Posted by undopaminergic on April 10, 2008, at 23:02:44
In reply to Re: Medication adjustment - Remeron, posted by bissie66 on April 10, 2008, at 8:57:41
> Remeron is different. I don't know what class it is. But it doesn't have sexual side effects that I'm aware of. Has anyone taking Remeron had sexual side effects from it? Is it even listed as a side effect? For some reason, for me (and others that I've read about) it negated the sexual side effects of Effexor.
>It's probably because Remeron is only weakly serotonergic, and because it's an alpha2-adrenergic antagonist much like yohimbine, which is used as an aphrodisiac.
Indeed, according to Wikipedia "Yohimbine hydrochloride has also been used for the treatment of sexual side effects caused by some antidepressants (SSRIs)".
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