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Does amitriptyline increase or decrease your sexual urges?

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It depends: Sometimes Amitriptyline can decrease sex drive and ability to get an orgasm. However, if it helps treat depression, it can increase your sex drive.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/2/2020

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