Loved One’s Share their experience

My spouse is the medicated one and it I could offer some advice to him ( it is hard to do these days) I would tell him to have a very set schedule very routine like. Eat enough, drink fluids, have sleep routine, good for walks in the sun, take vitamin D, make a list of what brings you joy and do them on the daily basis( even if you dont feel like it), also write down what you enjoy doing with your partner and try your best to do it, once in a while. Ask for hugs, write a journal, understand that the medications twist reality. Question your emotions and behavior. Apologize for bad behavior and say it was not your intention to cause pain or hurt(this can really help your partner heal and not resent you) Wean. Slowly.

Both my husband and I were on celexa, I was given 20mg of celexa for post mental distress about 4 years ago, I started tellig my husband that I did not love him, would not let him touch me, told him that if he wanted sex to get it some place else and that I wanted to live by myself. Well my husband was also on Celexa 20mg for depression. My GP changed my mg to 40 in December I did not feel good on the 40 so I would only take half. My husband took it upon himself to take 40mg he said the 20 wasn’t enough.in

January he started drinking and going to strip clubs in April he was having sex with a hooker that was a stripper he had sex with her once or twice a week till November. I remember in November he told me that he was going to tapper off of celexa he said that is when he realized what he was doing and stopped with her. He gave her so much money that we are loosing our house. After I found out some of the truth he wanted to kill himself, he was then put in mental hospital. He says he doesn’t know if the celexa was the reason for him doing this. I want to say screw you and leave but if it was the celexa how can I . He says he beleived me when I told him that I didn’t love him. So how will I know if it was

the celexa or just him screwing around? I really need help.

“My wife has been on 150mg of sertraline for two and a half years now. She’s changed drastically, and now wants a divorce. I hate what this medication has done to her. She shows zero emotion or affection to our kids ( a 4 & 5 year old) or me. She’s always on edge and full of anger. I’ve tried to show her this group and she will not accept it, any ideas how to get her to want to taper.”

Loved one rapid tapered and lost all empathy and love for family of origin.

My husband became manic in 2018 after taking paxil. No one explained to us that the paxil can cause mania. Our family has been completely destroyed over the years because instead of being advised to taper off the paxil he was advised to add more and more psychiatric drugs. We thought he was bipolar because the paxil wouldn’t cause mania. Our family has been destroyed through his episodes of cheating, impulsive spending, dangerous driving and more. If he had been advised to stop the paxil in the first place none of this would have happened.

Paxil, latuda, lamectal, cymbalta, dexidrine, zyprexa, Prozac, dexidrine, effexor, lithium and more

My ex partner took these drugs and turned into a completely different person. Abandoned his family and isolated himself. Lacked empathy when I needed him most. Completely destroyed our life.

I believe he still loves you. I guess this reminds me of myself to some degree. I only want one person to love me in this world and it is my wife but it is the person I hurt the most it seems.