Posted by akrake on August 12, 2001, at 8:21:32
In reply to Sexual side effects and depression...., posted by CLK on August 11, 2001, at 8:15:07
clk, what meds are you on?
>I mean the health of my marriage is directly related to my mental state. If things are not going well in my marriage this has a direct effect on my depression.this is how i feel too...that's why i got off of the sarafem/prozac....even though it WORKED for my pmdd.....i also had the shakes and high bp with it....not just a lack of desire and no way i could have an orgasm....actually, that's not true about the lack of desire....i'd have vivid dreams that were somewhat erotic....and even wild fantasies (boy, did i want to act on some of those!) but what good did they do me if i could orgasm...it was extremely frustrating.
> How the hell am I supposed to tell my husband that not only does he have to put up with me being a lunatic b*tch, moody, irritable, lethargic, tired, snappish, a terrible housekeeper, the side effects (if any) from the one or more medications I have to try, AND you're not likely to get any for 6 months, a year, two years...
i just sort of faked it until i could get to my doc and discuss changing meds. i hate to say that, but it's true. i wanted to have sex, it just wasn't enjoyable anymore.
> What exactly do I tell my spouse?
>
> Not to mention - what about me? I happen to enjoy having a sex life. I, personally, believe that medication that either lowers my sex drive or interferes with my ability to have an or*asm would be a real 'downer'.
>i'm on wellbutrin and it totally turned around my sex life. the funny thing is, 2-3 months before i started the meds that killed my desire, i was having problems having an orgasm anyway (sign of depression/pmdd).
amie
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