Re: Off Celexa, still no sex drive

[Guest guest]

Hi DK,

This is something that has come up a few times. Having a lack of

emotion and decreased sex drive is common after stopping SSRIs. It

has been more than a year since i've stopped and i still have those

problems. Sometimes it takes a year or more for your brain to

recover to the changes SSRIs have made to it.

this group rarely promotes drugs of any kind, and chances are they

can't help your problem, the only thing that can do that is time and

nutrition.

-joe

>

> Hi folks -

>

> I'm new to the group, but I've had a problem for almost a year now.

> I stopped taking celexa in Jan '04 after 3 years of use due to loss

> of sex drive. My sex drive still hasn't come back. I've had

> countless tests done and treatments with no effect.

>

> All my hormone levels are fine for a 28 year old male. So it is not

> a hormone issue. My doc gave me some Wellbutrin XL 150mg to try for

> a month, as it has been known to help people restore sex drive by

> raising dopamine.

>

> I also have a lack of emotion. Sure, I still get happy and sad but

> I'm even keel 90% of the time. I've done a bunch of research the

> last few days and the one thing that keeps popping up for sex drive

> is a drug called dostinex (also called cabergoline). It's used for

> prolactinomas and Parkinson's but also promotes dopamine

production.

> It seems to have minimal side effects and seems promising.

>

> Any help is appreciated!

>

> DK

[Guest guest]

Thanks Joe. Celexa also screwed up my hormone levels a bit, raising

my estrogen levels which decreased testosterone. I got this under

control by taking the herbal supplement DIM and now my hormones are

normal for my age. But what I didn't know is that the core of the

problem is my brain chemistry.

So it seems like you're in the same boat as me...

DK

> >

> > Hi folks -

> >

> > I'm new to the group, but I've had a problem for almost a year

now.

> > I stopped taking celexa in Jan '04 after 3 years of use due to

loss

> > of sex drive. My sex drive still hasn't come back. I've had

> > countless tests done and treatments with no effect.

> >

> > All my hormone levels are fine for a 28 year old male. So it is

not

> > a hormone issue. My doc gave me some Wellbutrin XL 150mg to try

for

> > a month, as it has been known to help people restore sex drive

by

> > raising dopamine.

> >

> > I also have a lack of emotion. Sure, I still get happy and sad

but

> > I'm even keel 90% of the time. I've done a bunch of research the

> > last few days and the one thing that keeps popping up for sex

drive

> > is a drug called dostinex (also called cabergoline). It's used

for

> > prolactinomas and Parkinson's but also promotes dopamine

> production.

> > It seems to have minimal side effects and seems promising.

> >

> > Any help is appreciated!

> >

> > DK

[Guest guest]

That sounds really interesting Jo, can yu say a bit more about the structure angle? Thanks. Mo

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[Guest guest]

I think that the reason it takes so long to get better is its justnot

a matter of certain chemical balance being restored, but also

restoring different structures physically damages by the drugs.

-joe

> > >

> > > Hi folks -

> > >

> > > I'm new to the group, but I've had a problem for almost a year

> now.

> > > I stopped taking celexa in Jan '04 after 3 years of use due to

> loss

> > > of sex drive. My sex drive still hasn't come back. I've had

> > > countless tests done and treatments with no effect.

> > >

> > > All my hormone levels are fine for a 28 year old male. So it is

> not

> > > a hormone issue. My doc gave me some Wellbutrin XL 150mg to try

> for

> > > a month, as it has been known to help people restore sex drive

> by

> > > raising dopamine.

> > >

> > > I also have a lack of emotion. Sure, I still get happy and sad

> but

> > > I'm even keel 90% of the time. I've done a bunch of research

the

> > > last few days and the one thing that keeps popping up for sex

> drive

> > > is a drug called dostinex (also called cabergoline). It's used

> for

> > > prolactinomas and Parkinson's but also promotes dopamine

> > production.

> > > It seems to have minimal side effects and seems promising.

> > >

> > > Any help is appreciated!

> > >

> > > DK