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When medication side effects threaten relationships

My antidepressants killed my sex drive and my doctor says that's just a side effect I have to live with, but it's destroying my relationship.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The trade-offs required by psychiatric treatment can undermine the very relationships that support mental health.

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