Posted by bleauberry on June 15, 2009, at 18:30:12
In reply to Is there a med for without sex side affects?, posted by newo38 on June 14, 2009, at 14:00:54
Any drug can cause sexual problems, including ones that are not supposed to. It varies widely from person to person. Me, I can take the pro-sexual drugs Wellbutrin or Deprenyl and competely lose my sex life.
Some meds are more prone to cause sexual side effects. Most notably the SSRIs.
TCAs are less likely to cause problems. But as stated, any do have the potential.
Parnate seems sex friendly. Even for me, which was astounding.
I have a little experience with the new med Savella. While internet hype says it does not have any sexual side effects, I know of one person who did, and myself I noticed maybe a tiny bit of drop in libido. Nothing like the SSRIs though.
St Johns Wort. This herb really can work about as often as meds do. Clinical brands such as Kira or Perika are most reliable. Sexual side effects are rare.
I was on Serzone for a few months and found that it decreased libido only slightly, increased ability, and did cause a noticeable amount of anorgasmia similar to SSRIs, but not nearly as bad as SSRIs.
Of the SSRIs, the most sex-friendly to me was Prozac, with Lexapro taking second place. Relatively speaking of course, as SSRIs go. There were definitely some sexual side effects, just not over-the-top disastrous. The others were pretty bad on sex, especially Paxil. Paxil was devastating to the bedroom.
We can try to pick and choose the ones most favorable for sex. But the true test is to actually try it and see. These meds are not completely predictable.
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