SSRI's and the wife.

0io- · 2019-10-13T17:51:33+00:00

There's an old antihistamine called ciplactin (cyproheptadine) that's dirt cheap and can undo the sexual dysfunction caused by SSRI's. It's also a big appetite stimulant, so great if wife is a little anorexic or too thin. It might fix the anorgasmia.

https://www.drugs.com/comments/cyproheptadine/for-sexual-dysfunction-ssri-induced.html

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430614_5

Iammrp2 · 2019-10-13T22:23:47+00:00

Everyone is right that SSRIs can decrease sex drive but keep in mind that you cannot control your wife's behavior. You can only control you.

MRP is about fixing the man. It's not about fixing the man and then fixing the wife. You fix you and then you do what you want. If you want to tell your wife to get off antidepressants then tell her. What happens after the words leave your mouth is not under your control.

mrpintraining · 2019-10-14T08:02:07+00:00

OK I'm going to come in and say something completely different to most. My wife is on SSRI's for anxiety.

She still comes most times. Its harder for her, she has to focus when she feels it coming. I have to work harder to be in tune with her. The sensation can be lost very easily.

But she comes, it happens most times. At first we had to relearn some stuff though, she could only come when masturbating. We worked out what she needs now.

And the woman she was without the tablets was a nightmare of snotbubbles day in day out so she is not coming off them!

griz3lda · 2019-10-13T22:27:46+00:00

I wouldn't try to fuck with the meds before the external situation is completely stabilized. It is going to be too hard to determine which variables are affecting what. Case 1: she doesn't feel better, the meds didn't help, bye bye meds. Case 2: she does feel better, you can try meds then no meds then meds and see if that was really necessary.

She's trying to handle her shit so it doesn't explode all over you, I strongly suggest you let her.

IncitingDramah · 2019-10-14T18:28:02+00:00

Perhaps it's my ego?

It is your ego. This is her issue to resolve - has she talked to her Doctor? Is she going to therapy?

SSRI's are a tool to buy time to fix a problem. They're not the end-state solution.

I'm concerned about the long term effects of use.

How have you expressed this to her? You care for her well-being as the Captain, right?

samwiser92 · 2019-10-14T01:44:39+00:00

I was on them for years and got off them last March after swallowing the red pill and getting my shit together. If she’s ready to truly eat better and exercise, it makes better sense to get off of them. They keep you from feeling really down, but they also keep you from feeling real happy. Stephen Molyneux has a great video about the fallacy of antidepressants, check it out.

OCR82 · 2019-10-13T15:46:09+00:00

There is almost no reason to ever take SSRIs. They have clear negative side effects and there is pretty strong evidence that they provide almost no benefit with regard to long-term decrease in depression.

For obvious reasons, the drug companies did not release the trials showing no benefit from SSRIs.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4172306/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2412901/

keisagu · 2019-10-13T15:50:47+00:00

Ssri’s just have the effect that climaxing is more difficult, for men and women. This is only one of the reasons they should be subscribed only temporarily.

Twolate4dinner · 2019-10-13T19:11:25+00:00

If she needs meds for depression suggest you get her switched to Wellbutrin as a short term fix. Best to take nothing. Less known but real side effect is to increase libido. In fact some MD's will Rx 180mg immediate release Wellbutrin to be taken 60 or so minutes prior to sex to counter the anorgasm effects of SSRI's. Funny story: doc thought I was depressed so put me on it.... after 2 weeks of the most intense sex dreams I've ever had and the constant thoughts of sex cursing through my mind and the fact that I was looking to stick my dick in anything that stood still....I took my self off of that shit. Huge surge of energy though like I was shot out of a cannon. Good luck

themerovingian01 · 2019-10-14T17:06:11+00:00

Try a plug-in wand massager. That'll make any woman cum.

Thorondor_Rising · 2019-10-19T14:51:11+00:00

Im with ya on encouraging her to get off of the SSRIs. Pretty much every mass shooter is on those things. Really bad stuff.

Carrera3286 · 2019-10-13T15:06:42+00:00

SSRIs are fucking terrible, you are right to be concerned. I got my wife off of them promptly. Massive surprise to no one- me getting my shit together and improving our life negated any semblance of a need for them. Healthy diet, exercise, a healthy sleep cycle, and a healthy and active social life should all be prescribed way before anything that fucks with your brain chemistry.