SEX & Bipolar Disorder?!
Question: SEX & Bipolar Disorder!?
My bf is on meds and it's pretty managed but my biggest fear is some of the things I've read about sex in combo with being bipolar!. I don't want the whole 'everyone is different" speach!. I've heard it makes you very sexual and the sex is usually great (it absolutely AMAZING between him an I) Bit I'm worried about promiscuity!.!.!.anyone have issues with this or thoughts!. Anything will help!. And thanks sooo much!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Hypersexuality occurs in the manic, or hypomanic phase of bipolar disorder!. If mood stabilisers are maintained, and effective, hypersexuality is not an issue, and any unfaithfulness must be put down to other reasons!.
In the natural world, monogamy is fairly rare!. A man can fertilise many women, and has a much smaller "investment" in the process, than a woman, who may have a baby to bring up, which is one of the reasons why Western social institutions, like marriage, monogamy, and faithfulness have been instituted!.
Ensure he continues to take his medication on time, and gets prescriptions and regular refills, and maintains a mood chart, as shown in section 10, at http://www!.ezy-build!.net!.nz/~shaneris (where there is a weblink to one) to provide early indication of problems developing with medication, as they sometimes do!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
In the natural world, monogamy is fairly rare!. A man can fertilise many women, and has a much smaller "investment" in the process, than a woman, who may have a baby to bring up, which is one of the reasons why Western social institutions, like marriage, monogamy, and faithfulness have been instituted!.
Ensure he continues to take his medication on time, and gets prescriptions and regular refills, and maintains a mood chart, as shown in section 10, at http://www!.ezy-build!.net!.nz/~shaneris (where there is a weblink to one) to provide early indication of problems developing with medication, as they sometimes do!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Bipolar means he cycles between depression and mania!. In depression, he would have low or no sex drive!. In mania, he would be up (cant sit still) I'm sure if your sex life is great, that is the manic side!.
Promiscuity has nothing to do with it, if he is promiscuous, then he is!. If he's not, then he's not!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Promiscuity has nothing to do with it, if he is promiscuous, then he is!. If he's not, then he's not!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
okay, how's the been there done that speech!?
seriously, i found while being on the meds, it was harder for me to get in the mood, and organisms were far and few in between!.
once my temporary situation ended, and i was off the drugs,!.!.!.!.!.
sex is great again!. the first time after being off the meds and having sex!.!.!.!.wow i had forgotten how good the organisms were!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
seriously, i found while being on the meds, it was harder for me to get in the mood, and organisms were far and few in between!.
once my temporary situation ended, and i was off the drugs,!.!.!.!.!.
sex is great again!. the first time after being off the meds and having sex!.!.!.!.wow i had forgotten how good the organisms were!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Well, your a women, and knowing women, you probally met him, while either you or him was with someone else!. if you want a faitfull person, you'd be with someone who couldnt get a girl to save his life, but you dont , so tough luck hun :(Www@Answer-Health@Com
Usually if anything, those meds reduce sex drive!. I've been on some of them and known others who've experienced the same thing, so I agree, who he is is who he is!.Www@Answer-Health@Com