Going to the doctors to get my depression treated, want to get on meds since family members have had success with them. Im concerned about the sexual side effects, although Ive always had problems with erections/orgasm with partners before, especially when in a rough period. Also want to try therapy but there's a really long waiting list here. Anyone have experience with this? On one hand it could be useful to have lower sex drive to cut down on porn consumption.
>>84588825Make sure you try to get yourself off the meds. A lot of docs seem lazy and don't mind you just being on them indefinitely. The meds are there to help you get back on your feet, not anything else.
>>84588825I think antidepressants are a meme, mood stabilizers are good, but I'm not a psychiatrist so who kmows I just dont see improvements on motivation but I do feel more stable
>>84588860>>84588825nvm i researched it and they od similar things
I want to try therapy because of anxiety and low self esteem since childhood, which I think is a big reason why i get depressed. But i am tempted to try meds (if the doc even want to give it) to get back on track, since im starting to crack at work and socially. I know my dad has used them for different periods over 10+ years and he says it really helps, and then work on the root issue.
>>84588921Talking does help, but only if the therapist is really trying to help. They also should have some tips for you to get your body back to normal biology wise. It's not just meds, but getting your body slowly adjusted to doing things.
>>84588825>>84588825>Anyone have experience with this?Yeah, I have been on and off antidepressants for 8 years now. But the one I am using now works pretty well. Way less anxiety, depression and rumination.The first 3 months suck, but it slowly gets better until I can start orgasm like normal again and can feel emotions normaly but without all those neurosis.I still have some general anxiety over silly things like, getting nervous that I am not playing games or enjoying them at the full potential, but this is where therapy comes in.
>>84588959okay thanks. I have a lot of anxiety and overthinking about myself and my actions, which lately really disturbs my relationships to others. I hope that the meds can calm this down since its really exhausting and just reinforces everything. Do you have any experience with therapy only in case my doc wants to try this? I already do the normal exercise, socialize etc stuff.. I feel like it can help a lot with the right therapist, but my mood is changing so much I feel like it will be hard to get a clear picture of my situation.
>>84589290>Do you have any experience with therapy only in case my doc wants to try this?No, I think I wouldnt get better in the slightest with just talk therapy, but the combination of talk therapy and medicine really helps, I feel relaxed, happy and heard when I go to my psychologist, even getting those ASMR effects, but only because I also take meds.
>>84588825>i have sex and im le depressedholy fuck leave. how do you normalfags even find this place? please fry your brain with jewish drugs and never come back.
>>84589323Yeah that makes sense, I would think it's hard to dissect my thoughts and experiences when I'm depressed not thinking very clearly.. It's very weird because some parts of the day, especially evenings its not that bad, so I alternate between feeling like im overreacting and dont need help and being really really down...>>84589445trust me here in scandinavia you can get some 3/10 to have sex with you on a night out if you put in a little effort, but it's honestly not that interesting
I'm on bupropion for massive depressive disorder as well as having quit a 2 year stimulant addiction and suffering from withdrawals. It's an atypical antidepressant which is said to not lower sex drive like SSRIs typically do (though I've never tried them) and if anything jacking off feels better but not excessively good like it did on amphetamines. It acts on dopamine along with some other neurotransmitters so the cravings for amphs and cocaine have vanished completely. The crazy thing is it actually works and I feel like myself again, but more importantly it's given me the motivation to actually address the things in my life that had gotten me depressed in the first place, I've been able to start going on long walks because I'm not afraid to leave the house anymore, I've been able to start eating healthier food, and I've been able to make smalltalk with strangers because I no longer feel like people just passively hate me and don't want to hear me so much as say hi to them, and because of that I know I'll be able to taper off of them eventually and live naturally while still feeling good. The point of medication ideally should be to fix the issue and get you to a point where you no longer need it, unfortunately it seems like a lot of psychiatry nowadays seeks to create lifelong addicts by getting you dependent on something that feels good but never actually fixing the things in your life that were making you depressed to begin with.
>>84590055ive heard people using bupropion along ssri's to fix some side effects which seems to work well. I've experienced a lot of the same about making smalltalk and feeling like everyone dislikes me. The smalltalk i've forced myself into a little bit which helps but feels kinda faked. I still struggle with making friends and maintaining them, it's hard to reach out since I feel like a bother a lot of the time. Also struggle with feeling happy about my accomplishments. I am feeling that idk if i'm depressed enough for treatment, but i think i'll just exaggerate it enough to the doc so he doesnt just tell me to "eat sleep walk exercise etc.".
