Effect of Antidepressants on Sex Hormone Levels and Sexual Functioning

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

83

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2008

Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
DRUG

Fluoxetine

Participants will begin taking 10 mg of fluoxetine, once a day by mouth, on the first day of their second menstrual cycle during the study. Dosage will be increased to 20 mg of fluoxetine once a day after 7 days, to be maintained until the luteal phase (start of ovulation) of menstrual cycle 3. If side effects are intolerable, the dose will be lowered to 10 mg of fluoxetine per day. Participants will undergo a total of 2 months of treatment with fluoxetine.

DRUG

Bupropion

Participants will begin taking 150 mg of bupropion, once a day by mouth, on the first day of their second menstrual cycle during the study. Dosage will be increased to 300 mg of bupropion once a day after 7 days, to be maintained until the luteal phase of menstrual cycle 3. If side effects are intolerable, the dose will be decreased to 150 mg of bupropion per day. Participants will undergo a total of 2 months of treatment with bupropion.

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

lead

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

OTHER

NCT00611975 - Effect of Antidepressants on Sex Hormone Levels and Sexual Functioning | Biotech Hunter | Biotech Hunter