I posted this in relationships with no comments received, so it may be a better fit here:


Anyone here in a relationship while being prescribed or using anti-depressants?

How have they helped? Hurt? Been effective/inneffective?

I ask because I am curious to see how people on this forum have dealt with medication and relationships. While I do not require them, I see more and more people who are trying them... And wondering about effectiveness long term with you / partner, as we hear more and more about the medications available, but not the lives lived with them:

i.e. paxil, lexapro, or prozac, zoloft, etc

*or even anti-migraine (topamax) requires work.

A

I am on Prozac and in a long term relationship.

It did take a strain off the relationship as I was less argumentative and stressed but apart from that, nothing much changed.

Ash,I have been in many relationships while on medications.

Today I am not involved with anyone, but that is my own choice, not the meds.. lol

I guess I don't see what your asking,what are you looking for as far as the meds and relationships.

Is it ,Do relationships work while on meds? Sure
Can they be long term? I guess so.

Any other responses? I am all ears... :)

Ken

I have been on meds for about 10 years for dysthymia. ( A chronic chemical imbalance) I've taken breaks from it for periods and "it ain't too pretty". I will probably be on it for the rest of my life. You could say I am in a long term relationship. I've been married since 1980.

Side effects? I'd like to say weight gain but more eatting/less activity/slower metabolism probably has more to do with that.

Lower libido is a common side effect. Well, I guess you could say that, but my husband was really good about that. It's not completely gone though. All my husband has to do is do something that I consider sweet and thoughtful and I get more lovey. Or when he comes up behind me and nuzzles my neck, that does the trick. On the other hand, if I feel he has disrespected me in someway, the door slams shut... and is double bolted! So, I really think my libido is contingent on his behavior toward me.

I think that there's no doubt it can help - just curious how it interacts with life/love and living... my brother's ex who had been tweaking her meds and it is clearly a life long battle.
Sweet girl. Long battle. But it truly is a miracle what drugs can do... and if they hurt the libido
One must learn to live with that - or find ideas to combat as well perhaps.