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How couples navigate sexual side effects of psychiatric medications

My husband and I are both on multiple medications that affect our sex drive and energy, and we keep adjusting dosages and timing around our relationship needs, but we've never actually talked openly about how we're prioritizing our marriage versus our individual mental health.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Partners making individual medication adjustments to protect their relationship without addressing the underlying tensions directly.

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“Where Are You with Medications and how they work?”

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