Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Depression Meds= No Sex Drive Posted: 09-13-05 21:18pm
I have been taking depression and anxiety
medicines for about 2yrs now(ever since I
got pregnant). They are such a life saver
for me and control my moods and lack there
of. But I am concerned that they are
causing a chemical/ hormonal imbalance. I
have completely loss all sexual drive, and
my fiance has had just about enough. Any
suggestions on any over the counter herbal
remedies.
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twistedpleasure
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 14
Posted: 09-14-05 07:03am
Hi, I understand totally what you're going
through, I was on fluoxetine (prozac) and
after a while my sex drive just totally
disappeared. I came off it and am now
taking st johns wort (just as good as
prozac without any of the nasty side
effects) which doesnt affect my sex drive
at all.. Only problem is you shouldn't
take it with the pill as it can affect its
effectiveness =/ if you are on another
form of contraception though or dont mind
changing its brilliant :)
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teach486
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 276 Location: US
Posted: 09-14-05 10:32am
You can also first talk to your doctor and
explain to him/her how this is affecting
your sex drive. He/she may be able to
prescribe something that will help
counteract, or boost, your drive. If not
there are some herbal /over the counter
remedies out there to help increase the
sexal drive. Just be sure to talk to
your pharmacist about what would work.
He/she should be able to tell you if the
herbal remedies would interact/react with
the medications you are currently taking.
