Posted by Raisinb on October 12, 2012, at 5:28:13
In reply to Sexual Problems - Permanent or Not?, posted by Trevpr on October 7, 2012, at 16:26:17
I'm late to this thread and haven't read all posts, but it sounds to me like your lack of sex drive is an effect of your illness, not a med side effect. So if you treat the depression and anhedonia, your sex drive will probably come back with it. The question is what med regime to try next since you've been on a lot of things already. If you've exhausted the SSRIs and Wellbutrin, there are a couple of ways to go next: Mood stabilizers that help with depression (Lamictal, primarily, and maybe Lithium or Abilify), MAOIs (help lots of people but you have to be careful with your diet) and/or stimulants like Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, or Provigil.
Talk with your pdoc about what path is most suited for you. Apologies if I suggested anything you've already tried; I'm up at 5 am and my brain is a little fuzzy.
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