I have been using depression meds containing Citalopram for year and my weight has just gond up and up. Diets are very hard to follow as trying to lose any weight is slow and demotivating.

I have heard that meds containing Citalopram can make it very difficult to loose weight, is this true?

Does it effect ur sex drive cause I have no sex drive

I used to have a high sex drive before I got my depressed now my sex drive is in middle

I'm bipolar and have depression issues. I seem to bounce back and forth frequently. I have times my sex drive is so high, that's all I want to do. I do self medicate with marijuana which increases my sexual desires but it's even high without it. Not just regular sex either, risky sex with pretty much strangers. Is this just me or my condition?

I believe that I'm addicted to Masturbation but after talking to my doctor about it she says I'm not and that I'm normal.
My problem being that I feel lonely so that being said I masturbate but after I do feel guilty and feel down in the dumps. I have not a girlfriend or wife so that makes me feel depressed.

Do you find that certain things/situations/people/etc. trigger your depression?
How do you prepare for these situations?
What are your coping mechanisms for these triggers?

Hi all,

Thanks for taking the time to read my message, I am at a point of being desperate and don’t know what the solution is.

I have suffered with depression all my adult life (I am 31) and have had periods where I have been perfectly in control with medication.

However when I am not in control my sex drive is dangerously high. I have been in a (generally) happy relationship for 13 years but in the past 18 months since turning 30 I have been uncontrollable. I still love my boyfriend very… read more