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ADT, depression and Wellbutrin

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 6 11:25am | Replies (14)
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@ptjeep

Hello,
I have not been on Wellbutrin, but I am having major depression and I gave no clue what to do about it. I was diagnosed at age 66 with G8 4+4 PC and went with radiation and Lupron my oncologist nor my urologist really told me what I would be in for. I have to admit that I was having erectile issues before diagnosis and have an implant, so getting an erection isn't the problem. The problem is I've been off Lupron for 15 months and still have absolutely no desire for anything. I miss the intimacy my wife and I shared before PC but it's just gone, we haven't been intimate for over 2 years because of this PC and I grieve over the fact that I'll never ever be the same again, I'm only 68 and simply damaged, but cancer free, a heartbreaking trade off.
Any comments are welcome.

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | Feb 4 7:17am

There’s so much familiar territory in your post that it would take me days to offer anything remotely helpful.
No one knows how Lupron will affect EVERY individual; you might be one of those unlucky few who have been thrown into a permanent funk.
Our desires and emotions are not just mental; they are mediated by certain chemicals produced in the brain - they are physical compounds that can be affected by stress, disease, malnutrition, etc. I am sure Lupron could be a culprit in this chemical imbalance.
Perhaps a consult with therapist/doctor who can write you an RX for Wellbutrin may very well be in order.

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