serotonin (SSRI's) adrenal fatigue and sex drive

[chip douglas]

I've read a good deal of Marianco's postings, and he often mentions that SSRI's can be useful in adrenal fatigue. Now since adrenal fatigue usually means low sex drive, at least in many such cases, does it then mean that SSRI's can actually enhance sex drive ?

I'm confused because all I read about SSRI's is quite the opposite.

Marianco wrote that by increasing serotonin to some extent it can lower Norepinephrine and then permit DA to go up again.

[zkt]

Beats me too. But trazodone (desryl), an ssri, or maybe its an sri, donrt recall, can cause a morning boner. Its not in the prescribing info and I had a link that mentioned the effect somewhere. I verified this bystarting and stopping the drug several times. I think the exact mechanism of action of the ssr`s is cot completely understood.

[chip douglas]

yeah pretty involved those SSRI's actions.

[bullmastiff]

However the method by which ssris raise serotonin probably creates to much serotonin in the synapse. The reality is over 60% of people taking them experience some sort of sexual dysfunction.

[pmgamer18]

SSRI's can lower your testosterone levels.
http://www.priory.com/psych/sexdys.htm

[chip douglas]

The rationale why I raised that point is because all of my life I've been a bundle of nerves.

I also wonder there is a large difference in the way SSRi's raise serotonin and through say the increase 5-HTP will provide. I think both can raise Prolactin--if i recall correctly when you raise serotonin you also raise PRL to some extent.

I would probably not as mixed up as I'm if Dr. Braverman hadn't written what he has about serotonin deficit and andropause/low Testosterone. Of course he did so in his last book without backing his claims with science. This only compounds an already complex subject.

The only thing I can really on aside from tribulus which does raise my sex drive, is fish oil--fish oil does raise my libido. Of course take account of the fact that it's only taking it to a rather normal place on the libido spectrum--it's not actually boosting an already healthy sex drive.

[bullmastiff]

Despite Bravermen's book ssris are a notorioius sex drive killer. They lower testosterone and raise prolacin. Perhaps you could try 5htp as a natural way of raising serotonin. I take klonopin for stress (a benzo) and when I skip a day my libido goes way up. Look at meds you are taking as a possible cause of low libido.

[chip douglas]

i'm not on any meds right now Now that you mention it, I'd 50 mg of 5-HTP yesterday evening and today after lunch, and I do not have the desire to look at the beautiful pictures I store on my computer

When I do not take 5-HTP which is most of the time, I do feel like looking at sex related things like flicks or pics. I'm sure many will relate here.

It's weird though, it's like I get mentally aroused but not physically I don't get this sense of physical arousal that should pair with the mental arousal. Hardasnails has pointed in the direction of low Acetylcholine, which might be correct. I see an increase in this sens of arousal whenever I have eggs or plain low-fat yogurt. But they also contain tyrosine so it's hard to say. I seem to recall that supps. of phosphatidylcholine didn't do much for arousal--perhaps I should have taken B5 with them.

See, I'm perplexed today because 5-HTP has caused this mental interest in sex, and usually when not taking 5-HTP this mental interest for sex is there, but it's the physical arousal that is not. Today both are absent. My overall motivation in life is pretty high, so DA must be fine, but I too nervous to get anything done........I have like a lot of project in mind, and this overwhelms me totally, up to the point where nothing gets done.

Is low Acetycholine something commonplace ? Not sure it is, cause I haven't heard very much about it on here.

[keninottawa]

I'm going to try out 5-HTP in an attempt to boost low serotonin levels due to suspected mild adrenal fatigue. Once I'm established in a cycle, I'll get back to you on my sex drive (right now it is quite low because of Nolvadex).

[chip douglas]

Originally Posted by keninottawa

I'm going to try out 5-HTP in an attempt to boost low serotonin levels due to suspected mild adrenal fatigue. Once I'm established in a cycle, I'll get back to you on my sex drive (right now it is quite low because of Nolvadex).

Thank you Keni, I appreciate, and will be awaiting your feedbacks.