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Originally Posted by newgal2
My sex drive has been virtually non-existent for about a year now. It used to be perfectly normal, and my husband and I had a very good sex life.
With my major bipolar depressive episode finally over for the most part, I finally called my pdoc and asked him if we could consider switching from any meds that may be the culprit. (I have never had this problem in my life.) Because of my recent depression, he is basically refusing to change any of my meds.
Should I get a different pdoc? This is a big part of marriage - - especially for men I gather - - that is suffering.
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First of all, I'm glad you asked this question. People in your situation need to ask questions like this much more often, even if questions like this appear to call the pdoc's clinical judgment into question (which is bound to p*ss some pdocs off, believe you me). Few pdocs think much about parts of their patients' lives that represent what's right (such as your very good conjugal sex life before you went on those meds) with their patients, and that can be a problem.
I'm not sure what to say. On the one hand, your current pdoc is doing the best he can according to what he knows about your situation. On the other hand, there can any number of good reasons for you to get a second opinion. And if that second opinion should advise you to start a different medicine that doesn't have the side effects on your conjugal sexuality that your current medicine does, who am I to say no?
Is there more than one pdoc available in your part of the world--rural areas may not offer that luxury? There can be nothing wrong with seeking a second clinical opinion based on your case and your symptoms. And do compare the recommendations of your second pdoc with those of your first if it's at all possible.
Any further advice will have to depend on how your situation changes over the next while, of course.