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Is There A Safe Medication To Decrease Libido?
Question: Is there a safe medication that will decrease male sex drive? YYYY@YYYY
Brief Answer:
Yeah, there are drugs
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
There are drugs which can decrease the sex drive but each and every drug has its pros and cons.
Two kinds of drugs are there
1. Antipsychotics like risperidone
2. Anti depressants like fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline etc.
You can take these drugs only after prescription from your doctor.
I just want to know why you want these drugs?
I am waiting for the reply.
Wishing you good health.
Yeah, there are drugs
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
There are drugs which can decrease the sex drive but each and every drug has its pros and cons.
Two kinds of drugs are there
1. Antipsychotics like risperidone
2. Anti depressants like fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline etc.
You can take these drugs only after prescription from your doctor.
I just want to know why you want these drugs?
I am waiting for the reply.
Wishing you good health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE POSSIBLE MEDICATIONS BECAAUSE MY HUSBAND, WHILE HE CANNOT HAVE AN ERECTION, IS FURIOUS WITH ME ALL THE TIME BECAUSE I HAVE NO LIBIDO. IF ANY OF THE MEDS YOU MENTIONED COULD POSSIBLY BE HARMFUL WITH HIS MANY CURRENT MEDS, I WOULD NOT WANT TO RISK THIS. his physician would need to evaluate it whether the med was perscription or not. I doubt my husband would take them anyway, but thank you.
Brief Answer:
Yeah, at this age side effects are more
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for writing again.
The drugs I have mentioned above will interact excessively with his current medication, I wont advise to take this medications.
If these hypersexuality has increased recently then you must visit a doctor and ask for evaluation because these symptoms can be because of some neurological disease in old age.
Giving the medications blindly without knowing the possible cause at this age is not advisable.
Dont give drugs for decreasing sex drive. If the symptoms became intolerable then report to his treating physician, there is no shame in reporting this issues, these all are related to medical problems.
Hope I have answered your query. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you good health.
Yeah, at this age side effects are more
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for writing again.
The drugs I have mentioned above will interact excessively with his current medication, I wont advise to take this medications.
If these hypersexuality has increased recently then you must visit a doctor and ask for evaluation because these symptoms can be because of some neurological disease in old age.
Giving the medications blindly without knowing the possible cause at this age is not advisable.
Dont give drugs for decreasing sex drive. If the symptoms became intolerable then report to his treating physician, there is no shame in reporting this issues, these all are related to medical problems.
Hope I have answered your query. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you good health.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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