Naltrexone and sex drive: has anyone tried it?

[VicistiGalilaee (imported)]

I've read that naltrexone has been used successfully to treat sex addiction. Has anyone tried it in an attempt to lower their sex drive?

[Jorge2008 (imported)]

I used this drug for alcohol addiction. It didn't help for that purpose and did nothing to reduce my sex drive.

[zeebster (imported)]

I've never seen anything to suggest that Naltrexone would be effective in treating "sex addiction", it's for treating opioid abuse. The information on it's actions would suggest that Antabuse would be the drug of choice for alcohol addiction, not the Naltrexone.

[TopManFL (imported)]

Naltrexone and Antabuse work in two different ways.

Naltrexone replaces hydrocodone or heroin in the system and reduces cravings. Naltrexone is itself in the same class of drugs as hydrocodone or oxycodone.

Antabuse is basically half of a poison. The other half is alcohol. If a person who is attempting to stop alcohol is taking antabuse and they drink they become violently ill. There have been cases where family members who didn't understand how antabuse worked where slipping it into a loved ones beverages to get them to stop drinking. Also with antabuse, no perfume or any chemicals that contain alcohol on the skin and as well no mouthwash with alcohol.

Is is important to know the different ways the two medications work. In Europe Naltrexone is approved for alcohol withdrawal, but not in the United States.