Posted by Lou Pilder on October 6, 2010, at 8:41:19
In reply to Adverse side effects Prozac/Flouexetine, posted by mfarrellr on October 5, 2010, at 22:24:31
> According to an article written by Simon Sobo, M.D., selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, like Celexa can cause a mental phenomenon called emotional blunting, which can make patients have a carefree, well whatever attitude toward life.
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> Steve Ilardi, professor of abnormal psychology said emotional blunting could lead to two particular types of potentially life-altering side effects: emotional numbing and reduced error detection.
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> For some patients emotional numbing is a good thing. But for others the degree to which they experience positive emotions such as love and affection goes down as well. Ilardi said he has known many individuals on SSRIs who have reported falling out of love with their significant others, and they never considered that it could be because of the medications.
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> People were making irreversible lifetime decisions, like divorcing their partners or leaving their longtime boyfriend or girlfriend, Ilardi said. They never once considered it could be the medications that was doing it. Thats just not how we reason about it.
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> This is exactly the point I have been trying to get across.
> My wife of 20 years who always proclaimed nothing would come between us. After she was prescibed Prozac/ Flouexetine when her mother passed. She started exhibiting this type of behaviour. Almost a year ago non-chalantly announced she had found an appartment and was moving out. Last weekend she told me she had filed for divorce no tears no emotion. Our daughter has described her as being emotionless before. I have called Dr office as our daughter has done as well even wrote a letter to the Dr.. Nurse practitioner says to me maybe it is something else that has damaged our marriage.My question is and has been why in the HELL is medical Dr,s prescribing these. Why are they not refering them to someone who knows about the pitfalls of these kind of drugs. My wife has damaged relationships with most of our family and friends and denys anything is wrong with her. Her memory once sharp as a tack now is forgetfull, I could be here all night with the nightmares I have endured the last couple of years she has been on these. These drugs may be good for someone suicidal but for someone being depressed I think the best thing would be to refer them to a qualified person in the mental health field not for a doctor not trained in the Mental Health Field to just wing it. She does not seem to give a damn about anything meanwhile I am worried for her well being and mad as hell for the system that makes it seem that these drugs are safe to be passed out so easily....
> mfarrellrHi mfarrellr,
What you are describing here has been revealed to me as a {redacted by respondent}. There have been rules made here, to me at least, that restrain me from posting in relation to what you describe here and I am sorry that I can not post here what could have the potential IMHO to save your marriage. If you could have your wife contact me, I could explain what has been revealed to me and perhaps that could cause a reversal of her wanting a divorce.
Lou
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