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07-31-2007, 02:32 PM
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| Can you fall in love while on antidepressants?
Interesting article about antidepressants and love/relationships. Are antidepressants taking the edge off love? Sure, we know about the sexual side effects of SSRIs. But researchers now wonder if that's the only aspect of romance the drugs can influence. http://www.latimes.com/features/heal...ck=3&cset=true |
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08-02-2007, 06:51 PM
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It didn't stop me, we are both on anit-d's so we understand each other well...and after about 2 years of dating, we married and are still in love. Very contented with each other and grateful to have found each other.
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08-02-2007, 07:43 PM
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dont'careinmi, You need to register to read the article you posted a link for. Perhaps you can copy and paste for us?  (with full credit, of course) Anyway, I did notice while I was on an anti-depressant that there was very little affect. I can't imagine falling in love on one. Just my two cents. Of course, being depressed without being on an anti-d wouldn't really lend itself to love either! Shalom!
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08-02-2007, 10:20 PM
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| ٩(-̮̮̃•̃)۶  |  Antidepressants allow me to feel more love for my GF further than before when depression ruled my day. Without my meds I’m doomed. I had to learn this lesson the hard way.
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08-03-2007, 02:36 AM
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I am in a stable loving relationship of 22 years plus, I will be on a cocktail of medication for life and I will deteriorate (due to a gentic condition) if the meds had affected me badly, I couldn't have sustained a loving and sexual relationship with my lover/life partner and my mother who was similarly affected wouldn't have been married for 50 years up to her death. I guess it depends on what definition of love means. It does from time to time dampen my sexual desire, that's when we simply hold and cherish each other and what we've got. Well that's how it is for me, hope it helps.
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08-04-2007, 06:46 AM
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Interesting and challenging topic. I haven´t been in love for many years and I have sometimes wondered if it´s the anti-depressants. Then again, I used to fall in love on anti-depressants some years back, but with men who were wrong for me. I think that therapie and meds have helped me not to act out when I know it´s not right. What about the article? Is it possible to read it? It was nice to read all the replies. Thanks, it restored my hope.  Love and light,
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