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SSRI's and reationships - 7/11/2007 1:31:16 PM

Aneirin

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Those of you that are on SSRI's,can I ask how does it effect your relationships with a significant other,or for those who are unattached,how do they affect your social interaction with a possible significant other or any other of the opposite sex for that matter?

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/11/2007 1:34:57 PM

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The 30mg of Paxil I take every night certainly helps my relationship, considering I have severe chronic anxiety that has resulted in a few hospital stays and two heart attack scares. =)

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/11/2007 1:38:02 PM

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It didn't effect my social interaction perse, but one of the adverse side effects of many ssri's is anorgasma...(the delayed or inability to have an orgasm). Not all people will experience this, mind you, but don't feel like you can't ask your Dr. for an alternate med if this side effect indeed manifests itself. I have had better luck with wellbutryn over the older meds like prozac and zoloft. Hope this helps.

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/11/2007 1:54:11 PM

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When I was on antidepressants they helped my relationships with everyone, but as mentioned above you may have problems with your sex drive I know mine crashed when on SSRIs.

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/11/2007 3:56:25 PM

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I've been better on my SSRIs. There can be sexual side effects (and rediculous weight gain). With me, my doctor switched me from one to another and the sexual side effects decreased significantly.

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/11/2007 4:08:04 PM

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When I was on antidepressants they helped my relationships with everyone, but as mentioned above you may have problems with your sex drive I know mine crashed when on SSRIs.

Ah, see, my sex drive didn't so much "crash" as it simply "mellowed". There's not as much wild crazy " gotta have it NOWNOWNOW" urgency, and it takes longer for me to orgasm, lol.

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/11/2007 6:25:59 PM

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Well, me being bi-polar I was a little promiscuious (sp?) when I was younger and first diagnosed with depression (later revised to bi-polar) and the SSRIs made that urge to have sex disappear and I don't really know if it delayed my orgasm or not...I am not now however on SSRIs I am only on mood stablizers so I couldn't say if that would or wouldn't have happened to me.

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/11/2007 11:41:32 PM

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I may be off base a little here, but I'll say my piece anyway. When I was 15, the doc started me on SSRI's even though he knew my mother was bipolar. (Research then and now informs people that when a child of a bipolar is on SSRI's they will infact have similar side effects). They sent me from being depressed into a manic like state. When I was on Zoloft, I felt like a zombie and told my mother she could get hit by a mack truck and I wouldn't cry at her funeral. Yes, I know, mean...but I had to tell her that to get her to understand how bad it was. On the others, I had a lot of mood swings, from crying to anger to being happy go lucky.

Eventually a psychiatrist ended up putting me on a mood stabilizer in addition to the antidepressent which did much better. After moving out of my mother's house, I found the medication to be too much and stopped taking it. Though I deal with some depressive states, they haven't been as bad.

My relationships with SO's haven't changed much if at all. The only thing I noticed when I was coming off of the SSRI's was that I could be extremely mean and would pick fights with my then boyfriend to get him to go away. Maybe it's just maturity setting in, but I think my relationships have improved a lot since I've stopped taking the medications.

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/13/2007 6:19:20 AM

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Yanno, I have a tremendous amount of respect to anybody who is suffering from bi-polar and handling it. From the outside looking in, it just seems to be so devastating. I know that my anxiety had some serious impact in my life, so I can't begin to imagine what bi-polar feels like. just an aside.

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/13/2007 6:29:30 AM

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ORIGINAL: Aneirin

Those of you that are on SSRI's,can I ask how does it effect your relationships with a significant other,or for those who are unattached,how do they affect your social interaction with a possible significant other or any other of the opposite sex for that matter?

what is SSRI?

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/13/2007 6:34:03 AM

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Michael I would guess that you have been on SSRI's.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ssris/MH00066

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/13/2007 8:11:37 AM

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ORIGINAL: StellaByStarlite

Yanno, I have a tremendous amount of respect to anybody who is suffering from bi-polar and handling it. From the outside looking in, it just seems to be so devastating. I know that my anxiety had some serious impact in my life, so I can't begin to imagine what bi-polar feels like. just an aside.

Agreed! I am on the outside, too, but I have seen the difficulties caused by medications, medication changes, and underlying illnesses. Devestating seems like the right word to describe it. I also have great admiration and great respect for the people who are really trying to handle their problems and who are making the sacrifices needed to do it.

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/13/2007 9:19:31 AM

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Michael I would guess that you have been on SSRI's.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ssris/MH00066

i'm allergic to Prozac...and Zoloft

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RE: SSRI's and reationships - 7/13/2007 11:44:40 AM

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Thank you for the support for those of us with Bi-polar.

As for not taking your meds VisiousBabe...you do know that if your mom has bi-polar you are more likely to have it too. And just because you don't see the problems you could very well have it. Bi-polar is herediatary, my dad had it and I have it, I am not saying you don't but as you said the SSRI sent you into a manic state that happens with bi-polar people all too often. Being on a mood stablizer sounds like they thought you had bi-polar too, it is best to stay on your meds, and even tho your relationships are good now it might not always be like that. Esspecially if you get in a relationship with someone that has bi polar me and my husband both have bi-polar and when we weren't getting treatment it was bad, he has just now found some medicine that helps him. They have found a good drug combo that helps me too. So we are doing much better, I have been on both sides I have not taken my meds and I have taken them, it is better if you do take them, it keeps you from having any depression and keeps your mood stable which keeps you from being so fatigued from the mood swings. If you would like you can email me and ask me any questions. I don't mind. I know how you feel not on meds and you really can't see how you are acting sometimes it took a few people telling me the same things about my attitude that got me to stop and say Man I really need to do something I have so many people tell me the same thing. When I wasn't treated I was pushing my friends away with my attitude, and that isn't something you want to do. I hope this doesn't sound like I am being mean about it....just concerned as I have been there before.

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