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I only wish they had something out that would work for me without killing my sex drive.

if you're talking about depression- a combo of regular vigorous outdoor physical exercise, omega 3 oils, regular sunlight exposure, cognitive hygiene, proper nutrition have all been proven to fight depression. sexual side effects are the bugaboos of many seretonin-boosting pmeds such as SSRIs [like prozac, paxil, zoloft] and SNRIs [like cymbalta and effexor], tricyclics [anafranil and norpramin among others] and MAOIs [like isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil) and tranylcypromine (Parnate)]. if you must have an SSRI/SNRI, luvox [SSRI] and pristiq [SNRI] have fewer sex side fx than their stablemates, but the antidepressants with the fewest sexual side fx are bupropion [welbutrin] and myrtazapine [remerol]. if you must sake a sex-dampening antidepressant, you can temper their sex-killing properties by taking one's daily dose only after having sex for the day, or combining the dose with the antidepressant buproprion [welbutrin] or the anti-anxiety drug buspirone [buspar], and/or taking a vasodilator such as viagra, levitra or cialis, as long as one is not on nitrates or large doses of l-argenine.

However, I have been on every single one of the meds you just mentioned. I usually have the exact opposite side effects as the ones associated with the med. Right now I am on 4 different ones for schiz, and even though i do have a sex drive, some days it is on, some days it is off. It is a b***h to deal with, but it is the only thing that keeps me goin even though I feel like I am losing touch with alot of stuff.

i am not presently on any pmeds but still my sex drive is highly variable also. but maca helps me a lot in that regard, as well as the vigorous physical exercise- together they form a synergistic combo, boosting my sex drive.

I appreciate the feedback.

i get the impression you have a better outlet for your sex drive than i do.

I wish I did. I dont wanna go into details on all of this. You can PM me if you want

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