DEAR DEIDRE: FOR just over a year, my girlfriend and I have been together in a gay relationship. We have always been very passionate and had amazing sexual chemistry but now we are never in the mood. We are both 23 and have been prescribed anti-depressants for different issues to do with our earlier lives. They […]
DEAR DEIDRE: FOR just over a year, my girlfriend and I have been together in a gay relationship.
We have always been very passionate and had amazing sexual chemistry but now we are never in the mood.
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We are both 23 and have been prescribed anti-depressants for different issues to do with our earlier lives.
They help with the depression but have made our libidos non-existent.
We still kiss and cuddle a lot and I can tell we both want to please each other.
But I want her to know I desire her as much as ever. Is it possible while we are still on anti-depressants?
DEIDRE SAYS: Drugs that smooth out low feelings tend to flatten desire too.
You should both talk to your GPs and ask about different medication or whether a more proactive approach to handling your depression would be possible.
Some people find that combining counselling with exercise and healthy eating can work for them.
My e-leaflets on Sex-Play Therapy and Help For Depression explain more.
