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Maybe she should try Wellbutrin (bupropion) instead of Zoloft.
The antidepressants least likely to cause sexual side effects are Wellbutrin, Remeron and Serzone. In one study, no one taking Wellbutrin noted sexual side effects. If you and your doctor decide that the best antidepressant for you is an SSRI, you can still minimize your chances of sexual side effects. One approach, pioneered by psychiatrist Dr. Anthony Rothschild at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., is to take weekends off the drug. He worked with 30 couples, one [person] of whom was taking an SSRI (Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft). They stopped taking their medication on Thursday morning and resumed Sunday at noon. Half of those taking Paxil and Zoloft noticed marked increases in libido and sexual satisfaction. But only 10 percent of Prozac users noticed any sexual benefit probably because compared with the other SSRIs, Prozac takes longer to clear from the blood.. Another approach to preventing SSRI-related sex problems may be to take the herb ginkgo [biloba] at the same time. In a recent study published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, 63 people experiencing sexual side effects from SSRIs, tricyclics and MAO inhibitors took ginkgo extract. Ninety-one percent of the women and 76 percent of the men noted improvement in sexual functioning. It's not clear why ginkgo helps reduce the sexual side effects of antidepressants.
The antidepressants least likely to cause sexual side effects are Wellbutrin, Remeron and Serzone. In one study, no one taking Wellbutrin noted sexual side effects. If you and your doctor decide that the best antidepressant for you is an SSRI, you can still minimize your chances of sexual side effects. One approach, pioneered by psychiatrist Dr. Anthony Rothschild at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., is to take weekends off the drug. He worked with 30 couples, one [person] of whom was taking an SSRI (Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft). They stopped taking their medication on Thursday morning and resumed Sunday at noon. Half of those taking Paxil and Zoloft noticed marked increases in libido and sexual satisfaction. But only 10 percent of Prozac users noticed any sexual benefit probably because compared with the other SSRIs, Prozac takes longer to clear from the blood.. Another approach to preventing SSRI-related sex problems may be to take the herb ginkgo [biloba] at the same time. In a recent study published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, 63 people experiencing sexual side effects from SSRIs, tricyclics and MAO inhibitors took ginkgo extract. Ninety-one percent of the women and 76 percent of the men noted improvement in sexual functioning. It's not clear why ginkgo helps reduce the sexual side effects of antidepressants.
My doc said they are the same thing--my stupid job wouldn't give me the zoloft unless I went to the smoking cessation classes and they were far so far away. So I went back and told him the insurance wouldn't cover and he wrote me a script for Wellbuterin.
Can't really give you an experience perspective cause I only stayed on 5 days but on a side note--I don't think the low drive could ever happen to me, if it did would probably put me in the normal range anyway. It's true with alot of other antidepressants but SUPPOSEDLY the Wellbuterin is not supposed to do this.
Can't really give you an experience perspective cause I only stayed on 5 days but on a side note--I don't think the low drive could ever happen to me, if it did would probably put me in the normal range anyway. It's true with alot of other antidepressants but SUPPOSEDLY the Wellbuterin is not supposed to do this.
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