09-07-2012, 02:53 AM
Your partner needs to check back with his doctor Avg.
If he is new to the medication the side effects may diminish over some weeks. Sometimes a reduced dose will improve the situation, or perhaps he need to change to a different antidepressant, as they all have side effects that can be different for the individual.
I have PTSD and consider antidepressants as a necessary evil, but I've been on the present one for some years and have no problems with sexual dysfunction with them. I've been on some where the side effects were just unbearable, and I can sympathise with your partner...it is hell to 'turn-off' just before climax and it certainly does little for someone in a depressed state! It can easily become performance anxiety, where the head space sets itself up to fail!
“Should I keep pressing him or just let it go?” I'd rather gentle encouragement and support to communicate about it Avg...'pressing him' sounds like 'pressuring him', and I know you don't mean that. When he says he doesn't want to talk about it, he's closing it off and not dealing with it, which will add to the reason he needed antidepressants in the first place.
Be patient, give lots of cuddles, and get him back to his doctor. He's a lucky man to have you!
Best wishes to you both.
If he is new to the medication the side effects may diminish over some weeks. Sometimes a reduced dose will improve the situation, or perhaps he need to change to a different antidepressant, as they all have side effects that can be different for the individual.
I have PTSD and consider antidepressants as a necessary evil, but I've been on the present one for some years and have no problems with sexual dysfunction with them. I've been on some where the side effects were just unbearable, and I can sympathise with your partner...it is hell to 'turn-off' just before climax and it certainly does little for someone in a depressed state! It can easily become performance anxiety, where the head space sets itself up to fail!
“Should I keep pressing him or just let it go?” I'd rather gentle encouragement and support to communicate about it Avg...'pressing him' sounds like 'pressuring him', and I know you don't mean that. When he says he doesn't want to talk about it, he's closing it off and not dealing with it, which will add to the reason he needed antidepressants in the first place.
Be patient, give lots of cuddles, and get him back to his doctor. He's a lucky man to have you!
Best wishes to you both.
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