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Posted by michael on July 31, 2000, at 18:19:50
Saw bromocriptine mentioned in the "tips" section, as one possibility for addressing sexual dysfunction - anyone know what dosages might be, or have any experience with it?
Posted by shar on August 5, 2000, at 20:38:12
In reply to bromocriptine, posted by michael on July 31, 2000, at 18:19:50
Michael,
I'm responding because I don't want you to feel ignored, not because I know anything.Have you tried searching the archives?
In the time I've been here, I don't think I've seen it mentioned.
Good luck,
Shar
> Saw bromocriptine mentioned in the "tips" section, as one possibility for addressing sexual dysfunction - anyone know what dosages might be, or have any experience with it?
Posted by michael on August 6, 2000, at 2:04:44
In reply to Re: bromocriptine » michael, posted by shar on August 5, 2000, at 20:38:12
Hey Shar -
Thanks, I appreciate you thinking of me, that's very thoughtful of you. I appreciate the reply, but please don't worry, I don't feel ignored - I'm aware it's a subject/med that there hasn't been a lot of conversation about... at least not that I've noticed in the time i've been here (in & out/off & on, roughly since the new year...)
It's just something I've finally gotten around to trying, and thought I'd poll the gang for any other feedback.
For what it's worth, I've found it to be pretty effective, although I will say I've only given it a short trial.
The central med I'm working with is adrafinil (for fatigure/dysthymia/anhedonia/etc).... And although I've found it to be very helpful, I encountered some sexual dysfunction as a side effect (no more-so than I did w/effexor or prozac).
I found the bromocriptine to counter the negative effects pretty effectively - but like I said, it's only been a short trial (~ a week or so), so I don't have good info on dose, etc.
I'm planning to try amisulpride (again) & sulpiride, as other options, since they're also dopamine agonists. (it's occured to me that the first time I tried amisulpride, was after prozac - so given prozac's very long half-life, it may have impacted my experience w/amisulpride - in spite of the week wash-out period)
For what it's worth, however, if others are interested, I think bromocriptine may be worth exploring... I had results rather quickly - less than a week, w/between 1 & 2 tabs (2.5mg/ea) a day... Although I think a bit of sleepiness may also be attributable to the bromo (had the same experience w/amisulpride the first time).
I haven't been too thorough with my tests as of yet - just a "quick-hit" check... (kind of along the lines of JohnL/Dr. Jensen's theory that if it doesn't work quickly, it's may not be the best available option)...
Sorry if this is a bit rambling - been out to the bars this evening, but wanted to reply because I'll be out of town/away from the web for a week or so as of tomorrow.... Hope everyone has a good week. Many, many weeks, for that matter... michael
> Michael,
> I'm responding because I don't want you to feel ignored, not because I know anything.
>
> Have you tried searching the archives?
>
> In the time I've been here, I don't think I've seen it mentioned.
>
> Good luck,
> Shar
>
>
> > Saw bromocriptine mentioned in the "tips" section, as one possibility for addressing sexual dysfunction - anyone know what dosages might be, or have any experience with it?
Posted by AndrewB on August 7, 2000, at 9:51:53
In reply to Re: bromocriptine, posted by michael on August 6, 2000, at 2:04:44
That's interesting news Michael! What dose of bromocriptine are you taking? Any other effects noticed with it?
Hope it keeps working!
AndrewB
Posted by Ant-Rock on August 9, 2000, at 12:57:23
In reply to Re: bromocriptine, posted by michael on August 6, 2000, at 2:04:44
> The central med I'm working with is adrafinil (for fatigure/dysthymia/anhedonia/etc).... >
Hi Michael,
I was curious as to the dose of adrafanil you were taking daily, and how it's helping with your anhedonia.
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Anthony
Posted by shar on August 9, 2000, at 22:21:24
In reply to Re: bromocriptine, posted by AndrewB on August 7, 2000, at 9:51:53
There is a post for this thread that doesn't show up on the board. Does anyone know why?
If you click on Andrew B's message (42325) you can see it at the bottom in blue. It was posted by me on 8/6/00.
I can't figure out why it doesn't show up on PB.
Shar
Posted by Dr. Bob on August 10, 2000, at 21:06:01
In reply to Re: bromocriptine---Missing Post, posted by shar on August 9, 2000, at 22:21:24
> There is a post for this thread that doesn't show up on the board. Does anyone know why?
It was just a (partial) quote of michael's post. I guess something went wrong during the posting process? Posts like that get deleted to tidy things up, but unfortunately they don't get removed from the Thread listings.
Bob
Posted by shar on August 10, 2000, at 22:32:08
In reply to Re: Missing Post, posted by Dr. Bob on August 10, 2000, at 21:06:01
Actually, I gave the post a new title (included the word adrafinil) because it wasn't getting much response, and I knew it was good information (talked about helping with sexual side effect), and people would be more likely to look at it if it had "adrafinil" in the title.
I also took out the part where M wrote something to me in his response, because it wouldn't have made sense in a stand-alone post. So, I started it with "Michael wrote" or something.
Shar
> > There is a post for this thread that doesn't show up on the board. Does anyone know why?
>
> It was just a (partial) quote of michael's post. I guess something went wrong during the posting process? Posts like that get deleted to tidy things up, but unfortunately they don't get removed from the Thread listings.
>
> Bob
Posted by Dr. Bob on August 11, 2000, at 23:44:10
In reply to Re: Missing Post » Dr. Bob, posted by shar on August 10, 2000, at 22:32:08
> > I guess something went wrong during the posting process?
> Actually, I gave the post a new title (included the word adrafinil) because it wasn't getting much response, and I knew it was good information (talked about helping with sexual side effect), and people would be more likely to look at it if it had "adrafinil" in the title.
Oops, sorry about jumping to conclusions. In the future, maybe say in the post what you're doing so this doesn't happen again?
Bob
Posted by shar on August 12, 2000, at 0:27:36
In reply to Re: Missing Post (and Adrafinil), posted by Dr. Bob on August 11, 2000, at 23:44:10
> > > I guess something went wrong during the posting process?
>
> > Actually, I gave the post a new title (included the word adrafinil) because it wasn't getting much response, and I knew it was good information (talked about helping with sexual side effect), and people would be more likely to look at it if it had "adrafinil" in the title.
>
> Oops, sorry about jumping to conclusions. In the future, maybe say in the post what you're doing so this doesn't happen again?
>
> Bob
Posted by michael on August 14, 2000, at 11:31:19
In reply to Re: bromocriptine, posted by AndrewB on August 7, 2000, at 9:51:53
> That's interesting news Michael! What dose of bromocriptine are you taking? Any other effects noticed with it?
>
> Hope it keeps working!
>
> AndrewBSorry for the delay in reply - just got back home last night... Anyway, regarding bromocriptine - unfortunately, not much to report at this time other than I already posted... The dose was 2.5mg (1 tablet)/day, however I plan to see if an "as needed" basis might work also... So I haven't taken it since my last post (while I was out of town).
The only "other" effects I noticed - maybe a touch of sleepiness... didn't notice the "brightening" (I think that was the word...) noted by the doctor in the tips section - but I only tried it for a week - less I think....
As for the adrafinil - I was taking 600mg twice daily (two tablets twice daily). I had left that behind to try cytomel (which helped, but not as much). Going back to adrafinil. Initially it was great (the adrafinil) - almost euphoric for a week or two. Plenty of energy too. At that point I caught "the cold from hell", and felt generally really really lousy for a couple of weeks. After the cold, felt better again, but not quite to the euphoric degree as the first two weeks.
The cold also coincided w/starting wellbutrin again (primarily for smoking cessation). So although it may just be that the euphoric aspect diminished w/time, the thought also occured to me that the wellbutrin might've impacted my decrease in response to adrafinil... I'd like to see how the adrafinil does solo...
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