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Is naltrexone used for treatment of a sex addiction?

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Dr. Vasu Brown answered

Specializes in Integrative Medicine

No: Naltrexone is for opioid and also used with alcohol abuse maintenance program.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Dr. Ravi Srivastava answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

It can be: Theoretically it can be. I am not aware of any major study done to show that it is effective or not.

Answered 7/4/2013

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Don't know how wide-: spread this off-label use would be. Naltrexone has been used off-label to treat compulsive behaviors because it can help to block the release of dopamine. See “Internet sex addiction treated with naltrexone.” REF: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18241634

Answered 11/17/2018

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