I recently went to a fundraiser luncheon at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s estate in Palm Beach.
The topic was “Men and Depression.” When I arrived I found …
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Abigail
1:06 pm on
March 4th, 2009I’ve never been more impressed with Donald Trump. Seriously. This is fantastic.
bluenarciss
4:29 pm on
March 4th, 2009Quote: “Yes, some antidepressants can cause ED. But – and it is a really big “but” – MEN CAN TAKE E.D. MEDICATION WHILE TAKING ANTIDEPRESSANTS.”
This is a serious and maybe the crucial reason why many men are skeptical towards anit-depressant medications. Not SOME, but MOST OF antidepressants can cause ED or a decrease of libido (which is not quite the same, btw).
And the question for men might not be so much whether one CAN take antidepressants and ED medication together, but more if that really is sufficient to eliminate the libido disturbance or erective dysfunction.
Verified information on that is what would count. Unfortunately valid information is not given about the success rates of such combined medical treatment. This would be really helpful – for men as for their female partners or wives as well.
This is only too true.Unfortunately I ignored my partners suggestion that I seek medical help for erectile disfunction when I was diagnosed with Clinical Depression.The consequences were a shut down of communication and ulimately the break up of an eight year relationship. Which came first the CD or ED, answer I don’t know,but I am still taking anti depressants, no longer in a relationship and I’m about to be made redundant(legal,though I’m sure I am “at risk” due to my illness). I would urge any male who has been experiencing any problems in this area to seek proffessional help.
1Dar
11:03 pm on
March 9th, 2009I agree that getting them to the dr is a challenge in it’s self, but then getting them to take the meds. My fiance has meds but doesn’t think they are helping so he refuses to take them, but at the same time refuses to talk to the doctor about it. His biggest issues are sleep and iritability…which just makes it worse for me. I can tell when he is really depressed because he doesn’t sleep at all and then he is super irritated with me.
How do I get him to understand that the meds help if he would take the time to talk to the dr about them and TAKE them.
I could make the getting-a-horse-to-water analogy but I won’t. This is serious and it is a HUGE problem in treating the mentally ill. Convincing someone to take their medications starts with the person writing the prescription. The doctor or nurse practitioner needs to look their patient in the eye and say,
“Look, these are not antibiotics. These re antidepressants and they will NOT make you feel better in 24 hours. These medications take time – probably weeks – to work. For many patients, the first antidepressant they try DOES NOT WORK. To be honest, we DO NOT KNOW why some antidepressants work for some people and not others. The brain is still a mystery. But WE WILL find the right treatment. I WILL work with you. So, just remember, don’t give up. This IS NOT THE ONLY ANTIDEPRESSANT out there. The important thing now is that you take these medications as prescribed and that for the first two weeks you CALL MY OFFICE everyday and report how you are doing. Leave a message telling me if you have any side-effects, if you feel worse, notice a change in your sleep or eating. I want to see you again in two weeks. DO NOT leave the office without scheduling another appointment.”
I have taken a lot of medications in my life and most start working within 24-48 hours. People need to understand that antidepressants are different – very different. We can tell our loved ones this until we are hoarse but they need to hear it from the person writing the script. Even better, the person writing the script should tell them AND give them a written form explaining this. Depressed people have memory issues and we tend to focus on the bad news instead of the good.
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