Treating Sexual Dysfunction From Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Medication: a Study Comparing Requip CR to Placebo

Summary

Antidepressant medicines sometimes cause sexual side effects. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the sexual dysfunction sometimes caused by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant medications can be reversed by treatment with Requip (ropinirole), a medicine which is used to treat Parkinson's Disease and restless leg syndrome.

Timeline

Start

2006-06

Primary completion

2007-09

Completion

2007-09

Publications

• Background Worthington JJ 3rd, Simon NM, Korbly NB, Perlis RH, Pollack MH; Anxiety Disorders Research Program. Ropinirole for antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2002 Nov;17(6):307-10. doi: 10.1097/00004850-200211000-00006.
• Background Balon R. Sexual function and dysfunction during treatment with psychotropic medications. J Clin Psychiatry. 2005 Nov;66(11):1488-9. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v66n1120. No abstract available.

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