AGP helped by anti depressants

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[–]HP_Lovecat 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

"My psychiatrist prescribed Wellbutrin (bupropion) for my depression. Turns out that an off-label use for bupropion is to treat some forms of addiction, such as smoking and - I find this very significant - gambling."

"After two weeks on bupropion, the desire to cross-dress and present as female simply went away. I still thought about it. But I no longer had that urgent need to do it. My whole notion of what had been happening to me came crashing down around me."

"Because I realized: All the things I had done, all the money I had spent, all the damage I had done to my body and, most importantly, all the grief I had caused to my loved ones, was based on a lie. I wasn’t transgender. I was an addict."

[–]PassionateIntensity 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Hmmm. Dopamine agonists like and Levodopa, Effexor, Requip, and Aripiprazole can spark gambling and sexual addictions in some patients. I wonder if any of the adult men who developed AGP after puberty were on these meds.

[–]Shinjin_Nana 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That thread really needs to get more traction.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I think it should be basic knowledge? Medication really does help with OCD, anxiety, depression. Anybody who needs constant (external or internal) validation on whether they 'pass' has OCD.

[–]PassionateIntensity 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wow, that's interesting. Not related to addiction or fetish but I've read detrans FTMs say their gender dysphoria went away after they took anti-depressants. THAT should have been the first thing their therapist suggested instead of testosterone. (BTW, testosterone is a mood-enhancer so it will temporarily make anyone feel better, until the side-effect kick in.)