Can Zoloft Or Aricept Cause Increase In Sex Drive?

Posted on Sat, 17 Jan 2015

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Question : My husband is taking Zoloft and Aricept. He has become overly sexual and will not leave me alone.
I do not want to hurt his feelings but the constant kissing, hugging, rubbing, etc is really making me
unhappy. Do you think it is one of these medications? Thanks

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Could be side effect of Zoloft

Detailed Answer:
hello

Thanks for the query

Zoloft can cause change in the sex drive sometimes. I recommend that you speak to his psychiatrist fora reduction in dosage or switch over to another drug of the same class.

I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me
Regards

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