jdaveabo Posted January 15, 2006 Posted January 15, 2006 Anyone experience infidelity in their marriage with a spouse who has been taking the drug Cymbalta? My husband has had depression for years but since he started taking Cymbalta he has had outbursts of anger, increased irritability and finally, the unthinkable - an affair, which has shocked the few people who know about it. It's so uncharacteristic of him I can't help wonder if this drug had anything to do with this.
Art_Critic Posted January 15, 2006 Posted January 15, 2006 Stop making excuses for his behavior.. He is repsonsible for the affair...Not a drug I would think that an affair by definition is uncharacteristic of most people
whichwayisup Posted January 15, 2006 Posted January 15, 2006 Time for him to go try another medication if this one is giving him these outbursts. And also, I hope for his sake he is seeing a therapist for his depression. For you, do a google search on depression fallout. I think you'll find some useful information and help there.
lilmoma1973 Posted January 15, 2006 Posted January 15, 2006 So are you saying the drug made him do it and not his own actions ?We chose what choices in life we make not a drug...
johan Posted January 15, 2006 Posted January 15, 2006 I agree that he is responsible, but I also know that drugs (prescribed or illegal) influence people to do things they wouldn't do otherwise. With alcohol/acid/narcotics etc. you could hold him completely responsible, because he was being completely irresponsible by taking the drug. But this drug he was supposed to take and I assume had no idea what it would do to him. I would be more likely to prescribe forgiveness in this case. Would he have cheated without the drug? Was he really the same person with the drug as without?
Kat2006 Posted January 15, 2006 Posted January 15, 2006 Often times depression in itself can contribute to the susceptibility to an affair. Painful emotions he is experiencing can be lifted while involved in an affair. It is a quick fix and a bad fix to be sure and it never lasts. You may want to establish if the medication is in fact working for your husband. Sorry can not help you with the medication, possible side effects recommend that it may decrease libido. But all medications have side effects and your husband may be an odd exception. Is he taking it regular? If he’s forgetting and missing a lot this might explain his erratic mood swings. Or as someone else has already mentioned, this medication may not be working for him. Then again, also if he is and or was involved in an A, this could be responsible for his erratic mood swings as well. Is your husband also in therapy for his depression? Or the two of you in MC? Good luck.
Outcast Posted January 15, 2006 Posted January 15, 2006 Some drugs can cause mania in people and mania can be expressed as anger or even as sexual recklessness. Definitely you should have contacted his physician as soon as you noticed a behaviour change.
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