Posted by linkadge on September 28, 2003, at 17:49:09
In reply to B'day blues coming off Effexor, posted by msdibbs on September 28, 2003, at 14:54:22
I don't mean to sound rude, but your sexual health pales in comparison to your mental health. Sex alone cannot and will not prevent major depression (if yours decides to return).
At least in most people's books it can't.You can try alternatives like SAMe, SJW, fish oil, folic acid + b12, but in the end if they don't work you may have to go back to prescription drugs. You must make it plain and clear to him, that this is the illness you have, 'take me as I am or leave me'. The last thing you want to do is develop a relationship that a partner cannot except in its present form.
Some people foolishly think that a relationship/marriage/love can cure depression. If somebody has a genetic predisposition, then it will always be lurking in the background. He needs to know that the possibility will always be there, because it will. New drugs will inevitably come out yes - but in my opinion, if a parner cannot be with you in your worst - they don't diserve to be with you in your best.
Linkadge
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