tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post110676056754972788..comments2024-01-01T09:20:22.363-05:00Comments on Brutal Women: Back to Women and DesireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1107019009882410012005-01-29T12:16:00.000-05:002005-01-29T12:16:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, my *female* psych doc never mention...Unfortunately, my *female* psych doc never mentioned this. I brought it up with her and she seemed irritated that it was an issue for me. To this day my libido is nearly nil. I tried a go without the meds though, and I think I forgot how badly I felt without them, and went back on a couple months later. <br /><br />I am pretty damned resentful that what little testing there is going on for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1106848459044583292005-01-27T12:54:00.000-05:002005-01-27T12:54:00.000-05:00When I went to the psychologist on campus (mostly ...When I went to the psychologist on campus (mostly because my roommate more or less forced me to go because I wasn't getting out of bed about half the days), she actually discussed it with me and we went with Wellbutrin instead (which worked wonderfully for me). 'Course, she was female, so maybe that sort of negates it as a good example, and the psychiatrist who actually had to write the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1106800037876853982005-01-26T23:27:00.000-05:002005-01-26T23:27:00.000-05:00Nancy and Kameron nailed it here. This is a very w...Nancy and Kameron nailed it here. This is a very well known problem with this class of drugs, the SSRI's. Nothing unusual here. But again with a male doc, they just seemingly look out for their own. Pretty short sighted too. How about the slightly older medieval custom where if your physician could not cure you, if you were powerful enough you could imprison and execute him? Wonder if the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1106795770284297242005-01-26T22:16:00.000-05:002005-01-26T22:16:00.000-05:00I have a friend who went on the pill, only to find...<I>I have a friend who went on the pill, only to find she lost all sexual desire. When she went to the doctor about it he say "is that so important?".</I>The utter stupidity of that astounds even me. What's the point of being on the pill, if you can't enjoy yourself because of it? ;) <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1106789092863271172005-01-26T20:24:00.000-05:002005-01-26T20:24:00.000-05:00"I have a friend who went on the pill, only to fin..."I have a friend who went on the pill, only to find she lost all sexual desire. When she went to the doctor about it he say "is that so important?""<br /><br />Would it be so inappropriate to deck this guy? Or at least throw your chart at him dismissively? <br /><br />Once upon a time, aristocratic patients treated their physicians as lackeys. Now the proletariat is joining in, and the poor docs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1106780772643993332005-01-26T18:06:00.000-05:002005-01-26T18:06:00.000-05:00As the article says, this is a side effect in abou...As the article says, this is a side effect in about half of the patients on SSRIs, and good docs know to warn patients so patients don't end up feeling even worse and relationships don't get messed up through lack of information. <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fbrutalwomen.blogspot.com%2F2005%2F01%Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1106779453876741462005-01-26T17:44:00.000-05:002005-01-26T17:44:00.000-05:00I have a friend who went on the pill, only to find...I have a friend who went on the pill, only to find she lost all sexual desire. When she went to the doctor about it <I>he</I> say "is that so important?". Needless to say, she changed doctors. <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fplanetevelyn.net" TITLE="">evelyn</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com