Lost the Lovin Feeling..
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Lost the Lovin Feeling..
| Wed, 05-26-2004 - 11:30pm |
My fiance and I have been together for about two years and until he last five months things hve been fine. Five months ago I was diagnosed with major depession and anxiety disorder. For four of the five months I was being tried on one medicine or another until they found something that worked. That put a lot of stress on our relationship but we made it though. :) Then I went back to work and the stress of the job was back on my shoulders. My family is stressful enough and they began to add to everything. To top it all off our laundry room is being remodled (very slowly) the basement flooded and needs a new sump pump and a new floor, my medication (Paxil CR) has killed my sex drive and a tree fell on the garage during a storm. I fel like pulling my hair out and crying.
I guess the question I have is; can stress be causing this feeling? I know deep in my heart that I love my fiance very much. I know he is the one I want to be with but there are days I just don't feel anything one way or the other. Coud this be stress or something worse?
Any advice would be welcomed.
Peace,
Jen
I guess the question I have is; can stress be causing this feeling? I know deep in my heart that I love my fiance very much. I know he is the one I want to be with but there are days I just don't feel anything one way or the other. Coud this be stress or something worse?
Any advice would be welcomed.
Peace,
Jen

Carrie
well objectively speaking - even without the problem of depression - any of the things you mentioned could cause those feelings. definately go back to the doctor, the meds may need to be adjusted.
you don't mention therapy - have you been combining the meds with therapy? that can be helpful as well.
good luck
With everything you have on your plate right now I think counseling would be very good for you. I also would caution you not to make any major, life altering decisions (getting married or breaking up) until you are on a more even keel. I'd definately look into counseling if I was you.
Good luck to you and keep looking up^, Susan.