which antidepressant has the least effect on libido?
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Fortunately, one antidepressant rarely causes sexual side effects, Wellbutrin (bupropion). Wellbutrin is just as effective as the most popular class of antidepressants, the SSRIs (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Luvox). Its nonsexual side effects are no worse, and it's unlikely to cause sexual side effects.
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['bupropion.', 'cimetidine.', 'fluconazole.', 'methylphenidate.', 'protease inhibitors for HIV such as ritonavir.', 'quinidine.', 'SSRI antidepressants such as fluvoxamine and fluoxetine.', 'terbinafine.']
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Antidepressants. A low-dose form of paroxetine (Brisdelle) is the only nonhormone treatment for hot flashes approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Other antidepressants that have been used to treat hot flashes include: Venlafaxine (Effexor XR)
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Paroxetine is an extensively used SSRI that has been shown to impair erectile function in patients, to induce erectile dysfunction and to inhibit nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity and NO production in animal models. NO is a key mediator of penile erection.
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Taking antidepressants may affect people's feelings of love and attachment, a new study suggests. Researchers found that men's feelings of love tended to be affected more than women's by taking antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which work mainly through the serotonin system.
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Arousal/erection Erectile problem was the second most frequent sexual side effect in the current study. Among the three drugs, olanzapine was most commonly associated with erectile dysfunction (50%) as compared to risperidone (40%) and quetiapine (36%). However, it was not statistically significant.
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Compared to citalopram, the weight gain linked to other antidepressants was small. Bupropion was associated with the least amount of weight gain, close to none. Two others that also appeared to have less weight gain were amitriptyline and nortriptyline. Amitriptyline and nortriptyline are older drugs.
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['Benzodiazepines. ... ', "Antidepressants, such as Fluoxetine (Prozac), Paroxetine (Paxil), Sertraline (Zoloft), Citalopram (Celexa), Escitalopram (Lexapro) (SSRI's) and Effexor, Cymbalta, Pristiq (SNRI's).", 'Serotonin Enhancer, such as Buspirone (Buspar).']
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Compared with bupropion, all other antidepressants had a lower risk of hair loss, with fluoxetine and paroxetine having the lowest risk [hazard ratio (HR)=0.68, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.63-0.74, HR=0.68, 95% CI: 0.62-0.74, respectively] and fluvoxamine having the highest risk (HR=0.93, 95% CI: 0.64-1.37).
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In other words, antidepressants are effective against chronic, moderate and severe depression. They don't help in mild depression. The various antidepressants have been compared in many studies. Overall, the commonly used tricyclic antidepressants (SSRIs and SNRIs) were found to be equally effective.
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Managing the sexual side effects of antidepressants. Sexual dysfunction does not have to be a permanent side effect of taking antidepressants. In some cases, patients experience these symptoms within the first few weeks or months of taking their prescription, and then the symptoms become less severe.
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Effexor is in a class of antidepressants called serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). Other categories of antidepressants include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac (fluoxetine) and Zoloft (sertraline), or tricyclic antidepressants such as Elavil (amitriptyline).
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For this reason, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as escitalopram (Lexapro), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil) or fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), are used to help delay ejaculation. Of those approved for use in the United States, paroxetine seems to be the most effective.
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['Celexa (citalopram)', 'Lexapro (escitalopram)', 'Prozac (fluoxetine)', 'Zoloft (sertraline)', 'Paxil (paroxetine)']
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A study has found that the antidepressant Effexor (chemical name: venlafaxine) eased hot flashes just as well as hormone replacement therapy (HRT). There are two types of antidepressant medicines: SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and SNRIs (serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors).
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Sexual side effects are linked to antidepressants in general, but some types of medications cause greater sexual problems than others. The following antidepressants are reportedly the most problematic: citalopram (Celexa) duloxetine (Cymbalta)
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At very high doses, venlafaxine blocks dopamine reuptake. Thus, theoretically, sexual side-effects should decrease as the venlafaxine dose increases. Because this study used relatively low doses of venlafaxine (115 mg), the sexual dysfunction frequency associated with venlafaxine was similar to that of the SSRIs.