gogirl723@... asked this question on 5/17/2000:
My husband was diagnosed with clinical depression. He was given zoloft. It worked beautifuly. However, he doesn't think he needs it now and has been off it for about 2 months. He is taking St. Johns Wart instead. My children and I can see and feel the difference in his personality. He is a time bomb again and the least thing sets him off. He also acts depressed, and realizes he is at times but refuses to take zoloft again. He has blamed zoloft for a sexual problem (has erection but can not ejaculate) but off zoloft, he still has this problem, but says he has more feeling and is getting closer to being able to ejaculate. Is there anyway i can get hime back on this drug? He has tried others and they don't work, zoloft was perfect. Our daughter also takes zoloft(19), she had the same problem with depression. Off of zoloft he is selfish, mean, tempermental, short tempered, and generally not nice to be around. I'm getting close to wanting a divorce. Help if you can.
ladyjane3 gave this response on 5/17/2000:
I know where you are coming from. I actually filed for divorce, but never went through with it. My husband also sufferes from the exact symptoms you are describing. He was on Zoloft, which caused ejaculation problems. Then he was on Paxil, guess what same problems. He, like your husband, felt that after a short time, no longer needed the medicine. You know, medication is not a masculine thing, Ha, Ha. Well, after some trial and error, and a web site www.americasdoctor.com, he was finally prescribed meds that work. This site is where you can chat one on one privately with a doctor in the speciatly you request. The doctor at the americas doctor site recommended a combination of trazodone and serezone (by the way these are the generic names. I am not sure of the real names) The combination of these two medications is absolutley wonderful. He used to be a ticking time bomb. Now it is like he is a new person.
You may want to try get your husband to sit down with you and get on the internet to the site I described earlier. This is how I got my husband to ask his doctor to switch his meds. As far as the ejaculation problem, completely solved!! He can get an erection whenever he wants, and even sometimes when he doesn't. There is never a problem ejacutaling. Our love life and our relationship is now better than it has ever been and my husband now does not even miss one dose of his meds because now he realizes what the benefits are to him.
I hope this helps, keep me informed, I will be thinking and praying for you. I understand what a hard time you are going through. Believe it or not there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Ladyjane3
ladyjane3 gave this follow-up answer on 5/19/2000:
Don't you worry your pretty little head like I did and sometimes still do. My husband ran out of medicine the other day and said the same things to me "I don't need this medicine, It was only temporary"
That was until he got very upset, mad, lunatic, you know, only because I got a phone call from my sister.
Just remember I am here from you if you need to vent or have any other questions. I know exactly what you are going through, I do it every day myself, and sometimes think I need medication just to survive him, LOL.
I hope I have helped. And thank you for the wonerful rating. I appreciate it.
Ladyjane3
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gogirl723@... rated this answer a 5.
wow. Thank you, you have given me hope. Now, if I could only talk to him about this. I need courage, keep praying - thanks!