Side Effect of Anxiety and Depression Medication

I take medication for anxiety and depression
but its affecting my sex life.

Anxiety Question:

I take medication for anxiety and depression but its affecting my sex life. I have to take Lorazepam and Paxil for panic attacks and depression. I also drink heavily. Any suggestions?

Anxiety Answer:

All antidepressants will affect your sex life.

Welbutrin is less likely to do so.

Suggestion?

Get sober.

The drugs will work better on your anxiety and depression.

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Give Your Brain A Total Rest

"I'm not suggesting that we all run away and live on a desert island. What I am saying is that we are all in need of calming down. We all need to give our brains and our bodies a total rest. That goes for you, even if you don't have troubling levels of anxiety or episodes of panic. That's why I produced Calming Words. Calming Words is a combination of all the successful ways to identify and manage stress, anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia and other phobias."

From the book titled "Calming Words" by Dr. Jeannette Kavanagh