males. Best wishes!
poster:Cindy W
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