Symptoms Of Unipolar Depression
Q: I wonder if anything with knowledge in the effects of brain
chemistry could give a brief explanation in layman terms why SSRI's
kill the libido?
A:I can see your problem. Still, Wellbutrin is often good for libido. So
are dopamine agonists, such as bromocriptine, Dostinex, and Mirapex.
If libido is a concern, you really do need to investigate these
alternatives.
By the way, the use of dopamine agonists to treat depression and
libido problems is experimental, though very effective for me, and
your psychiatrist almost certainly has never done anything of the
sort. If you want to move in this direction at some point, feel free
to ask me for more information.
...My understanding was
that lithiium was for bi-polar disorders? Do I have that wrong? I have
unipolar depression. Some of it because of recent "sorrows and joys" ,as you
succintly put it, and some of it caused by the various other life-saving
medications that I need to take for the rest of my life. Who knows how much
of it is the other medications I take. I've tried various different brands
of drugs to eliminate some of their side effects but I can't stop taking
some of my other meds for to do so would be possibly life threatening.
Lithium is effective in both bipolar and unipolar disorders
and often used as an adjunct (just one article substantiating
this but it is well known); i think there is some pop medicine
"legends" that have floated around linking lithium to bipolar
alone, probably because lithium is SO, perhaps more effective