|
Sirandlittle1 -> RE: anti-depressants and sexual dysfunction (8/13/2006 1:19:10 AM)
|
I got postnatal depression with one of my children. For the entire 6 months i was on a SSRI type of anti-depressant, of which prozac is one, i didnt orgasm once. Im the sort of woman who can come walking down the street! This was a shock. My GP told me that depressed people arent supposed to have a sex drive, wanker!
There's a reason most Dr's prescribe for the SSRI group, they are less dangerous if swallowed by the handful. a behaviour common in people with depression!
But there are other groups to try, MOIA's and tricyclic groups have little interference with orgasm ability, but are lethal if OD's are going to be a issue.
I attempted to take viagra, also horny goat weed, also hours of fourplay, nothing got me coming. Until i stopped, and there i was, the horny jack rabbit, again.
It is far more common to find people who are depressed because they have something depressing in their lives, than it is to find the true, brain chemistry affected person who needs the seratonin reuptake sorting chemically, by maintanence anti depressant group of sufferers.
Generally speaking, if your partner has been a alcoholic, that IS a depressant. Maybe if she gave up the depressant found in all forms of alcohol, she wouldnt need the meds?
Minor depression = the mood lifts naturally, when good things occur. This group of depressed people can use other methods other than biochemical to treat their depression.
Moderate depression = do both with combination therapy, then going onto psychological methods only.
Major depression = is fucking rare! and usually means, not eating, not drinking, requiring emergency psych intervention, sometimes as drastic as ECT to reverse it, or the person dies, as their electrolyte sytstem shuts down. And organs fail, one by one.
I would advocate, going to your partners prescriber, and discussing it. Hopefully, they wont be as ignorant as my GP.
Missing out on the intamacy, was the one thing that prevented me, from returning to the anti - depressants when post natal depression hit the second time round for me. I used other methods to overcome it. But it was harder, it took far more effort.
I wish you both well, what you wish to give her, seems such a simple thing, i really really wish you well
little1
|
|
|
|
