TABLE 1.
Medications associated with low sexual desire among womena
| Medication type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Cardiac and antihypertensive | Lipid-lowering medications, beta-blockers, clonidine, digitalis, methyldopa, spironolactone |
| Hormonal | Androgen antagonists, danazol, GnRH agonists and analogs, oral contraceptives, tamoxifen |
| Opioids | Any opioids used chronically, methadone |
| Psychotropic | Antipsychotics, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, lithium, MAOIs (oral), phenytoin, SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs |
| Other | Aromatase inhibitors, chemotherapy, histamine 2 receptor blockers, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, ketoconazole |
a
GnRH, gonadotropin-releasing hormone; MAOIs, monoamine oxidase inhibitors; SSRIs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; SNRIs, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors; TCAs, tricyclic antidepressants.