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Originally Posted by TheDeliciousDish
I don't have any personal experience with antidepressants, but what I have heard is that anger and irritability can occur while transitioning into taking medication. Low self esteem is usually a consequence of depression itself.
As for communication in relationships, it's the BIGGEST problem. It can be attributed to any number of things, but bear in mind that depression can also lead people to withdraw into themselves, which includes not communicating with anyone (even loved ones). If you want to get inside, you'll really have to put some effort in. If it's someone you care about a lot, trust me, it's really worth the effort. Hope this helped, feel free to ask if you have any more questions 
~TheDeliciousDish |
Thank you for your response. I am at a giving up point. My husband has been on Zoloft for years - has been treated for depression for 25 years.
We have such communication difficulties. For, example, "It is so pretty out," I said, "I would love to go for a walk. Do you want to come." OMG - he said he was an after thought. I was so surprised and reassured him he was not. "You go on by yourself" he said - and I did. When I returned he said if I had asked him a different way....and if I had not gotten mad....(which I really was not)... and I was a moron. He often takes the most innocent things and turns them into problems. Then there is verbal abuse. Is this low self esteem and depression not being effectively treated??????? We can never clear the air after these "episode" because his perceptions are so different from mine. He gets sooo angry and accuses ME of being angry. It is the most odd thing. Is he in sane?
He is a doctor - very bright - very successful!