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my fiance is on an anti-depressant she says kills her sex drive. we have sex maybe once every 2 weeks or so… if i’m lucky. usually its about once a month unless theres a special occasion thrown in there. were both 23 so age is definitely not a factor. my previous gf and i had sex at least 5 times a week, with oral thrown in there a few times a week as well. i am attracted to her, not as much as past gfs but when i considered marriage other things were more important. so i guess what i’m asking is if any other girls who are on an anti-depressants have their sex drive killed too? the particular one she is on is lexapro.

My best friend of almost 10 years was told last month she has relasped with cervical cancer, she was diagnosed 7 years ago and had the lesions frozen and did not undergo any kind of chemo or radiation. And she was told last month during her annual pap that not only has it returned but the doc feels it has spread. They did biopsy’s of her hip bone, lymphnodes, nasal tissue, and eye fluid. And the doc has put her on anti-anxiety and anti-depressants and has said it will take 3 weeks for th ebiopsy results to come back and they can tell her the stage its at and everything. My question is this, my friend is a single mom with 3 kids ages 13,11,7 and she is their rock. How can i be there for my friend and help her through what will probably be the most difficult time in her whole life? I am beside myself because she didnt even tell anyone when she found out she kept it a secret for over 1 month and just now told me last week. I want to be the best friend i can and help her as much as i can but im not sure what to do at this point. I’m trying to stay positive for her and the kids but i work in healthcare so knowing the statistics of what she’s going through scare me to death.On a side note as well my friend recently told me that my husband and I are named in her will to get full custody of her children in the event she dies, the fathers are not invovled with the kids at all and she feels her parents are unfit to raise her kids. She also knows that my husband and i dont have any children yet and would be able to provide a life for them that she could only dream of. Now these kids have been in my life since very young, the youngest one since birth and are everything to me, they call me auntie and my husband uncle mike and they are wonderful kids who i would do anything for. What should i do right now til we know what we’re facing to be as supportive and caring as i can. Any cancer survivors or anyone going through something like this please i need advice.

My daughter was anorexic for one year, beginning at age 16.

Periods stopped for 2 years because of this.

Started eating normally by age 17 and went into a severe depression almost overnight.

She’s been on approximately 15 anti-depressants and combinations over the years, and she has a good counselor and supportive friends. Her weight is normal.

Every day is a battle to get through. There’s no joy in her life.

She is desperate for help. Has anyone been through a similar ordeal? Or heard of such a thing?

She’s been to several specialists including endocrinologists, neurologists, gynecologists, psychiatrists, etc. Maybe they haven’t done the right tests.

We can’t find much information out there on the long-term effects of this condition.

So someone very near and dear to me is exhibiting signs of depression: apathy, perpetual sleep, headaches, anti-social behavior…

And I know he has been and is currently still on medication for "mood stabilizing" or whatever…basically mild anti-depressants, but he’s known for not taking them regularly because he "forgets."

I’ve been trying to gentley nudge (or urge) him to be more consistant and I try to remind him as much as possible. I also do what I can think of to help him out and prod him towards a healthier life style, but he’s flunking out of school and acting in a very disfunctional fashion.

I know the most obvious solution is to get him to a councelor, but at the age of 23, it’s his choice to go or not and I already know telling or asking him to is not going to be convincing enough.

Anyone have any suggestions for what to say or do to help this guy out?

I feel I have a very complicated condition. I have lightheaded all the time and i occasionally get dizzy spells (where I feel like I am spinning and sounds/lights become sensitive). I grew up with this (since age 8) and was diagnosed with migraine headaches. I took a low dose of anti-depressants in high school and I felt cured. In my third year of college- it came back. The medicine did not work anymore so I went to several doctors. More prescriptions were thrown at me and I got sicker whenever I tried their medicines. I knew I did not have headaches, so I started to doubt the name of my condition. I went to a vertigo specialist and it turned out that I do not have migraine headaches. I do not have vertigo although I get vertigo symptoms. I took more tests and found out that I grew up with little to no balance system in my inner ears. It may have been a result of my deafness from birth. Two vertigo doctors I’ve seen said there is nothing I can do, but I could take one medicine whenever I get a dizzy spells or attacks.

I’m now 26 years old. I sometimes feel lightheaded when I drive- so I do not drive much anymore. I usually feel dizzy if I lie down flat without a pillow or if I look under a table. I get dizzy spells if I hear a loud noise (I have a cochlear implant and I love to hear) or if I smell something strong. The vertigo doctors I’ve seen said it’s still not vertigo because I do not have a balance system.

I still do not know the name of this condition and it’s taking over my life. Is there anything else I should do? I could see another vertigo doctor. I’m also considering exploring homeopathy. Would homeopathy help my condition?

Thank you for reading my question.

Hi everyone,

I’ve posted this before, but I only got a couple of answers, so I’m hoping to get some more advice!

I’m 26 and am in a relationship with a lovely guy, aged 27, and have been for almost 18 months. I suffer with severe depression and anxiety. I’m on anti depressants, (Sertraline), and I’m receiving counselling. I’ve been quite open over my feelings with my boyfriend, and he’s been supportive. I’ve only recently started taking the anti depressants, (about 3 weeks ago), and they seem to have increased my insecurities. Whilst I’m with my bf, I’m ok, but as soon as we’re apart, I start having massive doubts as to his feelings for me. I’ve told him I don’t feel loved when I’m apart from him, and he asked what he could do to help, but I couldn’t answer. For instance, this weekend, he went to a party, so I went to see a girlfriend. The whole time, I was obsessing over my phone and why he wasn’t texting me back straight away etc. I know it was irrational and paranoid of me, but I can’t help it! I don’t want to keep going on at him, and saying "I need you to reassure me" all the time, because he shouldn’t have to.

I am having regular meet ups with my dr to discuss my medication, and she wants me to stick with it. What can I do to remind myself that he does love me when we’re apart? I know in my heart he does, but I get this nauseating feeling in my stomach and get all panicky that he doesn’t. Has anyone else gone through this? Or can anyone give me some advice? I want to be a happy person who he looks forward to seeing, and my fears will turn into a self fulfilling prophecy at this rate.