Posted by Eddie Sylvano on November 19, 2002, at 11:07:45
In reply to Lexapro and Libido, posted by wharfrat on November 19, 2002, at 10:32:10
>Do I have to make a choice between sex or well being? Does anybody know?
----------------Lemme know if you find out the answer, because this problem has been ruining the best relationship I've had in years. Women don't like it when you never initiate sex with them, and then can't really accomodate them when they do.
As far as whether or not horniness is a form of disorder, it seems unlikely. The fact that ADs depress sex drive is probably more a demonstration of the fact that current ADs aren't all that surgical about their receptor interactions than it is evidence of a correlation between sex drive and depression. For that matter, before I ever began taking meds, I recall dperession alone did a good job of knocking out my libido (along with my drive for most everything).
Every girl I've had a relationship with seems to have 10x the drive that I do, which would be great for anyone else, but generates a huge problem for me. It ultimately makes it impossible for me to both have a relationship and be functional. There are only so many times that you can explain to your partner that it's not anything about her, rather it's these drugs, see. None of them have ever taken ADs, so they don't understand. Aside from that, they're also kind of put off by the fact that you're taking meds to begin with.
It's interesting, too, that some drugs take away your physical ability to have sex, some take away your desire to ever do so, and some do both. If anyone ever makes a drug that both fights depression and enhances sex drive, they'll rule the world.
poster:Eddie Sylvano
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