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When medication side effects trigger other addictions

I think my antidepressants are helping my mood but I am having trouble climaxing during sex and I have started drinking more to deal with feeling disconnected from my body.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Treating one aspect of mental health can create unexpected side effects that become doorways into different forms of self-medication and avoidance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Addiction as mental health condition?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.