Hi, hope you're well :) I have been experiencing really bad depression and anxiety for the past few months and i've been prescribed with Escitalopram and i'm currently on 15mg. The medication started off really well, it took all my anxious thoughts away, didn't feel nauseous any more and wasn't down but now all these feelings have come back again and I just feel like it's getting in the way of my relationship. One of the symptoms of this medication is having a low sex drive and just not have any desire towards sex and I am currently going through this as well as just feeling nauseous because I am having these anxious irrational thoughts of "what does this mean?" "am i not in love any more?". I just feel no emotions, feel completely numb and I just don't get excited any more when I am with my boyfriend and I get really scared if that's a sign we shouldn't be together but i just think that it might be to do with my depression because I don't just feel that way with him, it's with everyone else too. I just need some advice and would feel better if anyone has gone through the same and how did you overcome it? Thank you and have a great day :)
depression whether you are on medication or not, can affect all the relationships in our life. What I had to do was take care of myself first so that I could feel whole again. Because when you don’t feel complete, you cannot give it to anybody else and that includes your time , Your attention, your emotions including happiness, Joy, empathy, and even love. Depression is an emptiness.
I had to end a relationship because it wasn’t fair to either of us if I couldn’t give my whole self.
I did get regular counseling which helped a great deal. That’s what I would recommend. It’s hard to climb out of the depression hole alone and counselors can give you the tools needed to manage this. They say things that we may not even think of that is very helpful. And it just helps to vent to somebody else.
so, I would say at this time to put yourself first because you can’t give somebody else something that you don’t have. Sometimes we just have to put our health first. i’m not saying to end your relationship, only you can decide that. but get that support that you need right now. Medication is different for everybody so it’s hard to compare. Only you can tell if it’s working. Keep in contact with your doctor. feel better soon.