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| Fri, 10-08-2004 - 3:40pm |
I am new here and hope that you are able to give me some guidance. I was recently married for the 2nd time, my last marriage ended in 1985. I have had a couple of relationships over the years but none that lasted. I am married to a wonderful, caring, generous, loving man and my marriage of 4 months is falling apart. I was diagnosed with depression almost 17 years ago. I have taken paxil, prozac, zoloft, effector,celexa over the years and am now on 60mg of Remeron, which is the best one so far. I also take 100 mg of trazadone for anxiety. My problem is I have no interest in sex at all, and for a four month marriage you can image the problems that it is causing. I know it is common for people on anti depressants to have sexually difficulty, but is there any way around this or treatment or therpy for this. Is it the medications that cause this alone and if so what do I do about it? Is there another medication that I can take to counteract the effects of the depression medication? I cannot function with out the depression medication and am aware it is a lifetime condition. I welcome any advice or suggestions you may have, maybe some pointer on what to do. This is getting very difficult for me to deal with.
Thank you
Thank you

oh yeah, I hear ya on this one !!!!
Yes the meds take away your sex drive.
God could not be everywhere, so
Thanks
I think a lot of the problem with depression in a marriage is that the partner does not get the education to fully understand the extent of the condition and the effects it has on the person who is suffering. If your dh is like mine he "thinks" he understands but he truly doesn't.
I'm in my second week of counciling and I hope to bring dh into it somewhere along the line to better educate him about it. Maybe this is something for you and your dh to consider?