So, I have a problem. A ... "medical" one.

[Yuma]

Okay, so, not to put too much of my personal business out there - but, I recently had to start taking antidepressants.

There are some obvious side effects - nausea, fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia(?!), and... well, ... it makes having sex pretty difficult.

Now, I should be a lucky motherfvcker. Recently single, fvcked two girls in the last two days. But, both those girls - one of which was a same night lay - I had trouble keeping it going. I kept it hard, but ... damn, guys, I could not get to the finish line.

They were happy, because they came, but I'm stuck with blue balls because of a medicine I need.


Any suggestions, or am I screwed for a bit?

 

[f283000]

When it comes to your depression. Whatever money you are spending on drugs that don't cure you and only mess up your brain I would recommend looking into alternative treatments. Depression is just a chemical imbalance from a bad diet. Plenty of info out there for you to help yourself. I don't eat pork, drink soda, working on no longer drinking milk, bought myself a juicer and try to drink fresh fruit juice every morning.

I also do the following everyday. Check out www.mindzoom.net and start putting positive affirmations into your brain related to happiness. It's a small investment in yourself that you should make. Save whatever money you are using buying drugs and buy this program.

Take care.

 

[Alle_Gory]

I agree with f283000. Drugs are for short term treatment. They're super effective but have horrible side effects.

Depression is a long term disease and requires a lifestyle change. If you feel the need to use anything, consider St.John's wort in combination with a lifestyle change. Exercise, eat well, get plenty of vitamins including the B complex and vitamin C. You should not take more than 5000mb of Vitamin C long term however since it increases iron absorption too much. I'm talking consistent use for months.

Nausea isn't really one of the symptoms. That's simply appetite problems. Of course you're going to be fatigued and drowsy if you stay up at night (insomnia).

Basically, you're telling me that everything is out of whack. I speak from experience. You ever reach the levels of psychotic depression? That's when you start to halucinate. Thankfully mine was mild, only visual snow and tinnitus. This **** runs in the family and people before me have had it much worse.

Try the lifestyle change first and see if that fixes the root of the problem, you can always use the hardcore drugs later. This works for me, and I'm pretty sure my problem is worse than yours.

Also stimulants are hard on the nervous system. Please avoid energy drinks, caffeines, weight loss supplements that are filled with stimulants... etc. Alcohol is fine in moderation since it can be relaxing. If you get piss drunk and you have a spotty memory of the night and a hangover, you drank way too much.

 

[Colossus]

Sexual disturbances are known and common side effects of SSRI's, SNRI's, etc. Libido drop, erectile issues, etc.

You can tell your doc your hardware isnt cooperating and youd like to try a PDE-5 inhibitor (viagra, levitra). Or, you could get off the antidepressant.