Posted by cache-monkey on December 31, 2004, at 10:38:10
In reply to Re: SSRI with least male anorgasmia? (chimerical hope? » cache-monkey, posted by Larry Hoover on December 31, 2004, at 7:59:43
> Low-dose selegiline (or the new transdermal delivery system) are yet other options.
I've actually been thinking about low-dose selegiline, as the dopamine would benefit a cluster of my symptoms that I most want to deal with: social anxiety, smoking, concentration/ADD-like issues. I've also heard it's libido-enhancing, which is a big plus.
BUT, my depressions/dysthymias are usually coupled with pretty bad anxiety. (I might have a soft BP or cyclothymia because I also -- at least in the past -- have had up periods that can be characterized by a nervous, ill-focused type of energy.) So, while I think selegiline would be very beneficial in a number of ways, I'm concerned that it might exacerbate my generalized anxiety due to down-regulation of 5-HT, given the reciprocal relationship between 5-HT and DA systems.
Any thoughts?
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