PTSD Veterans:Are antidepressants killing your sex life?

Given the choice of you being so depressed you don't want to get up out of bed, or having you not do something in bed besides sleep, your spouse would rather have you on medication. The problem is, if you are having a problem with your medication, there are other medications they can give you for both conditions. This is a problem for a lot of people on antidepressants, not just veterans. You need to talk to your doctor and be totally honest with them about your life so they know how to take care of you properly.

Blog: When antidepressants kill your sex life
December 15, 2008
What to do when antidepressants kill your sex life
Posted: 08:44 AM ET
Joanne, a 26-year-old nurse at the Cleveland Clinic, felt no sex drive for eight years. Nothing, nada, zilch. She wasn’t happy, and neither was her boyfriend.

At first she wasn’t quite sure what was to blame for this sudden change, but her psychiatrist knew instantly. Her antidepressants were the culprit, he told her. Studies show antidepressants cause a decrease in sex drive in about one out of three people who take them.

But she says her doctor didn’t give her any advice about what to do. “My psychiatrist just kind of shrugged her shoulders,” Joann says. “It was just like, well, that’s a side effect of the drug. That’s just the way it is.”

Some 118 million prescriptions for antidepressants are written each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and studies show about one in three people who take these drugs experience a decrease in libido. Here are some tips from experts on what to do if it happens to you, whether you’re male or female.
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