What would you do?

Posted by Thrud on March 30, 2001, at 0:47:50

Hey everyone, I'm in a pickle.
I have tried every class of antidepressants continuously for 10 years but they all leave me with profound sexual dysfunction (I am a guy). Believe it or not, this includes Serzone and Wellbutrin. If I go off medication my libido comes back but so do the nightmare depression and anxiety symptoms. I am currently on Lithium and it is actually not too bad...except for sexual dysfunction again.
ECT is my last choice, but I am terrified of it's potential do disrupt memory. I am an engineer in a high technology industry: I just can't afford to forget things. More than that, our memories are our most essential component. But I have missed sex enormously for the past 10 years and often I do not feel like a man.
What should I do? Cut my losses and go on with what I've got? Play double-or-nothing with ECT and risk losing it all? Maybe just hang on and hope that something like rTMS or VNS will succeed? I don't know. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thrud

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