Where did my sex drive go???

[nokaoibeachgirl]

Hey ladies, just hoping that someone might be able to offer a little insight or maybe share some of their own experiences and how they dealt with them. I have always had a very high sex drive and often complained if I didn't get sex from my boyfriend at least once a day. Gradually I started not being quite as interested in sex, however all of a sudden one day my sex drive completely disappeared. I still look at my boyfriend and think he's hot but I have no desire to have sex with him. Every day I hope that he doesn't try to have sex with me. Yesterday night after going a week without it we had sex and I could barely even feel anything, it did not feel good at all, I just wanted it to end.

My doctor just told me he thinks I have endometriosis and is sending me to a specialist, however could this have anything to do with this? I am only 21 years old!!! Is this it? Am I never going to enjoy sex again?

 

[nokaoibeachgirl]

I just finished reading another woman's thread around the same issue, so I figured I'd answer some of the questions you all were asking her. The only medications I take are Wellbutrin for depression, however I have been on it for 1 1/2 years and it has never affected my sex drive before, if anything it heightened it. I also take birth control, a pill called "Yasmin" which I really like. My dermatologist switched me over to it to treat peri-oral dematistis, a fancy way of saying I have hormone related adult acne. However I just recalled that he said something about it blocking testosterone that could be responsible for my acne. It has improved my acne enormously, however could the testosterone blocking also be killing my sex drive?

 

[SheDragon]

Wish I could trade your problem for mine (not kidding).. mine is too high. I guess it sucks for you if your bf wants it all the time and u don't.. or vice versa.

Maybe you have a hormonal imbalance...your level of testosterone has decreased.. something to look into.
On a different note: What excites you? Do you enjoy porn or sex toys? I know that those things deff increase my sex drive.. so much that I'm getting rid of them!

 

[SheDragon]

Hey ladies, just hoping that someone might be able to offer a little insight or maybe share some of their own experiences and how they dealt with them. I have always had a very high sex drive and often complained if I didn't get sex from my boyfriend at least once a day. Gradually I started not being quite as interested in sex, however all of a sudden one day my sex drive completely disappeared. I still look at my boyfriend and think he's hot but I have no desire to have sex with him. Every day I hope that he doesn't try to have sex with me. Yesterday night after going a week without it we had sex and I could barely even feel anything, it did not feel good at all, I just wanted it to end.

My doctor just told me he thinks I have endometriosis and is sending me to a specialist, however could this have anything to do with this? I am only 21 years old!!! Is this it? Am I never going to enjoy sex again?

Also, I know there's libido enhancers... not sure how well they work but you can do a search on google to find out more. According to some of those sites, Zinc defficiency could play a big role.

 

[RottenWillow]

I just finished reading another woman's thread around the same issue, so I figured I'd answer some of the questions you all were asking her. The only medications I take are Wellbutrin for depression, however I have been on it for 1 1/2 years and it has never affected my sex drive before, if anything it heightened it. I also take birth control, a pill called "Yasmin" which I really like. My dermatologist switched me over to it to treat peri-oral dematistis, a fancy way of saying I have hormone related adult acne. However I just recalled that he said something about it blocking testosterone that could be responsible for my acne. It has improved my acne enormously, however could the testosterone blocking also be killing my sex drive?

I'm not a mental health professional, but I've worked for psychiatists for 3 years now and have been exposed to a lot of information about behavioral health meds. Having said that, I dont think its at all likely that Wellbutrin is the reason for your dimished drive.


When exactly did you start the Yasmin and how soon afterwards did you notice your drive start to dimish?

 

[velvett]

Hey ladies, just hoping that someone might be able to offer a little insight or maybe share some of their own experiences and how they dealt with them. I have always had a very high sex drive and often complained if I didn't get sex from my boyfriend at least once a day. Gradually I started not being quite as interested in sex, however all of a sudden one day my sex drive completely disappeared. I still look at my boyfriend and think he's hot but I have no desire to have sex with him. Every day I hope that he doesn't try to have sex with me. Yesterday night after going a week without it we had sex and I could barely even feel anything, it did not feel good at all, I just wanted it to end.

My doctor just told me he thinks I have endometriosis and is sending me to a specialist, however could this have anything to do with this? I am only 21 years old!!! Is this it? Am I never going to enjoy sex again?

First off - do you understand what endometriosis is? I think you might want to do some research on that. Is the reason you don't want to have sex related to pain? If not I'm going to say it's not likely.

Acne is most often caused by hormone imbalance - did they give you a blood test that included a hormone panel? Also, based on what symptoms does the doctor think you have endometriosis - I would venture to think that he would have explained something about it to you.

You are having problems with your relationship and living situation - I think that would be a qualifier as to why you don't want to have sex with your boyfriend. Stress - all kinds of stress and hormone imbalance will cause all sorts of mood related problems.

Anywhoo - I think it's better to try and fix the hormone imbalance before treating the acne. You know fix the inside and the outside will follow.

 

[velvett]

I also take birth control, a pill called "Yasmin" which I really like. My dermatologist switched me over to it to treat peri-oral dematistis, a fancy way of saying I have hormone related adult acne. However I just recalled that he said something about it blocking testosterone that could be responsible for my acne. It has improved my acne enormously, however could the testosterone blocking also be killing my sex drive?

How long have you been taking Yasmin?
Your dermatologist switched your birth control script? Or did he/she suggest that your GYN switch your script?

Test blocking is how Yasmin works (do some research on androgens and it will come together).

Ultimately - if there is a hormone imbalance THAT is what should focused on. Women all produce different levels of estradiol, progesterone, testosterone and what a lot of people don't think about like cortisol & melatonin and those differenty levels will dictate how a birth control script will act and how your body will react to the indtroduced hormones.

If you had a hormone panel done - scan it and post it.

 

[krissy]

Hi, sorry to hear about your problem, I can say one thing Wellbutrin, has the least amount of sexual side effects out the meds of it's type. But it is still possible.

 

[Gymgurl]

I take Yasmin and it really slowed mine down....WAY DOWN