stargazer Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Hi. I'm a 45 year old father of two young boys. In a marriage devoid of any sexual intimacy. I suspect antidepressants has a role to play. I have been on anti ds for about 15 years ( as has my wife - she is an MD). I have been on Amitryptilene, Zoloft and now on Effexor for last 4 years. I am on 150mg. Currently 50mg trazadone at night for sleep. It has made me impotent and I am sure turned my hair very prematurely grey and accelertsted male hair loss. I want to try coming off. My wife is dead against it and so can't tell her. Link to comment
Administrator Altostrata Posted April 12, 2012 Administrator Share Posted April 12, 2012 Welcome, Stargazer. Thanks for joining our community. Why did you initially take an antidepressant? This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment
elizabeth11 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Stargazer- Any ideas as to why your wife is uncomfortable? Years:150mg Wellbutrin (to concentrate) 20-30 mg Celexa (rumination). CT 8/2011 during a pregnancy attempt under MD orders. (Idiot!!!) Pregnancy hormones allowed it. Felt great with 6 mg of melatonin per night to sleep plus preggo hormones-didn't last:( Best time of my life. Botched IVF in Dec 2011.Stress. Bone chilling exhaustion and told to go back on celexa and wellbutrin. 4/9/2012 Back on celexa wb for some relief, wb gave me heart palps so dropped and only need 6.6 mg celexa and 1/4 melatonin pill...IMPROVEMENT because my doses are much lower! REMEMBER to get your thyroid and hormones checked/out of whack ones can appear LIKE MOOD DISORDERS!! Link to comment
Barbarannamated Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Stargazer - My husband is an MD also on psychotropics - it's very difficult and took him quite awhile to acknowledge a problem with the scientific data from a physician/patient point of view - It may help you to read through 'drb' Introduction for a physician perspective - it's a HUGE blow to their entire belief system and life work/identity when the light starts to come on - I think we all have expressed feeling duped/deceived - when 'the specialists/MDs/ones who should know' realize the fraud it hits their entire being - I'm sorry you don't have her support yet - this group has been my lifeline and feels like family because my friends and family automatically look to the MD for 'THE REAL INFO' - infuriating I understand your need to keep it to yourself at least for now - physicians are generally not fond of patient/peer support sites because 'it's the people who are having trouble so a skewed sample ' but this is THE BEST INFO ANYWHERE until the medical establishment steps up and acknowledges the magnitude of the problem and how to safely taper - I know firsthand how these drugs destroy a relationship - Peter Breggin's Medication Madness and Your Drug May Be Your Problem described it best for me - Barb Pristiq tapered over 8 months ending Spring 2011 after 18 years of polydrugging that began w/Zoloft for fatigue/general malaise (not mood). CURRENT: 1mg Klonopin qhs (SSRI bruxism), 75mg trazodone qhs, various hormonesLitigation for 11 years for Work-related injury, settled 2004. Involuntary medical retirement in 2001 (age 39). 2012 - brain MRI showing diffuse, chronic cerebrovascular damage/demyelination possibly vasculitis/cerebritis. Dx w/autoimmune polyendocrine failure.<p>2013 - Dx w/CNS Sjogren's Lupus (FANA antibodies first appeared in 1997 but missed by doc). Link to comment
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