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Suggest An Alternative To Nexito For Treatment Of Depression

Posted on Tue, 2 Sep 2014

Question: I am 39 years of Man with No BP or Sugar. Since April 2014, i am going thru depression treatment and doctor suggested to take Nexito 10 mg last 3 months. Now i am lot more better and can handle the situation very well. But unfortunately since after taking the nexito tablet, i facing decreased libido. Could you please advise me any medicine that i can take along with Nexito to overcome on decreased interest on sex. Thanks XXXX

Answered by Dr. Sunil Gupta (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Trial of Bupopion/ Mirtazapine in place of nexito.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I went through your query and can understand your concern regarding decreased libido.

Nexito is Escitalopram which is an effective antidepressant. One of the known side effects of escitalopram is decreased sexual desire. To overcome this effect, the recommended way is to shift to another anti-depressant which doesn't have any sexual side effects. Two such drugs are Mirtazapine and Bupropion. Any other medication together with Escitalopram will not help with your problem.

You should discuss with your psychiatrist regarding the possible options and accordingly Escitalopram can be tapered and stopped and one of either Bupropion or Mirtazapine can be gradually started.

I do hope that I was able to answer your query. Please let me know if you have any further doubts.

Best wishes,

Dr. Sunil Gupta

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar