I'm enduring a particularly difficult relationship situation with my partner who is almost 50. We can be having a great time, all day, and then all of a sudden, she gets sullen and withdrawn.
She's had a tough life, to be sure, but this on/off stuff is really wearing me down. I've been very understanding for quite a long time about the mood swings.
I'm considering suggesting having her see a doctor for a Cymbalta prescription. Any advice?
2007-05-28 18:07:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Thanks Alice!
Believe me, I KNOW it's rough on her. Not getting out of bed, not speaking to me, etc. But you know that they say depression hurts everyone, not just the person who's depressed.
2007-05-28 18:16:09 · update #1
I am a perimenopausal woman taking cymbalata and it's for depression, but my depression was diagnosed long before I was perimenopausal. You need to have your wife see her Gyn and see if she really is perimenopausal don't think that she is just because of her age. She may or may not be that's something that has to be determine through a hormone test. That can ge done through a simple blood test. She maybe suffering from general depression it's something that can only be determine through a evaluation by her doctors not you. And cymbalata may not be the medication for her just because you see it on the TV doesn't mean that it works for every one. I've tried several different medications before we found one that worked for me. Let her and her doctors decide what the best course is. Please I know that when a person changes it's tempting to try and diagnose what WE think is wrong. Don't do that because if you aren't right than that's something you might be pushing on her and she might end up resenting you.
2007-05-28 20:10:51 · answer #1 · answered by Kathryn R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 5 years ago, I started to fall into a really depressive episode. At first I thought it was only because I had a bad break from a relationship but the feelings wouldn't go away even after I got a new girlfriend. It was wrecking my life until a point where it was seriously affecting my work and personal life.
She was very worried but at the same time couldn't understand why I was still sad and thought that I still couldn't let go of my previous relationship. Being the wonderful person that she is, she put aside her feelings and suggested I go for psychiatric evaluation. Many months later and even more anti-depressants, I was not coming close to being better at all.
After doing some research online, I found out the real cause as you described it really makes a lot of sense and purchased this program. The results were simply astonishing. I read this book over three times and put all words in action. Using this method, I've kept my depression at bay ever since. Up to date I'm still living happily with my girlfriend.
Depression Free Method?
2016-05-16 01:37:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't recommend any medications but definitely encourage her to see a doctor. And if you think it's rough on you, try to imagine what it's like for her.
2007-05-28 18:11:23 · answer #3 · answered by Alice K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more likely she needs hormone therapy, make her see a doctor and ask him about all sorts of medical help including talking to a psychiatrist if need be. with you, to help in your understanding of what she is going through,
2007-05-28 18:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋