A lot of men have sexual side effects from psych medications. Personally, I'm at the age where if I don't have any children within the next 5 years I'm not going to have any, ever. The way I see it that's not so bad, seeing as how there is some genetic components to mental illnesses. Why would I want to possibly put my own child through what I've been through? My brain doesn't handle stress well as it is anyway, and there's no way I could handle potentially watching my child go through psychotic episodes, followed by years of suffering trying to treat the kid. I have very few complaints about side effects of medications in that department. Is that "selfish?" Does seem like I'm trying to be some kind of "martyr?" I don't know...
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