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(Hi-jacking the top comment, but yours is lacking that key detail:) There are several molecules available, all have side effects, very different; amusingly, th

by bertil 13y ago

(Hi-jacking the top comment, but yours is lacking that key detail:) There are several molecules available, all have side effects, very different; amusingly, they are generally complementary: one makes you gain weight, another loose — so talk about that kind of detail with your psychiatrist. Loss of sexual appetite is common for the most popular; its non-existent (with anecdotal mentions of improvement) for the second most popular. Any issue, any secondary effect that you encounter, digestion, head-aches, can hopefully be compensated for. Don’t ask me for names, I couldn’t spell those for the life of me. Source: dating a shrink; that’s my everyday dinner talk. Not sure I’m 100% confortable with dudes detailing their limpness with my girl all day. However, can 100% attest that she doesn’t remotely care, unless its publishable (it’s not); more importantly, after loosing six close friends to suicide, all medicated, each improperly, it’s not even a question to me: talk. Journal it if you have to. Plus, it’s better than her second choice anyway (urologist).

kps 13y ago
> Don’t ask me for names, I couldn’t spell those for the life of me. Sounds like escitalopram (Lexapro, Cipralex) and bupropion (Wellbutrin, etc), often used together.
- joesmo 13y ago
  That's how most doctors make the diagnosis too: with absolutely no information. This is a great combination for suicidal thoughts and numbness.
- ossreality 13y ago
  Nah, sounds like Escitalopram and Buspirone. I'm on both, I've been told by multiple doctors that they're often prescribed together as the Buspirone can offset the side effects of Escitalopram
Tossrock 13y ago
The "most popular" ones you're referring to are SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), which work by binding to 5-HT2 receptors in your brain and preventing (unsurprisingly) the reuptake of serotonin, leading to more serotonin present in the synapses. Serotonin is generally associated with positive mood, but it also delays orgasm, so patients taking SSRIs frequently report anorgasmia, or inability to reach orgasm. I suspect the "second most popular" you refer to would be bupropion, tradename Welbutrin, which is mildly stimulating, and thus pro-sexual.

by bertil 13y ago

kps 13y ago

> Don’t ask me for names, I couldn’t spell those for the life of me. Sounds like escitalopram (Lexapro, Cipralex) and bupropion (Wellbutrin, etc), often used together.

joesmo 13y ago
That's how most doctors make the diagnosis too: with absolutely no information. This is a great combination for suicidal thoughts and numbness.
ossreality 13y ago
Nah, sounds like Escitalopram and Buspirone. I'm on both, I've been told by multiple doctors that they're often prescribed together as the Buspirone can offset the side effects of Escitalopram

Tossrock 13y ago

The "most popular" ones you're referring to are SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), which work by binding to 5-HT2 receptors in your brain and preventing (unsurprisingly) the reuptake of serotonin, leading to more serotonin present in the synapses. Serotonin is generally associated with positive mood, but it also delays orgasm, so patients taking SSRIs frequently report anorgasmia, or inability to reach orgasm. I suspect the "second most popular" you refer to would be bupropion, tradename Welbutrin, which is mildly stimulating, and thus pro-sexual.