No sex drive?

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Kery

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Hey guys, I've been having this problem for a while now. Ever since I started (and stopped) taking my anti-depressants, I've had next to no sex drive. I jerk it maybe 3 times a week, and my girlfriend has more of a sexdrive than me. Something is wrong with me. Don't GUYS need to be begging for sex, instead of girls? I dunno, I guess I just realized this, and its got me a bit down.
 
Im sorry to hear that, my suggestion to you is to visit your doctor and get checked out make sure everything is okay, it may pass, give it a few weeks if not you may wish to take my advice.

Best of luck.:)
 
This is, in fact, a fairly common side effect of anti-depressants. The whole thing behind anti-depressants is that they numb you, on an emotional level. It makes it harder to feel strong emotions, anger, love, etc... all go out the window.

On the bright side, once you're off, tons of wet dreams for a few weeks! :thumbsup:
 
Your body's chemicals and hormones with balance out again eventually, but in the meantime get some viagra and stop whining.
 
Some medicines have those side effects. That happened to my gf. Talk to your Dr., though it could just be temporary. Once your body gets used to the changes, it won't affect you as much.

on a side note, I was reading this article in Details magazine about men who chose to be castrated. Apparently some men feel that their sex drive gets in the way of living.
 
Well Binary I'm sorry to hear that man. Besides seeing your doctor, which I would most likely do very soon, maybe see if it isn't your relationship that is causing the problem. Get some lavender candles or something...try to restore some sort of passion and see if your sex drive doesn't return.

Hell, what do I know...I'm still a virgin :redface:

But it's worth a try.
 
That sucks, but I feel for you. I love my fiance so much, but I have almost no sex drive. I think it is the anti-depressants. If you can get off of them or switch to one where your sex drive shouldn't be affected as much that would probably be best. I can't go off my meds or I'm a horrible bitch of a person, otherwise, I would go off of them and have a blast in bed. Whatever you decide to do, be sure.
 
Thanks for all the help, guys! But I'm just wondering how long it might take for my chemicals to balance out again. I've been off the pills for over 2 months now, and I'm wondering if they will bounce back. I'm hoping they will, because I'm only 17, but still, just a general worry. But thanks for all the support.

Hmm, I just thought of this, but it might be because I've been working so damn much. I got two jobs, working about 8-12 hours every day, except for wednesday. I just quit one job, so maybe I'll get some rest, and that'll bounce it back up?
 
Well, as a mom, my first thought is to not worry about sex at 17... :tongue:

But to answer your questions to the best of my assumptions - I'm no professional, it doesn't sound like your meds. It typically takes no more than a couple of weeks for drugs with a half-life to exit your system, two months should have been ample time. What was your sex drive like when you were on the meds? If it seemed fine especially if your work schedule was the same then as it is now, it probably wasn't the drug.

I would say you're fatigued and your body is just too worn out to produce healthy (normal) levels of hormones. In fact, if you worked like this while on the meds and your sex drive was healthier, I'd say it was the meds that enabled you to have the drive at all.

Anyway, the best and really only smart option here is to ask your doctor. He/she should be able to figure it out for you.
 
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