Posted by linkadge on April 5, 2006, at 15:11:31
In reply to Re: zoloft , apathy/anhedonia, pregnancy, nursing, posted by Declan on April 5, 2006, at 14:52:56
You're right that it is probably more complicated than we understand. In my own case, it is easier to discriminate the effects of the medications since I am niether female nor pregnant.
In addition I don't exactly know where my resting levels of oxytocin are and how they are affected by SSRI treatment. We do know that for some people SSRI's can cause apathy and emotional blunting, but the exact reasoning is yet to be elucidated.
It may sound really weird, but different medications are able to alter my sexual preference. I am male and tend towads males, but high doses of noradrenergic drugs have been able to make me more attracted to females.
Different neurotransmitters interact with different hormonal systems.
Although, I personally hate all this tinkering around it makes me feel like a freak.
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