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  4 0 What I'm having a hard time gauging from this question is the timespan/timeline of things. Like, how long have you been off birth control? How long have you been off Prozac? Are you still taking the Wellbutrin? if not, how long have you been off it? Is your depression adequately treated? or are you still depressed? Since low sex drive is often-times a symptom of depression, perhaps your depression has not been adequately and completely eradicated. Even if you feel mostly better, you might have dysthymia or mild depressive symptoms that include a low sex drive. You could try augmenting your anti-depressant with another medicine that might boost the anti-depressant effects. For example, my p-doc added Abilify and it has been a tremendous help to my Zoloft. (It also costs a hell of a lot, but luckily my insurance covers it). People react to medications differently. Anyway, it is hard to gauge what is going on without more info. But, keep an open dialogue with your doctor. Tell her your what you have told us--that it is an issue for you, and you want to make sure it doesn't get pushed aside as unimportant, because you are female. I also am wondering at what age you started birth control and how long you were on it? How old are you now? People have different libidos at different ages, etc. But, above all, try not to freak yourself out. I'm sure there is a solution for this problem somewhere!!! Kristin Bell answered in Drugs & Supplements 8 months ago | Report 11 comments by Sacrelicious, freikja, and ozchick… 1 0 I was on birth control for about 4 years in my mid to late 20's, and I went off it about a year ago. I was on Prozac for about 2.5-3 years and went off it and on Wellbutrin in May, and I've been on Wellbutrin since. My sex drive was low but not absent when I was depressed. The dose I'm on is small, but it takes care of every other depressive symptom and I don't want to overmedicate. Basically, everything is great except for the sex drive. Yeah, I bring it up with my doc every time I go, but nothing so far. Sacrelicious commented 8 months ago | Report 3 0 If you're bringing it up with the doc and there's no active effort to help you fix this on her part, you need a different doctor. freikja commented 8 months ago | Report 3 0 I found my - female, gyno trained - doctors hopeless on this topic, too. Basically they want to do blood tests, whack a few mor hormones in and if that does not work it is, according to them, the end of the story. I'm not going to address the medications, Krisitin has done that, but I can tell you that I found a good traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and the results were great. It was good to talk to him about it and not be dismissed and the herbs and treatments revived my long defunct libido. Clearly, if you are on other medications any TCM practitioner needs to know, but as my absence of hay fever, and revived libido are real, I do encourage you to try this. ozchick commented 8 months ago | Report 3 0 Have you considered seeing a sexual therapist for this, or ideally a psychiatrist with a specialty in sexual therapy? This problem may be at least partially psychological. A good psychiatrist may also be able to help you find a better solution for your depression if those drugs contributed to your current problem. Freikja's totally right. If your doctor doesn't think your libido is an important part to you being happy, it's maybe time to find a new doctor. LMNOP commented 8 months ago | Report 1 0 I agree with everyone that you need to find someone new to see about the sexual issue. It seems like your doctor isn't taking it seriously which is really aggravating and stupid on her part!!!! Sex therapist or Chinese medicine sound like good options! :) Kristin Bell commented 8 months ago | Report 1 4 LOW SEX DRIVE IS NOT SERIOUS .... really, it's not that important and shouldn't be a worry. People just often stop liking sexual activity. But, the advice to keep talking with your doctor about possible long term side effects is good. Psychological medication is still one where many problems are not even known about until it's too late. Antidepressants themselves have shown a lot of problems that contradict their intended purpose. KittenKoder commented 8 months ago | Report 4 0 KK, bullshit. If you aren't liking sexual activity and you used to do so (aka, you're not asexual), there is a problem. Griffin commented 8 months ago | Report 3 0 And, to follow Griffin, it is perfectly possible to still *want* to have libido and an active sex life, even if the body is not interested. If someone has no libido and this does not present any issues for them, then yay for them. But people who post questions like sacrelicious's clearly want to address the issue, not ignore it. When my libido is on holiday I feel less sexy, less bright. It is fun to have libido and I miss it when it is not there. Sacrelicious, I realise none of us have mentioned the restless leg - libido is so much more fun to talk about! - I've had that, it was really annoying, too. I hope you consider TCM, and that it helps. ozchick commented 8 months ago | Report 2 0 KittenKoder, it's just as arrogant for you to tell her that she doesn't have a problem when she's actively unhappy as it would be to tell you that there's something wrong with your contentness in being asexual. Black Beetles in Amber commented 8 months ago | Report 2 0 Amen to that, BBA. freikja commented 8 months ago | Report 1 0 Hey, guys, thanks for all the input and support, it helps a lot! Ozchick: cool, I might give that a whirl. I know someone who does TCM, so I have a good connection. He IS part of the family...awkward...but I'll ask anyway, as long as it doesn't involve dried tiger penis or rhinoceros horn or anything. Everyone: I actually really like my doc. She helps me out remotely and always explains stuff to me in a peer-to-peer way instead of talking down to me. It might just be that it's not her forte because she's GP, or she hasn't gotten any sort of urgency vibe from me. I'll continue to peck away at it. I'm hoping to simplify my medical intake rather than further complicate, since I've encountered several meds now with terribly unforeseen (and sometimes unlisted!) side effects. I guess it's hard to push one thing without pulling on another. KK: whether or not a low sex drive is serious depends on your POV, I guess. In my own case, I would characterize it as a sad-making inconvenience, but I regard the potential underlying cause, a medication-induced permanent change to my body's hormone levels , VERY serious. But anyway, this is a helpful thread. Fungus for Kristen and lichens for all the rest! <3 Sacrelicious commented 8 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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