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Posted by cas on July 18, 2003, at 21:49:23
hi
i am new here..i just got prescribed lexapro but haven't taken it yet because i am worried about sideeffects. i already have no sex drive and don't want anything to make it worse or get sick..few of my friends are on wellbutrin and said it is great and increased their sex drive. i was wondering does anyone have a preference to either one and how come? i have never taken meds before so i am alittle worried. also, what other doctors besides a therapist would prescribe wellbutrin for someone? my therapist seemed adamant not to give me wellbutrin and really seemed to want to give me lexapro. would i be able to ask my general practice doc? thanks
Posted by paxvox on July 19, 2003, at 10:43:26
In reply to lexapro wellbutrin docs?, posted by cas on July 18, 2003, at 21:49:23
ANY doc can prescribe you Wellbutrin. Some are doing it now for smokers because insurance companies don't want to pay for Zyban (exact same med) for them to quit. My GP used to prescribe me mood altering meds for years before I went to my Pdoc. Problem with that is that a GP is, well, JUST THAT, and NOT a specialist, so they are likely to scribe what the latest journal spews out as efficacious w/o doing the long-term first hand experince knowledge of a patient's complete mental health needs. Mental health treatment is neither meds nor counseling alone, but a synergistic combination of both. Some may do OK with one or the other for simple problems, or situational depression, but for the rest of us...NO! As for your specific question on sexual drive, WB does INDEED help promote sexual desire. Many SSRI meds have that terrible SE of killing sex drive. I have read only a little about Lexapro's SE, but I have seen some mention of SOME sexual SE, but less than other meds in its class. The combination of the two meds may not affect your drive negatively, but only you will know that for sure.
PAX
Posted by cas on July 19, 2003, at 13:11:03
In reply to Re: lexapro wellbutrin docs?, posted by paxvox on July 19, 2003, at 10:43:26
Thanks a lot for your reply. This is all very new to me...I tried to stay away from any doctor as much as I could for my whole life...besides when I had to go to one..but it didn't work too well for me to not see one..=)
Thanks again..
> ANY doc can prescribe you Wellbutrin. Some are doing it now for smokers because insurance companies don't want to pay for Zyban (exact same med) for them to quit. My GP used to prescribe me mood altering meds for years before I went to my Pdoc. Problem with that is that a GP is, well, JUST THAT, and NOT a specialist, so they are likely to scribe what the latest journal spews out as efficacious w/o doing the long-term first hand experince knowledge of a patient's complete mental health needs. Mental health treatment is neither meds nor counseling alone, but a synergistic combination of both. Some may do OK with one or the other for simple problems, or situational depression, but for the rest of us...NO! As for your specific question on sexual drive, WB does INDEED help promote sexual desire. Many SSRI meds have that terrible SE of killing sex drive. I have read only a little about Lexapro's SE, but I have seen some mention of SOME sexual SE, but less than other meds in its class. The combination of the two meds may not affect your drive negatively, but only you will know that for sure.
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> PAX
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